The Chiang Mai Edit is an independent online magazine covering the slow-travel side of Thailand — with a particular focus on Chiang Mai and the wider Lanna region of the north. We write about the bars worth lingering in, the studios worth booking, the temples worth walking to, and the small habits that make a longer stay in the city feel like something more than tourism.
We started the publication because the existing English-language coverage of Chiang Mai felt thin. The city deserved better than checklist guides and recycled top-ten posts. What it had earned, after years of hosting longer-stay travellers, was a slower kind of attention — one that took the time to talk to practitioners, sit in cafes for an hour, walk between temples without rushing.
Four broad areas. Nightlife, in the slow Chiang Mai sense rather than the loud Bangkok sense. Wellness and spa, with a focus on the Lanna bodywork tradition and the city's growing yoga and retreat scene. Travel guides, written as if for a friend who wants the long version. Culture and food, where most of our heart sits — northern Thai cooking, the coffee scene, and the deeper Lanna heritage that runs underneath everything.
Pieces are usually written by Naomi T. Hartley, who has been based in and out of Chiang Mai for several years, and edited carefully before publication. We do not run sponsored content. We do not accept payment for inclusion in our guides. When a venue is mentioned it is because we have actually been there.
If you have a tip for a story, want to suggest a venue we should visit, or have feedback on something we have published, please write to us at [email protected]. We read everything, even when we cannot reply to all of it.
Thank you for reading. We hope you find something here worth a slower second look.
