My Digital Nomad Adventure Begins

Apartment Upgrade In Nimman

All moved into my new appartment. Time for a lifestyle upgrade. For 12,000 thai bhat or $504/mo this is what you can get in the Nimman district in Chiang Mai Thailand. Right by Maya Mall. Looking forward fo finally getting a good night sleep in a comfy bed.

In Maya mall the is a Whole Foods equivalent grocery store. This is what you can get for $104 CND or 2480 Thai baht. The prices for the most part were pretty cheap, like the chicken breast was $1, but jam & wine was expensive. Double the price of Canada. Probably because they’re imported. They have a lot of interesting fruits I have never seen before. This week i’m going to try a Pomelo.

Scary God Of Destruction Shrine Next to my House

This has to be one of the scariest gods I have ever seen. Her name is Kali the Hindu goddess of time, change, power and destruction. She is dark, violent and is often standing on top of husband crushing him to death. I wonder what he did to piss her off so badly.

She carries a severed head and wears a necklace made of even more severed heads. Oh and apparently she likes red fanta pop! This is located at a shrine close to my house. No idea why, as most Thai people have no idea what this is. Took some asking around and some research to find out what this even was.

Getting around in Chiang Mai

This is a bus In Thailand. Also known as Red Truck or Songthaew. They charge 20 – 200 Thai baht (0.84 – $8.42 cnd) depending how stupid the driver thinks you are as a foreigner. They will take you where you need to go on the cheap if you know how to negotiate.

TRAVEL TIP #2: How to ride a Songthaew in Chiang Mai

Learn what the prices are supposed to be. Instead of asking what the price is, having them thinking you don’t know, and then getting a highly inflated price. Tell them where you want to go and the price your willing to pay and get them to verify. 

Example: Tha Pae Gate 20 Bhat? Yes or no. If you ask for the price they’ll charge you a lot more.