by Liam Davies | Feb 22, 2024 | 8Adventures, Chiang Mai, Environment, Nature
In a world consumed by screens and schedules, the allure of adventure travel beckons as a transformative escape from the ordinary. Beyond the exhilaration of the moment, these journeys offer profound benefits that rejuvenate the mind, strengthen the body, and nourish...
by Liam Davies | Feb 12, 2024 | Chiang Mai 2024, Environment, Nature
On January 27th 2004 a Facebook user posting in the group ‘Wildlife Sightings in Chiang Mai’ reported seeing and hearing White Handed Gibbons (also known as Lar Gibbons) travelling through the jungle on the edge of rice terraces inside Doi Inthanon National Park....
by Liam Davies | Sep 26, 2023 | Environment, Mae Taeng, Nature
If we could travel back in time to the Chiang Mai region hundreds of years ago we would find a abudance of amazing animals including the Indonesian Tiger, Malayan Tapir and the Sumatran Rhino. Whilst today there is still a fascinating variety of tropical birds,...
by Liam Davies | Jun 16, 2023 | Environment, Nature
As the beast of El Niño roars, it blows hot breath across the Pacific, disrupting Thailand’s rhythmic dance with the seasons El Niño, a recurring climatic phenomenon characterized by abnormally warm Pacific Ocean temperatures, significantly influences global...
by Liam Davies | Jun 15, 2018 | 8Adventures, Environment, Mae Taeng, Trekking
June is a great month to go trekking in Chiang Mai! The dry season is over and the recent rain makes everything fresh and green. The weather is warm with occasional drizzle and light showers, so be sure to pack a rain jacket. On all of our treks, you’ll be...
by admin | Apr 2, 2018 | 8Adventures, Environment
For a couple of months each year our usually clean and fresh city becomes polluted due to a method of slash and burn farming. In the surrounding countryside of Chiang Mai, some farmers will clear huge areas of land ready to plant new crops in the coming season. With...
