Saturday 20 December 2025 Walking along the Klong Mae Kha north of Tha Phae Road I go out walking in Chiang Mai every day, some short walks, some longer. I enjoy the walk, seeing whatever I see along the way, and seeing what has changed from previous winters in Chiang Mai. Some of my walks are short with the sole intent on getting to a specific place. Many of my walks are less focused, and […]
Tuesday, 25 November 2025 Returning to walk the Hai Ya District of Chiang Mai The Hai Ya district of Chiang Mai lies south of the old walled city. This is an area where many silversmiths settled and still work. Since the cold I have had is easing, and the day is warm but not hot, I went for a walk to the Hai Ya district. Part of my motivation was to see the progress on […]
Thursday 12 December 2024 South of Chiang Mai Old City and Klong Mae Kha construction. I am fascinated with the Kamphaengdin (as long-time blog followers already know). This was a second wall made of earth, clay, and some bricks added in the 16th century to protect the parts of Chiang Mai that had expanded beyond the square, fortified city from flooding. The Kamphaendin was built just inside the Klong Mae Kha. A “klong” is a […]
Friday 29 November 2024 Revisiting the Klong Mae Kha One of my continual fascinations is with the Kamphaengdin, the second wall around the eastern and southern parts of the original Chiang Mai walled city. As Chiang Mai grew and expanded outside what we now call “the old city,” to protect the expanded part of the city from flooding, an earth, brick, and clay wall (the Kamphaengdin) was built along the inside of an existing klong, […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 