Northern Thailand region · the offbeat side of Chiang Mai.
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A waterfall you climb UP, barefoot, with no ropes: the mineral limestone is so grippy your feet stick to it even under flowing water — one of the strangest physical sensations in Thailand, and completely free.
A northern Thai feast eaten cross-legged on the floor around a low pedestal tray called a khantoke — a rotating spread of Lanna dishes shared from small bowls while traditional music and hill-tribe dances unfold beside you.
On the full moon of the twelfth lunar month, Chiang Mai releases thousands of glowing paper lanterns into the night sky while rivers fill with candle-lit floats — Thailand's most luminous festival, doubled.
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