A few weeks have passed, so time to talk a little more about life in Chiang Mai. For this blog I’m going to visit the Chiang Mai Foreign Cemetery. It’s an absolutely fascinating place for people who want to know a little more about members of the foreign community who have lived, and died, here … Read more
Often teachers new to Chiang Mai will ask me about the best schools in this city for a well-qualified foreign teacher, and I always mention the Dara Academy (โรงเรียนดาราวิทยาลัย). According to Wikipedia its student enrollment of 7,000 is the highest in the north, and to cope with such a large student population it employs over … Read more
My Path to Chiang Mai – John Quinn I want to confide to you my reasons for falling head-over-heels for an old, hot, occasionally wet, sometimes dusty but never boring lover: Chiang Mai. Way back in 1990 I backpacked from Australia back home to the UK. Travelling through the Nusa Tenggara islands of Indonesia I … Read more
Note that this interview took place several years ago and some of the information has changed, especially regarding the TCT and its role and requirements for teachers. We keep this interview here for historical reasons. For more information see also: Thai Visa options The TCT Teaching License Interviewees Mr. Dhwatchai Chaikan, Head of Private Education … Read more
