Places, and why they mattered
Long-form photo essays from northern Thailand — where I live, where I go, and the reasoning underneath both.
Written pieces with pictures attached, rather than galleries with captions. The places here are ones I've been back to enough times to have an opinion about, which rules out most of the country.
- The mountain
Chiang Dao
The third-highest mountain in Thailand, ninety minutes from Chiang Mai, and almost nobody goes. What it's like, and why it got to me.
Northern Thailand · first visited December 2024 · three visits since
- The base
Why Chiang Mai
The question I get asked more than any other, answered properly — including the part most people leave out about who this life isn't for.
Chiang Mai, Thailand · based here since 2023
- The valley
Pai
Three hours of mountain road north-west of Chiang Mai, and the journey is genuinely half of it. What Pai is actually like, including the part that bothers me.
Northern Thailand · three visits · Dec 2024, Sep 2025, Jan 2026
- The mountain road
Doi Suthep
The mountain on Chiang Mai's western edge, the road that climbs it, and what sits along the way up.
Doi Suthep–Pui National Park · west of Chiang Mai
- Mae Rim
Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden
A large botanical garden and research institution in the hills north-west of Chiang Mai. Glasshouses, canopy walkway, and a lot of ground.
Mae Rim district · north-west of Chiang Mai
Photographs are being added to these. The writing came first, which is the right order for this kind of piece and the wrong order for almost every other kind.