Surviving the Rainy Season in Chiang Mai as a New Resident
Moving to Chiang Mai feels easy at first. That is part of its charm. You land in a city with good coffee, affordable meals, apartment buildings on every other street, and enough fellow foreigners around that daily life rarely feels intimidating for long. Then the rainy season arrives and quietly changes the rules. If you are new here, the wet months can catch you off guard. Not because Chiang Mai turns unlivable, but because it asks for a different rhythm. Streets that s