first time in chiang mai 🇹🇭 digital nomad settling, making friends, creative date, night market 🍢

We're arriving in Thailand! 🇹🇭🥳 In today's video: I show you how I "settle" in a new city as a digital nomad 🧳 before taking you along on some "creatives dates" I had with women artists living in Chiang Mai 🎨👩🏻‍🎨 (I really recommend to enter some WhatsApp/Facebook groups to meet new people!) I also had the chance to meet a neighbor in the elevator of my building (just when I was entering with my luggage!!) and he offered to show me a night market the next evening... 🍢🥤🥞 What perfect first days in the city! 🥰

(you don't want to miss the stories!!)

I will post every single day of the trip as daily (silent) vlogs - hope it will help you plan your own trip... or make you feel like you're traveling with me! ☺️

📸 shot on iPhone 14 Pro 🗓 mid-February to mid-March 2024

💬 Chiang Mai WhatsApp groups:

📍 Places mentioned and their Google maps locations:

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Disclaimers:
- Prices displayed are from February/March 2024
- Translations (if they exist) are auto-generated by YouTube

Enjoy 🌿☺️ hope it's useful!

about me: 30-yo, born in France 🇫🇷 raised by Portuguese immigrants parents 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧🇵🇹 I never had the chance to travel when I was younger so, as soon as I managed to save up some money, I took off 🛫 At 19yo, I moved to live and study for a year in Athens, Greece 🇬🇷 At 22, I moved for an internship in Miami, USA 🇺🇸 before getting another opportunity to work and study in Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦 At 24, I did my last master degree semester as an exchanged student in São Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷 Fell in love with the country, got a job, and been based in Rio de Janeiro ever since. After some personal health issues, I realized life is too short not to explore the world more… I’ve always loved documenting my days (journaling, scrapbooking) and knowing the next months would be full of travels, I thought, why not vlog it? I’m sure future-me will be very happy to look back at these videos! Hope you do too ☺️

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[storiesofmilo]

We're going to a new country... THAILAND!! 🇹🇭 Thank you for following along... but tell me from WHERE you're following from?? 😁 Where are you based yourself and which video made you follow my channel? 😍 The Japan videos? The Singapore vlogs? Bali, Buenos Aires, or Busan? I'm curious!! 🧐💕

[marinewoods]

Le croissant, le cat, le art ! Spotless vibes, perfect energy ✨️

[theatienor]

I loved watching this video! Your enthusiasm and energy are infectious, and it's amazing to see how you dive into a new city as a digital nomad. The way you connect with like-minded individuals, like the women artists in Chiang Mai, is truly inspiring. And what a wonderful coincidence meeting your neighbor in the elevator! 😃It just goes to show that new experiences and connections can happen when we least expect them.🫶🏾

Your tips on joining WhatsApp and Facebook groups to meet new people are super helpful, and I'll definitely keep that in mind for my own travels. And, of course, the night market adventure looks like an absolute blast! Can't wait to see more of your creative dates and explorations in Thailand. 🤍🤍

[kanachiaki]

whoah I'm super early but yay another adventure!!! I've never been really attracted to Thailand, for whatever reason so I'm curious to explore it thru your eyes. I started following you with the Japan videos (from Italy) 💖

[janecherie]

Fantastic video! I also love to unpack and organize my setting as soon as I arrive. Background music is a fun way to keep on moving without getting bored. Love your artistic date! It's great to learn new things so casually and with good company! Your video was the little push I needed to get out of bed. I have been sick with Covid for the last few days and the fatigue had me stuck in bed, demoralized and increasingly sad. My mental fog lifted thanks to your video and I am up again on my feet!

[SnowMonkeyDiary]

สวัสดีค่าา Welcome to Thailand, I'm your follower and i watched your vdo from Japan trip and love your silent vlog so much.

Hope you enjoy traveling in Thailand

[nathgrohl]

Pensei que só eu precisava ouvir podcasts enquanto lavo a louca, separo o lixo, limpo a casa hahaha! Aahh Chiang Mai é tao legal ❤
Acho incrível como você já vai encontrando amigos e socializa bastante! Preciso ser assim 😅

[kittisonevilaysack]

Another great video 🤩 This night market reminds me of my youth when I lived in Laos 🍢🎶🍹

[shuenlee]

If I am not mistaken... that green fruit is actually poisonous. Its called pong pong. Hope you are okay! Stay safe❤

(Wikipedia: Cerbera odollam is a tree species in the family Apocynaceae commonly known as the suicide tree or pong-pong. It bears a fruit known as othalanga whose seeds yield a potent poison called cerberin that has been used for trials by ordeal, suicide, and poisonings.)

[Geldmaschine_Internet]

😂 How long will you stay in Chang Mai?

[garlicmayo_]

hey. awesome video. question. where did you find the whatsapp groups to join? im moving too in the next few months and would love to join some groups also. its my first time leaving my home so im completely new to it

[jamesjb]

Great video, can I ask where you found your condo? Thanks

[temmert]

🇹🇭 looks so laid back. Would be a nice place to retire.

[Geldmaschine_Internet]

Nice video! But it would be so much better if you talked a little more 😊

[白鳥健二-uc]

日本ブログから観ています。
貴女の映像が好きになりました。
無駄なＢＧＭも無く紀行文の様に楽しんでいます。

具体的には青い山脈の教師役に近いかな。
１９４９年の公開ですがファッションも含めてなかなかです。


これは他人に話しをした事はありません。
貴女が選ぶ国々は魅力的な場所が多くて関心しております。
台湾は好きな国ですから楽しみにしております。🌴😮