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Interview with COO of The 137 Pillars Brand

 

Expanding from a quaint historical property to a countrywide luxury brand

In a leafy suburb, just over the river from the old walled city of Chiang Mai, stands the 137 Pillars House. The original teak house was built in the late 1800’s and served for many years at the Northern office of the East Borneo Trading Company’s headquarters. After the dissolution of the extremely successful company, and Britain’s withdrawal from colonisation of the East, The teak house laid unused and hidden by the...

#MondayBrunch

Forget Sunday Brunch! This is the hashtag we should be aiming for in life!

#MondayBrunch

Instead of dreading the start of the work week, or spending half a day of the precious weekend eating, Monday should be brunch day, a large preparatory meal for the creative week ahead.  Go somewhere beautiful, discuss grand ideas, plan the week ahead then spend your days manifesting your ideas!

Monday brunch should be the aim of everyone. It’s about having the luxury to plan your week, set your goals and...

The steps to an adventure

Choose a place, it doesn’t matter where. anywhere in the world, this world for now but maybe in the future we can expand our reach into space. For now pick a place on this planet. Done? Good. Choose a day. Again you can choose any day that exists in the calender, just not February 29th. Well you can, it is a date after all, but you will be waiting for two years… I recommend spring, or autumn. When the leaves are at their brightest, dancing daily down from the heavens to lay on the cool earth...

The Best of Chiang Mai

A new book is available – the first, best and only guide to finding 5 star luxury in Chiang Mai. If you are looking for high tea in Chiang Mai, (or the best coffee in town), amazing food and affordable prices and a glimpse into some of the most stunning hotels in and around the city, then look no further.

“Consider Luxurious Chiang Mai a map through the dense, lush tropical forests of Northern Thailand to rich and sensuous hotels fit for royalty. Chiang Mai offers the stage to an adventure of...