With its raw, untapped, natural beauty, Lanna, the Northern region of Thailand is the perfect foil to the brassy commercialism one usually encounters in the more ‘touristy’ South. And the sleepy, mist-shrouded city of Chiang Mai is the perfect introduction to this kind of unhurried travel. Try as ha See more.rd as you may, but it is virtually impossible to believe that this cosy, artsy town is the second largest in Thailand after the capital, Bangkok.. Hide this content