The Yard Chiang Mai

The Yard Chiang Mai �All we do, we focused on sustainability. The Yard in Thai = Family.

Here comes the rain, doo-doo-doo ☔️…Rain has a funny way of slowing things down.People stay a little longer over their b...
24/09/2026

Here comes the rain, doo-doo-doo ☔️…

Rain has a funny way of slowing things down.

People stay a little longer over their beer.
Conversations stretch a little further.
Someone takes a nap they probably didn’t plan on taking.
Someone picks up a book. Someone plays cards.
Someone sits by the window and watches the rain.
Someone steps out onto the grass just to feel the rain.
And someone else decides the rain isn’t a good enough reason to stay in.

There’s something nice about having nowhere you need to be.

So when the rain comes, we don’t really do anything special around here.
We just slow down, hang out, talk, sleep, read, or go outside and get a little wet.

That’s what rainy days look like at The Yard. 🌧️

What does your rainy day look like?

Koh Tao is one of Thailand’s most famous island destinations.Even though Koh Tao is officially part of Surat Thani provi...
22/09/2026

Koh Tao is one of Thailand’s most famous island destinations.

Even though Koh Tao is officially part of Surat Thani province, the easiest and fastest way to get there is actually via Chumphon.

If you are a traveler looking for an authentic experience beyond the typical tourist trail, here is a secret tip: Spend a few days in Chumphon before or after your trip to Koh Tao.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I discovered a hidden gem called Maliblues, located about an hour from the ferry pier to Koh Tao.

Notice the word "blues" in the name?

Yes, it originally started as a dedicated blues bar, founded over 20 years ago by P'Boy and Aum. What makes this so amazing is that blues music was not widely popular in Thailand at the time—yet they were bold enough to open a blues bar two decades ago in a quiet, seaside town!

Today, they have transformed the place into a cozy, family-run guesthouse so they can spend more time raising their three lovely kids. But the musical soul is still very much alive—every night, P'Boy still picks up his guitar and plays soulful live blues for guests!

The guesthouse offers just 5 peaceful rooms right by the sea.

…

Last month, I went back to Maliblues to catch a mini-concert by an indigenous Karen band all the way from Chiang Mai.

Does traveling across Thailand just for a small gig sound silly?

Maybe yes... and maybe no. To catch my favorite band and reconnect with the wonderful Maliblues family—it was the absolute perfect reason.

P.S. Exciting news!

They are currently looking for a Bar Manager to join their seaside family.

If you've been dreaming of working right by the beach, enjoying the ocean breeze all day, and listening to live blues by night, this might be your calling!

Feel free to reach out and contact Maliblues Bed & Dinner directly if you are interested (or know someone who would be the perfect fit)!

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From their first day, through everything in between, to now… here’s The Yard Crew!!We found some old photos of our staff...
18/09/2026

From their first day, through everything in between, to now… here’s The Yard Crew!!
We found some old photos of our staff from their first days at The Yard Bangkok and The Yard Chiang Mai and of course, we had to see how much they’ve changed :-D

Some of them are still here, some have moved on to other jobs, but they still come back to hang out, catch up, or even help us out for a little while.

And for our newest crew… same photo, because they just got here. 😂
We’ll update their “Now” photo later hahaha

So we guess… we never really left each other.
Once a Yarder, always a Yarder :))

16/09/2026

So… where are you going next, Yarders? 👀
Continuing the journey?

Heading back home?
Or just getting ready to start a new adventure?

Tell us!, where are you going next :)) ?

And wherever life takes you, we hope you’ll always remember the good times you had at The Yard.
Maybe we’ll see you again at The Yard Bangkok, The Yard Chiang Mai, or somewhere else in the world.

See you someday!

Safe travels & be happy :))!!

The Yard Family

Did you try the honey on your breakfast table last month?It came from a village that's been protecting a forest since be...
11/09/2026

Did you try the honey on your breakfast table last month?

It came from a village that's been protecting a forest since before most of us knew their name.

Dee Pu Nu and his team from Pa Pae village in Lamphun — 1.5 hrs from Chiang Mai — is the village we've worked together with since 2018, for the Rest for Forest project.

I met Dee Pu Nu in 2018 when we hosted a chef's table and indigenous market at The Yard Bangkok. After that, I went to Pa Pae to learn about rotation farming, which is such a cool way to live with nature. They live with very small negative impact — using banana leaves as packaging, growing cotton and weaving it by hand, all without electricity.

They're a small community that prevents and stops forest fires in the dry season, protecting a huge stretch of forest.

That's why I came back and started thinking about how to support them in protecting the forest — and that was the starting point of the Rest for Forest project.

If you stayed at The Yard Chiang Mai last month, you might have tried the honey and potatoes. Those came from the rotation farm in Pa Pae village — Dee Pu Nu brought them for us as a thank you to everyone who books directly on our website, since we share that back with the village.

Your booking matters to someone.

Everyone is related.
Everything is connected.

At The Yard Bangkok and The Yard Chiang Mai, we’ve always loved finding new ways to give our old bedsheets a second life...
07/09/2026

At The Yard Bangkok and The Yard Chiang Mai, we’ve always loved finding new ways to give our old bedsheets a second life!

Once they’re too worn out to be bedsheets anymore, we turn them into little signs, ropes, and other useful things around the hostel.

And now… they’ve got a new job!
We’ve turned some of them into hand towels for our bathrooms, so you can grab one instead of reaching for a tissue every time

It’s a small thing, but we think it’s a pretty nice way to make use of what we already have :))

There are just SO many Thai snacks and foods to try, right? And with all the recommendations and “must-try” lists,there’...
04/09/2026

There are just SO many Thai snacks and foods to try, right? And with all the recommendations and “must-try” lists,there’s just so much to choose from!

So we thought… Why not let you try the things we actually eat and love ourselves :))?

At The Yard Bangkok and The Yard Chiang Mai, sharing food is already kind of our thing. Sometimes we share with you, sometimes you share with us.

That’s why we started doing this — with our caring budget to bring in the Thai snacks we love and share them with you every day!

No long list, no “you HAVE to try this” just good stuff we like.
Come grab a snack and tell us what you think! 👀

This is my Yard (Yard = family in Thai), Lukkeaw.She is the founder of FolkCharm, a sustainable fashion brand rooted in ...
20/08/2026

This is my Yard (Yard = family in Thai), Lukkeaw.

She is the founder of FolkCharm, a sustainable fashion brand rooted in Loei, in the Northeast of Thailand.

But if you ask her, she will tell you that she’s not a businesswoman.

She is simply someone who wanted to find a gentle, practical way to solve social problems—from fast fashion’s impact on the environment to the quiet reality of elderly people living with no income in the most overlooked region of our country.

FolkCharm begins from the soil. Organic cotton grown by local hands.

Spun, woven, and sewn by elderly artisans—each step carrying not only craft, but dignity.

Every shirt, every textile, passes through many lives.

Many hands.
Many stories that deserve to be held with care.

She told me she had seen something new in the eyes of the elders she works with–
hope.

The simple pride of earning their own money and being able to spend it on whatever they want without waiting for support from their children.

A small freedom, but a powerful one.

And there’s another layer:
when this community grows organic cotton, it gives them an alternative to gold mining—which means choosing land over extraction, health over harm, future over short-term gain.

So FolkCharm is not only about supporting people or addressing social and environmental issues.

It’s also about giving you clothes that feel good on your skin—comfortable, thoughtfully made, and quietly stylish.

Pieces you can wear with pride because they carry meaning, from farm to fabric to you.

This is why I would like to tell you about Lukkeaw.

Because sometimes the most powerful work is done by someone who never set out to build a business—only to build a better way of living,

One thread at a time.

See her products at:
https://folkcharm.com

Yes, The Yard Hostel Bangkok and the Yard Hostel Chiang Mai were started by Som & Som.But “The Yard family” was built by...
18/08/2026

Yes, The Yard Hostel Bangkok and the Yard Hostel Chiang Mai were started by Som & Som.

But “The Yard family” was built by people. By all of you.

The Yard has never been about just its founders or the staff. It’s about every one of you who has walked through our gate, every conversation shared, every friendship made, and every little moment that turned this place into a home :))

To our yarders, staff, volunteers, neighbors, local friends, and fellow businesses around us, thank you for being part of our family.

You are the reason The Yard feels like a family, not just a hostel.

And we can’t wait to keep growing this family tree, one beautiful connection at a time, all around the world. 🌎

14/08/2026

Sometimes we wonder if The Yard is actually a reality show? 📺

One day, 100 different stories.

Someone's playing guitar.

People start dancing.

A few minutes later… a guest is helping our staff fix things?

You never know what's going to happen next at The Yard Chiang Mai.

No auditions needed. Everyone becomes part of the Yard show.

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Chiang Mai
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