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Traditional Thai massage is available from The Old Medicine Hospital at 238/8 Thanon Wuolai (tel: (053) 201 663; website: www.thaimassageschool.ac.th). Blind masseurs operate from the School for the Blind at 41 Thanon Arak (tel: (053) 278 009), whilst disabled masseurs work from the ChiangMai Disabled Centre at 133/1 Thanon Ratchaphakinai (tel: (053) 213 941; website: www.infothai.com/disabled). There is also a very grand, luxurious spa in the Dhara Devi (see Hotels).
Thai Boxing classes for Thais and tourists of all abilities can be taken at the Lanna Muay Thai Boxing Camp at 161 Soi Chang Kian (tel: (053) 892 102; website: www.lannamuaythai.com).
To meet and talk to monks and novices, who will teach you about Buddhism and the Thai way of life in return for a chance to practice their English, try Monk Chat at Wat Suan Dok on Thanon Suthep (website:www.monkchat.net).
Cinemas can be found at Vista in the Kad Suan Kaew shopping Plaza, Thanon Huay Kaew (tel: (053) 224 333), and Major in the Airport Plaza shopping centre (tel: (053) 283 939). Art house films are shown at CMU Art Museum Theatre on the corner of Suthep and Nimmanheim (tel: (053) 218 280), whilst French-language films with English subtitles can be seen at the Alliance Française at 138 Thanon Charoen Prathet (tel: (053) 275 277). For full, up-to-date listings, visit MovieSeer (website: www.movieseer.com).
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Traditional Thai massage is available from The Old Medicine Hospital at 238/8 Thanon Wuolai (tel: (053) 201 663; website: www.thaimassageschool.ac.th). Blind masseurs operate from the School for the Blind at 41 Thanon Arak (tel: (053) 278 009), whilst disabled masseurs work from the ChiangMai Disabled Centre at 133/1 Thanon Ratchaphakinai (tel: (053) 213 941; website: www.infothai.com/disabled). There is also a very grand, luxurious spa in the Dhara Devi (see Hotels).
Thai Boxing classes for Thais and tourists of all abilities can be taken at the Lanna Muay Thai Boxing Camp at 161 Soi Chang Kian (tel: (053) 892 102; website: www.lannamuaythai.com).
To meet and talk to monks and novices, who will teach you about Buddhism and the Thai way of life in return for a chance to practice their English, try Monk Chat at Wat Suan Dok on Thanon Suthep (website:www.monkchat.net).
Cinemas can be found at Vista in the Kad Suan Kaew shopping Plaza, Thanon Huay Kaew (tel: (053) 224 333), and Major in the Airport Plaza shopping centre (tel: (053) 283 939). Art house films are shown at CMU Art Museum Theatre on the corner of Suthep and Nimmanheim (tel: (053) 218 280), whilst French-language films with English subtitles can be seen at the Alliance Française at 138 Thanon Charoen Prathet (tel: (053) 275 277). For full, up-to-date listings, visit MovieSeer (website: www.movieseer.com).
Thai Boxing classes for Thais and tourists of all abilities can be taken at the Lanna Muay Thai Boxing Camp at 161 Soi Chang Kian (tel: (053) 892 102; website: www.lannamuaythai.com).
To meet and talk to monks and novices, who will teach you about Buddhism and the Thai way of life in return for a chance to practice their English, try Monk Chat at Wat Suan Dok on Thanon Suthep (website:www.monkchat.net).
Cinemas can be found at Vista in the Kad Suan Kaew shopping Plaza, Thanon Huay Kaew (tel: (053) 224 333), and Major in the Airport Plaza shopping centre (tel: (053) 283 939). Art house films are shown at CMU Art Museum Theatre on the corner of Suthep and Nimmanheim (tel: (053) 218 280), whilst French-language films with English subtitles can be seen at the Alliance Française at 138 Thanon Charoen Prathet (tel: (053) 275 277). For full, up-to-date listings, visit MovieSeer (website: www.movieseer.com).
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