8 tips for Chiang Rai, Thailand: before you go, things to do, where to stay, scams & safety. Checked by the My Nomad Dream team.
Rooms are cheap: they paid about US$13 a night for a room with AC, a fridge and blackout curtains, the cheapest of their Thailand trip.
They left a phone on a bus at night. A tuk-tuk driver chased the bus and phoned the staff, and they got it back the same night.