Mountains, cool weather, fresh air and the Coffee shops all over the city. That’s “Chiang Mai” which is known as the coffee capital of Thailand. It is the home of the Arabica Association of Thailand and the Royal Coffee Research Centre. Coffee, as well as tea was introduced to the hill tribes in the mountainous regions around Chiang Mai in the 1980s as a cash crop alternative to growing opium poppies. The government introduce a strain of Arabica from Central America that was well suited to the region and thrived. Now Thailand is the third leading coffee producer in Asia. Even though this is my second visit here, still so much to learn & explore. Met some really cool people this week and looking forward for the greater things to come. If you get a chance to come here with a friend, who will be that ? #coffeetime #coffee #coffeelovers #artisan #artisancoffee #indiancoffee #indiancoffeeculture #arabica #coffeeculture #cafeculture #hipster #hipstercoffee #chiangmai #nimmansoi9 #scaa #coffeeconsultant #neverstopexploring #grateful (at one nimman)