Chiang Mai is a land of misty mountains and  various hill  lines, a playground for seasoned tourist and a delight for comers. On a trip to this tranquil  megacity, curious  tourist  can expand their midairs with Thai massage and  cuisine courses. Others will be  sailed over by the variety of  crafts and  relics. There are plenty of lively nightlife spots and excellent beaneries specialising in original cookery.   Chiang Mai is 700 km north of Bangkok, set in a green  vale on the banks of the Ping River. The  megacity was founded in 1296 as the capital of the ancient Lanna Kingdom and it still proudly wears its distinctive culture and long history for all to see. still, it's now a place where the  history and the present seamlessly  combine with  ultramodern  structures standing side by side with venerable  tabernacles. Despite its  fairly small size, Chiang Mai truly has it all.