Retirees are flocking to Chiang Mai, Thailand, for affordable living and a slower lifestyle

Source: Business Insider

Retirees from around the world are settling in Chiang Mai, a northern Thai city known for its affordability, safety, and laid-back lifestyle. Amanda Goh/Business InsiderFor several months each year, smoke from agricultural fires blankets Chiang Mai, a city in northern Thailand. But when Arinjay Jain moved there in 2024, he was too excited about his new life to worry about the haze.