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Things to Do in Chiang Mai: 2 Places From Mark Wiens | Varedelo
This guide turns Extreme Jungle Food!! EATING WHOLE BANANA TREE 🌴 Karen People Thailand!! from Mark Wiens into a practical travel map with 2 saved spots around Chiang Mai and Mueang Chiang Rai District. The mapped places include a tourist attraction. Use it to understand the places, food notes, and trip context before saving the map in Varedelo.
What the creator captured
Mark Wiens was fascinated by the deep forest knowledge of the Karen people and the process of harvesting a wild banana trunk for cooking. He was particularly impressed by the aromatic intensity of the local mountain chilies and the unique method of roasting a complex curry inside a fresh green bamboo pole. The experience highlighted the harmony of using entirely natural, hand-foraged ingredients from the village's mountainside backyard.
What this map is good for
- Planning a tourist attraction stop or short itinerary in Chiang Mai.
- Seeing where the mapped places sit together before choosing what to visit first.
- Saving 2 mapped spots into Varedelo so the list stays usable on the ground.
- Using the original video as context, then turning it into a clean place-by-place map.
Featured spots on this map
- Hmong Doi Pui Village
Tourist Attraction in หมู่ที่ 11 อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยสุเทพ-ปุย Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Thailand - Long Neck Karen Village
Tourist Attraction in 26 2VCV+P9G, Nang Lae, Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Food notes from the video
- Karen mountain rice
- Karen nam prick chili dip
- Bamboo pole curry
- Roasted rice powder dish with chicken and banana stump
- Wild jungle banana trunk
- Karen chilies
- Lemon basil flowers
- Hyacinth beans
Experiences captured
- Visited Mung Pam village in Mae Hong Son
- Harvested a wild banana tree trunk
- Foraged for giant cassava and Karen chilies
- Met with members of the Karen hill tribe
- Toasted mountain rice over an open fire
- Watched traditional bamboo pole cooking
- Pounded complex curry pastes by hand
- Explored a mountainside backyard garden
Planning questions
What is this video map?
It is a crawlable guide to the mapped places from Extreme Jungle Food!! EATING WHOLE BANANA TREE 🌴 Karen People Thailand!!, with the creator video, a static map preview, and selected spots from the trip.
Can I save these spots?
Yes. Open the map in Varedelo to save the places, keep planning notes, and revisit the guide from your phone.
Does this replace watching the video?
No. The video remains the source, and the map makes the places easier to scan, compare, and save while planning.
Use it on your trip
Save this travel map before you go
Keep the mapped spots, creator context, food notes, and planning details together. Varedelo turns the page into a phone-friendly map you can revisit when you are choosing where to go.