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In Chiang Mai, walk slowly
In Chiang Mai, walk slowly
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Book Introduction
Yuli and Taku from the popular Instatoon "Nyutoon" visit Chiang Mai.
Chiang Mai Picture Diary: 89 Days of Happiness Without a Hurry


Designer couple Yuli and Taku are gaining incredible popularity by publishing their daily cartoon series 'Nyultoon' on Instagram.
I lived in Chiang Mai for three months, from one winter to the following spring, and wrote about my experiences and feelings in warm-hearted cartoons and honest essays.


Yuli and Taku, who had both quit their jobs and were at a crossroads in their lives, set off on a 89-day visa-free trip to live the life of a 'digital nomad' they had always dreamed of.
What they encountered in Chiang Mai, where they had set out on an 89-day journey filled with excitement and fear, was the leisurely fulfillment of each day and the warmth of the people.
To convey that warmth to readers, we included 65 cartoons with previously unreleased Instagram episodes, 10 essays each written by Yuli and Taku, and vivid photos of Chiang Mai.
Additionally, the author included a Chiang Mai tour map as an appendix to provide a variety of fun experiences.
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1_My First Trip Abroad / 2_Decision! / ◆Essay_Let's Go to Chiang Mai / 3_Making a Travel Map / 4_Samgyeopsal / 5_Departure / ◆Essay_Why Chiang Mai? / 6_Don Mueang Airport / ◆Essay_How to Deal with Taxi Drivers at Don Mueang Airport / 7_Jojo Pad Thai / 8_Khao San Road / ◆Essay_Land of Smiles / 9_Tuk Tuk / 10_Morning Walk

11_Somboon Seafood / 12_Wat Arun / 13_Nakhon Chai Air / ◆Essay_Home, Sweet Home / 14_Housing 1: Start your house hunt / 15_Housing 2: Change your strategy! / 16_Housing 3: A fateful encounter, a contract / 17_Housing 4: Tips for finding a house / ◆Essay_The house I used to live in / 18_A day when all I had to do was play / 19_Whiskey 20_Digital Nomad / ◆Essay_The Mecca of Digital Nomads

21_War with Ants / 22_Christmas in the Midst of Summer / ◆Essay_Life with Only Work and Me / 23_Outdoor Swimming Pool / 24_Chiang Mai Bodybuilders / 25_Breakfast / ◆Essay_Bread and Pomelo / 26_Sunday Market / 27_War with Mosquitoes / 28_Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep / ◆Essay_Happy Happy Happy / 29_Chocolate Donut / 30_Cowards

31_TWJ / ◆Essay_Even if my heart doesn't ache / 32_The meaning of words / 33_Wat Chedi Luang / 34_EXK card / 35_Beauty salon in the corner of the room / 36_Thai massage / 37_Mint chocolate exploration team / ◆Essay_Streets of Chiang Mai / 38_Fight with a lizard / 39_Ban Kang Wat / ◆Essay_Colors of Chiang Mai / 40_Messenger sticker

41_Thai personality horoscope by day of the week / 42_People at the swimming pool / ◆Essay_A clear day is a good day to work / 43_Hill tribe village / 44_Today's weather / ◆Essay_Fugitive in the summer country / 45_The Legend of Zelda / 46_The god of the razor's edge / 47_Pad Thai adventure / ◆Essay_A restaurant that doesn't look like an art gallery / 48_Korean food / 49_A chance encounter / 50_Amateur guide

51_The Night of the Living Sunaks / 52_Chicken Nanban Rice Bowl / ◆Essay_Cicada Eyebrows and Lizards / 53_Sabai, Sabai / 54_Street Photographer / 55_Diet / 56_Yuli and Taku / 57_Warorot Market / 58_Household Account Book / 59_Pizza and Hamburger / ◆Essay_My Sai Pakchi / 60_Our Ssamsung Method

61_Gift Shopping / 62_Long Stay / 63_Farewell / 64_Goodbye, Chiang Mai / 65_Return / ◆Essay_Spring Again / ◆Essay_A Patient with Ora Ora Disease
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Into the book
“Want to go to Chiang Mai?”
It was not long after we became freelance designers, or more accurately, unemployed, that we heard Taku's story.
My daily routine of organizing my portfolio, working out, and uploading the sketchbook I started drawing as soon as I quit my job to Instagram.
In a corner of my suddenly free mind, there was always a worry about the future.
--- p.15

Whenever a group of friends would gather together, they would tell stories of how they suddenly burst into tears on the bus ride home late one night.
“I was like that too.” “I’ve been like that too.” Our days were filled with frowns on the morning train and tears on the night bus.
But when I came to Thailand, I suddenly encountered many faces I had never seen before, smiling at me.

--- p.40

It was only after I left Seoul that I was able to have my own space.
The house I stayed in in Chiang Mai was somewhere between a temporary travel inn and my own cozy home away from home.
A home where you can improve your quality of life with a relatively low cost of living, even if it's only for a few months.
A place where you have to prepare breakfast in the morning and return in the evening.
A small space with white walls and a view through large windows that I liked.
Taku and I called that place, where freedom floated like a feather, our home.
The house I got after coming all the way to Chiang Mai might have been Taku's tenth studio apartment, but for me, it was my first home.
Even though it was only a three-month rental, I paid the rent without fail with the money I had saved for several years, money I had saved from my retirement fund, and money I had saved up in my bank account.

--- p.66

There wasn't any grand resolution to become a digital nomad.
It was okay though.
When I arrived in Chiang Mai, found a house, and started working as an outsourcer, it felt like a stroke of luck.
It was truly magical timing.
'I'm in Thailand and working!' I could enjoy that feeling of satisfaction for a week before the magic wore off, that is, before I finished work and became half-retired again.

--- p.96

No matter what, the best thing is to eat delicious food and stay healthy wherever you are.
Feeling a sense of responsibility to eat Thai food in Thailand, and feeling like I was being defeated by something when I sought out familiar tastes, I decided to let go of my imaginary traveler.
In Thailand, even people who can't eat coriander can enjoy a variety of delicious foods.
If you just remember these words.
“My Sai Pakchi.”
--- p.272

I left Korea in the winter wind and spent a long time in the summer of Chiang Mai.
Back in Korea in March, the spring breeze was already blowing, but I was still wandering in the middle of a midsummer story.
I came to miss Chiang Mai again and again, as it was deeply etched in my heart as I looked back on it over and over again.
What kind of trees are growing along the road, what kind of things are being sold in the stores, what kind of people are living with what kind of expressions.
A place where nothing could have been imagined.
I can recall it now as if it were right before my eyes.
This might be the fun you can have after your trip.

--- p.295
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Publisher's Review
Yuli & Taku's Hot Topic: 3-Month Stay in Chiang Mai Instatoon
Chiang Mai's daily life captured in warm illustrations and candid essays.


Yuli & Taku, a designer couple in their 7th year of existence, are receiving a sensational response for their series 'Nuttoon' on Instagram.
The story of two freelance designers living in Chiang Mai for three months begins with a single word said carelessly one day.



“Want to go to Chiang Mai?”

Chiang Mai has become a mecca for leisurely travel, known as the mecca of 'digital nomads'.
Chiang Mai, located in northern Thailand, is the second largest city in Thailand and a former capital city steeped in culture and history.
Contrary to the well-known hustle and bustle of Bangkok, it is a peaceful and laid-back city with a pleasant natural environment. Recently, thanks to its low cost of living and excellent internet access, it has become a place where digital nomads from all over the world gather to enjoy both work and travel.
Two unemployed designers, Yuli and Taku, boarded a plane to Chiang Mai without a plan to fulfill their long-held dream of becoming digital nomads.
Even though I was enjoying the free time I suddenly had after quitting my job, I always had worries about the future lingering in a corner of my mind.
Then, I suddenly decided to live in Chiang Mai for 89 days.
The reason for the decision was 'I think I'll regret it later if I don't go now.'


A Midsummer Night's Dream, experienced here and there
Contrary to their romantic expectations, what awaited them was the sweltering Thai weather and the brutality of airport taxi drivers.
Yuli and Taku still had a long way to go.
I had to scramble to find accommodations that fit my budget, struggle with new foods, get used to days without work, and get used to a new routine that unfolded vaguely.
But during their 'short' three-month stay in Chiang Mai, Yuli and Taku found their first 'home' in life, fell in love with the taste of Thai food, and took a step forward in their careers as 'digital nomads'.
And I was able to achieve a balance between work and rest that was difficult to achieve in Korea.
Above all, I am able to achieve the lifestyle I have always wanted by experiencing a leisurely and comfortable daily life and feeling the warmth of the people I meet and share smiles with every day.
These 89 days of warm daily life are entirely captured in the comics and essays drawn and written by Yuli and Taku.


In Chiang Mai, walk slowly!

'Life' is not a short-term trip that passes through, but a leisurely stay that fills a part of my life.
As Yuli and Taku did, I recommend that visitors to Chiang Mai 'take it slow'.
Only then will we be able to better understand the warmth of their daily lives and the smiles of the people we encounter.

This book contains warmly illustrated cartoons, honest essays, and photographs that capture the experiences and feelings of two travelers.
The author's self-drawn Chiang Mai map included in the appendix is ​​witty, and the tips and episodes that will be useful for readers visiting Chiang Mai for the first time are impressive.
Above all, the two authors' witty descriptions of each moment, along with information on finding a home, shopping, and good restaurants, provide a unique fun that cannot be found in other '○-month living' type books.


Through Yuli and Taku's three-month Chiang Mai picture diary, we hope to convey the warmth of everyday life and the 'pompu' that makes you want to go anywhere to readers' hearts.
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GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 24, 2019
- Format: Hardcover book binding method guide
- Page count, weight, size: 300 pages | 448g | 138*190*20mm
- ISBN13: 9788934995814
- ISBN10: 8934995815

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