James the Intrepid Pilgrim

My plan for this trip is to spend a few days in Bangkok before returning to Chiang Mai. Bangkok is a large city, approximately the size of Los Angeles with twice as many people. Bangkok is hot and humid, the traffic is almost chaotic and seemingly always in a frenzy, so it is noisy on the streets, and it is crowded. The negatives are in your face, and it takes some of your energy just […]

I first visited Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2003 as a side trip while in Thailand for the Bangkok International Film Festival. I visited in 2006, again as a side trip from the film festival in Bangkok. In 2010, I injured my right arm, causing a dramatic reduction of my yoga practice as well as completely stopping cycling, something I had been doing for many years. In mid-2011, my arm seemed better, and I attended a […]