James the Intrepid Pilgrim

Introduction and Background Greetings! I am Jim Geier. This blog is about my fourth successive winter in Bangkok & Chiang Mai, Thailand in late December 2015 and January 2016. The intent is to share my journey, a little of what I did each day with a few pictures of what I saw or places visited. If you are interested in seeing my blog for the previous two visits to Thailand, the links are: 2014-2015:  https://jamesgeiercamino.wordpress.com/category/2015-thailand/ […]

Further Reflections on My Month in Thailand Last winter (2014-2015) I have been home from Chiang Mai for six months. Reflecting on my last winter in Chiang Mai, I have similar thoughts to those I posted five months ago: (1) it was quite different than I had expected, and (2) unexpected things occurred that changed the experience; not making it better or worse, just presenting different paths and experiences. I did not have firm expectations; […]