Reflections and Impressions on my 4th Winter in Chiang Mai I have been home for exactly three weeks now and as I reflect on my winter in Chiang Mai, the first thoughts are very similar to those I had after returning a year ago, that (1) it was very different than I had expected, and (2) unexpected things occurred that changed things; not making it better or worse, just presenting different experiences. Going to Thailand, […]
January 26, 2016 I started this blog with one of my favorite quotes about the journey, and I’m reminded of it today as I contemplate my journey home, one of my favorite quotations, the last sentence in a book named “Up Country” by Nelson DeMille: The journey home is never a direct route; it is, in fact, always circuitous, and somewhere along the way, we discover that the journey is more significant than the destination, and that […]
January 25, 2016 After the rain on Sunday, a cold front moved in overnight, and it is cold today – unusually cold and rainy. The staff at 3-Sis put me in touch with a woman from Bulgaria who wanted information on meditation. Since they see me going over to Wat Chedi Luang for my morning meditation, they thought me to be something of an expert. I am flattered, but consider myself a relative beginner. I […]
January 23-24, 2016 On the flight from Los Angeles to SE Asia, I reflected a bit on my goals for the month in Thailand. One wish was that I have some time to work on inversions, headstand (sirsasana), forearm stand (pincha-mayurasana), and handstand (ado mukha vrksasana) maybe before or after yoga classes. During my short time in Bangkok, the highly-touted yoga studio near my hotel was closed for the holidays, so I only did a […]
Introduction and Background February 4, 2016 Greetings! I am Jim Geier, or more precisely and legally I am James Christopher Geier, having been named after both Saint James and Saint Christopher, a strong Catholic name. This blog is a record of my preparing for and walking the Camino Frances route of the Camino de Santiago. I will be starting the walk in Saint Jean Pied de Port in southwestern France, walking 800 km (500 miles) to Santiago […]
January 21, 2016 Today is Thursday, and my last Thursday in Chiang Mai this winter. After a fun day of shopping with Jo yesterday, I went back to my familiar routine today: early morning meditation at Wat Chedi Luang, breakfast at 3-Sis, 10 AM yoga at Wild Rose Yoga. Then I spent a few hours managing a problem with the backups on the computer systems I manage in Southern California. Managing in this case translates […]
January 20, 2016 Shopping at Jolie Femme Silk Today is lunch and shopping with my Thai friend, Jo Sugunasil. Jo was raised in Chiang Mai, lived much of her adult life in the U.S., and returned to Chiang Mai in her retirement. Jo has a busy life, so we rarely see each other when I am in Chiang Mai. Jo has a car, so we are going out east of the old city to a […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 