Sunday, December 29, 2019 Traveling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai First on the agenda is breakfast, a the rather nice breakfast buffet included with the room rate. At about 7:30 AM, I made my way to the breakfast buffet. [I would share a picture of the overall buffet, but I do not feel comfortable taking pictures of people in a fairly close setting without their permission.] So here is a very similar breakfast to that […]
Saturday, December 28, 2019 One Full Day in Bangkok Friday I arrived in Bangkok very tired after the long journey from Los Angeles. Sunday (tomorrow) I shall leave for Chiang Mai after breakfast. So today, Saturday, is my one day in Bangkok to see a few of my favorite sights, namely Wat Arun, Wat Pho, and depending on time and my energy level, Wat Phrea Kaew. After breakfast (seen in the previous post), I cleaned […]
Wednesday, December 25, 2019 The Journey to Thailand I am leaving for Thailand on Christmas night. The first flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong leaves at 11:30 PM. To get to Los Angeles easily, I reserved a rental car for a one-way trip from San Diego to Los Angeles International. This is far cheaper than parking my car at Los Angeles Int’l for a month, and simpler than taking the train to Los Angeles […]
Sunday, December 1, 2019 A Walk on the Beach at Del Mar I am planning my upcoming eighth month-long (or longer) yoga-inspired visit to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Given that this is the eighth successive January in Chiang Mai, I could say my annual winter in Chiang Mai. I’ll be leaving Christmas night, traveling from Los Angeles International to Hong Kong, a three-hour layover, then on to Bangkok, Thailand. I’ll be in Bangkok for two days […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 