Friday, December 31, 2021Exploring the Southwest Quadrant It is the last day of the year and I have no special events planned. While eager to return to yoga practice at Wild Rose Yoga, I am avoiding going until the results of my second PCR test are available. I entered Thailand on the “test and go” plan in which I had a PCR test before leaving the United States, then a one-day quarantine with PCR test […]
Wednesday, December 29, 2021First Hike to Wat Palad When I woke early this morning, I had it in my mind to make the hike to Wat Palad for the first time this visit to Chiang Mai. Wat Palad (sometimes spelled Phalad or Pha Lat) is a smaller, less known temple in the jungle about half-way up Doi Suthep, the mountain on which the famous Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is. Before the pandemic, thousands of […]
Monday, December 27, 2021Traveling Bangkok to Chiang Mai Adjusting to the time in Thailand will take a few days, maybe even a week. Thailand is 15 hours ahead of Pacific Time. So although I was very tired I did not fall asleep as early as I had hoped, and then I was wide awake at a little after 2 in the morning. This would be noon Pacific Time. Tried to just lay quietly, and I […]
Sunday December 26, 2021A Day of Traveling from California to Thailand The trip my home in the northern part of San Diego to Thailand takes about 26 hours. I knew what to expect, since I have made this trip a number of times in years past. This year, with the new COVID protocols and document verifying, there was more anxiety, but those processes did not require additional time. For example, the document verification at Los […]
Thursday December 23, 2021Planning and a Last Visit to the Beach I am planning my upcoming month-long yoga-inspired visit to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Being that this is coming on the what we hope are the waning days of the global COVID-19 pandemic, there are several additional rules to follow, tests to get, and a one-day quarantine in an approved hotel in Bangkok which includes a RT-PCR test. If the test is negative for COVID-19, I’ll […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 