Wednesday, January 25, 2023Hiking to Montha Than Waterfall Rudy and I are both in our last week in Chiang Mai for this winter. We wanted to do one more hike up in the jungle/forest on Mount Suthep, and Rudy always wants to find a new trail to explore. Using the All Trails app, Rudy found a suitable, very challenging trail that is VERY steep for almost 1.5 kilometers with no leveling off. Almost more of […]
Thursday, January 19, 2023Returning to visit Wat Lok Moli Yesterday, Rudy, my friend from France whom I met at Wild Rose Yoga, and I had a hike up the Doi Suthep mountain. It was a long and tiring but good day hiking on unfamiliar trails, mostly up hill (or so it seemed) in the jungle/forest on Doi Suthep. Today started at the O2 Gym for a strength training session with Ning. After that I was […]
Thursday, January 19, 2023Butter is Better and Wat Sri Don Chai Several days ago I went on line to find the best cinnamon rolls in Chiang Mai. There are good ones at Blue Diamond, but they are have a bit too much icing, overpowering the cinnamon flavor of the roll itself. Mentioned on many lists were the cinnamon rolls at Butter is Better, a restaurant owned by a former New Yorker who wanted to create […]
Wednesday, January 18, 2023A different route up Doi Suthep My friend Rudy, whom I met at Wild Rose Yoga last year, and with whom I have hiked up the Doi Suthep mountain a few times, wanted to try a different route up and down the mountain. A note here – Doi in Thai means “mountain” and Suthep is the name of the mountain. So “Doi Suthep” translates to “Mount Suthep” and my saying “Doi Suthep […]
Monday, January 16, 2023Long walk to Bake & Bite for lunch After a good workout at the O2 Gym with Ning and the walk back to See You Soon, it occurred to me that I had not been to Bake & Bite this year. Bake & Bite is another restaurant that John & Rose told me about. They are the only place I know of where a turkey sandwich is on the menu. They bake […]
Saturday, January 14, 2023Dinner at Miguel’s and exploring Started the day with Ning at the O2 gym and a hearty strength workout. Following that, I returned to The 3-Sis for a late breakfast. Then, being that in just 1 day I move from The 3-Sis to See You Soon, I spent time in my room reorganizing and repacking my belongings. After everything seemed to be in order and ready for the move tomorrow, I worked […]
Friday, January 13, 2023Visit to Singharat Pharmacy and Wat Phra Singh After visiting the Singharat Pharmacy, getting a supply of my blood pressure medication, and then visiting Wat Pha Bong, I crossed the street and entered Wat Phra Singh. As I have mentioned, Wat Phra Singh is a very important temple to the Thai people. It is one of about 20 temples in Thailand listed as Royal Temples of the First Class. It is one […]
Friday, January 13, 2023Pharmacy and Two Temples I have just two days left at The 3-Sis, then I pack and move to See You Soon, about 70-80 meters south on Prapokkloa Road at the intersection of Ratchamanka Road. The 3-Sis is owned by three sisters, Poppy, Ice, and Uhey, and their parents. Poppy manages The 3-Sis and its restaurant, Poppy’s Kitchen. Ice and her husband Ball, and Uhey and her husband were in Bangkok. About […]
Wednesday, January 11, 2023Hiking all the way up Doi Suthep mountain I recently heard that Rudy from France is back in Chiang Mai and then I saw him in a yoga class. We discussed making the long challenging hike up to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep again. This is a hike I have made many times, and Rudy and made this hike together last January. Monument to the Three Kings It took a few days […]
Monday, January 9. 2023Walking to Mush for dinner, diverted to Wat Phra Chao Meng Rai Walking west along Ratchamanka Road on my way to Mush for dinner, I realized I had not stopped to visit Wat Phra Chao Meng Rai this year. I have always liked this temple because of the depiction of the dancing thewada on the front of the viharn. As I have likely mentioned many times, I find the artistry of the […]
Saturday, January 7, 2023Exploring south of old Chiang Mai city – Wat Daowadung I left Wat Phuak Chang through the entrance on Rangang Road, and walked down Rangang Road a bit (southeast). I turned down a soi in the direction that I thought would eventually lead me back to Wua Lai Road, the main road through the Hai Ya district, the area in which I was now walking. I was a little lost again, no, […]
Saturday, January 7, 2023Exploring south of old Chiang Mai city – Wat Phuak Chang After feeling as if I might be coming down with a cold Thursday night, I basically took Friday off and rested most of the day. Today, Saturday, I cancelled a workout at the O2 Gym with Ning, and also cancelled my participation in the “Tai Chi and Yoga” workshop at Wild Rose Yoga this afternoon, preferring to stay low-key. I have […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 