Winter 2016-2017 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Friday, December 30, 2016 Traveling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai Today is a travel day, and while there are a few interesting sights a long the way, I am generally too busy with managing my luggage to have my camera out and ready to take pictures. The day started in the Intercontinental with a breakfast similar to that I had yesterday at the large breakfast buffet. After a slightly lingering breakfast, it was up to […]
Thursday December 29, 2016 A Full Day of Sightseeing in Bangkok I shall only be in Bangkok one full day. After breakfast tomorrow, I will finish packing and return to the Bangkok airport via the sky train and Airport Rail Link for the fairly short flight to Chiang Mai. with only one full day, there are two things I always like to see, Wat Pho with the large Reclining Buddha, and Wat Arun, the first […]
Monday, December 26, 2016 The Journey Begins I apologize for not posting for almost a week — my adjustment to Thailand time (15 hours ahead of Pacific time) has been slow, my energy level has been low, which translates to little motivation for writing (or maybe I have writer’s block). Now my energy is returning even after two very challenging yoga classes, so here we go. The journey from Los Angeles to Thailand starts for […]
Greetings! I am Jim Geier. This blog is a record of my fifth successive winter in Bangkok & Chiang Mai, Thailand in late December 2016 and January 2017. The intent is to share my journey, a little of what I did each day with a few pictures of what I saw, the places visited, and the food I ate. I have been to Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand for 4-5 weeks each of the previous […]
An introduction to Jim Geier's Fifth winter in Chiang Mai
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 