Winter 2019-2020 Chiang Mai, Thailand
Sunday, 26 January 2020 Final Day in Chiang Mai Today is my last day in Chiang Mai for this visit. I check out from See You Soon at noon, then the ride to the airport will pick me up at 3:30 PM. The first flight from Chiang Mai to Hong Kong leaves Chiang Mai at 6:30 PM for a two and a half hour flight. Then after going through international transfer security and finding the […]
Thursday 23 January, 2020 Around the City Gift Shopping I went to Wild Rose Yoga for yoga practice at 8:00 AM. The teacher was to be May, but due to an injury, Rose substituted. This was my first class with Rose this year. She introduced some slightly different and challenging sequences, and we were all tired but refreshed at the same time – it was an energetic, but fun practice. Today, I went shopping for […]
Wednesday 22 January, 2020 Visiting Wat Lok Molee My visit to Chiang Mai is nearing the end; I’ll be starting the journey home in just four more days. Knowing that, after yoga practice today and a fruit smoothie at the Amazing Alleyway, I pondered what to do or where to visit in my last few days. Immediately one of my favorite temples, Wat Lok Molee, came to mind. I love Wat Lok Molee. Wat Lok […]
Sunday 19 January, 2020 A Return to Wat Jed Yod After another energetic and invigorating yoga practice, I thought I might return to one of my favorite temples, Wat Jed Yod. I have not been to Wat Jed Yod for three years. This temple is not within reasonable walking distance from the old city, so I got a ride there. Wat Jed Yod Wat Jed Yod (sometimes spelled Chet Yot or Jet Yod) is a […]
Saturday 18 January, 2020 Hiking up to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep I have made the hike to Wat Phalad (also spelled Wat Palad or Wat Pha Lat) and on up to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep more than a dozen times in the past. And some of those hikes have been reported in previous entries in this blog. After yoga practice, realizing I had free time with no appointments, and no other commitments on […]
Thursday 16 January, 2020 Exploring Santitham and Wat Santitham I have a routine to my typical day, even though no day in Chiang Mai is really typical. My day starts with a check of e-mail and any pressing work-related issues, then either yoga practice at 8:00 AM and then breakfast, or a small breakfast and then yoga practice at 10:00 AM. The afternoons are typically hot and humid, so I do not want to spend […]
Wednesday 15 January, 2020 Exploring Wiang Kum Kam After yoga today, I stopped at the Amazing Alleyway for a fruit smoothie. Kuhn Sun makes the best fruit smoothies in much of the old city, and she is very friendly. Being conveniently located at the sio (lane) one takes to get to Wild Rose Yoga, it is popular with the yoga teachers and students. Wiang Kum Kam Two friends, Kathy and Gordon, from Canada whom I […]
Sunday, January 12, 2020 Returning to Wat Sri Suphan Yoga practice today was with Annie, a very strong practice, as they all are at Wild Rose Yoga. I like all of the teachers at Wild Rose, they all are very skilled at yoga asana, very adept at demonstrating, and very good teachers. This is a credit to Rose, the owner, who selects the teachers. This year I have practiced with Sera, Annie, May, Airy, Earthy, […]
Saturday, January 11, 2020 The Flower Market I skipped yoga practice with Earthy at Wild Rose Yoga today because I thought I had an appointment with Om to finish the gua sha treatment. When I arrived at her studio, she was surprised to see me; there had been a miscommunication and she had scheduled a doctor’s visit at this time. We re-scheduled gua sha for Monday. With some extra time, I decided to walk to […]
Thursday, January 9, 2020 Wild Rose Yoga I have often described Wild Rose Yoga as a small yoga studio in an old traditional teak Thai house. It is small. The room in which yoga is practiced can hold only 20 yoga mats, all very close together. And almost every class has 20 students, so it is an intimate space in which to practice. Here are a few pictures, including me at the entrance sign: And […]
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 A walk around the Southeast quadrant of the old Chiang Mai city The day today started with an invigorating, energetic yoga practice with Annie as instructor. Although Annie’s practice is challenging, she is always smiling, she is a very good teacher, and her adjustments are always an improvement in the pose. After practice I walked over to the Amazing Alleyway for a fresh juice smoothie with a young man from Israel. […]
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 A mellow, rest day in Chiang Mai I have been practicing yoga every day, walking around the old city every day, and some fatigue is easing in. Time for some rest and a bit of rejuvenation. After breakfast and catching up on personal and work e-mail. I decided to go in search of the Samlaan Barber who cut my hair very nicely twice while I was here last year. While in […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 