Friday 30 January 2026 Out and about in Chiang Mai, moving from The 3-Sis to See You Soon A few days ago, while walking down Tha Phae Road towards the Ping River, I saw this very nice display of lanterns or lamps or something above a massage spa. Very nice and colorful, so I took a photo. On that evening, I continued down Tha Phae Road, across the Ping River, and over to The Duke’s […]
Thursday 01 January 2026 Happy New Year! Let’s eat dinner! [This is the second of two food-related blog posts.] As I said, I eat food every day…every day. And while I am here in Thailand, I eat Thai food most days. A question I was often asked after my first few winters in Chiang Mai —when I first spent a month or more here—and is still asked: “what does the food there look like?” The […]
Thursday 01 January 2026 Happy New Year! Let’s eat! [I’m spitting this blog post into two, because there is so much food to show.] I eat food every day…every day. And while I am here in Thailand, I eat Thai food most days. A question I was often asked after my first few winters in Chiang Mai —when I first spent a month or more here—and is still asked frequently: “what does the food there […]
Friday, 27 December 2024 Western meals in Chiang Mai, Thailand I am often asked why I eat western-style food while I am in Thailand. The answer is simpler than you might think: because it tastes so good. There is a difference in the food chain in Thailand and at home in the U.S.A. Here, the distance from the farm to your plate is very, very short. The egg I ate for breakfast might have been […]
Tuesday 19 November 2024 Full Day in Bangkok 5 – Phed Mark and an Adventure This will be a longer post as the “Adventure” requires a longer narrative. Phed Mark A very common dish eaten by Thais is Pad Kaprow (often, including by me, misspelled Pad Krapow with the “r” in the wrong place). Having learned of and coming to like Pad Kaprow over the last couple of years, I thought I would have a […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 