Sunday 5 January 2025 First Hike with Rudy from France I met Rudy from France at Wild Rose Yoga the first winter after the global pandemic. He is typically in Chiang Mai in January, and we often hike together on weekends. We have had many hiking adventures together over recent years. Rudy just arrived in Chiang Mai after a month in Hua Hin, a town on the coast southwest of Bangkok. Since Rudy had just […]
Sunday 22 December 2024 Hiking the Monks’ Trail to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep It is December 22 in Thailand and still December 21 in the United States, so it is my sister Carol’s birthday (she was a Christmas Carol). In honor of her birthday, I decided to hike up the Monks’ Trail all the way to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. “Doi” in Thai is “mountain” and “Suthep” is the name of the mountain. […]
Tuesday 17 December 2024 A birthday hike to Wat Phalad on the Monks Trail Today is the 121st anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA on 17 December 1903. Their first flight was 12 seconds covering 120 feet at a speed of 6.8 miles per hour, and on their fourth flight that day, they covered over 850 feet in 59 seconds. I contemplate this when I am in an […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 