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 […]
Final Preparations for another winter in Chiang Mai Very soon, I will leave my home close to San Diego, California, bound for my 13th yoga-focused winter in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I will be in the Kingdom for 90 days this winter (close to 13 weeks), my longest stay in Thailand to date. As in previous winters, I’ll be staying at The 3-Sis, practicing yoga at Wild Rose Yoga several times per week, strength training at […]
Sunday 15 December 2024Excursion to Mae Rim to Wat Pa Darapirom and Darapirom Palace Museum I covered the summary of Princess Dararasmi’s life in my previous blog post where I visited the temple honoring her. This post covers my visit to the Darapirom Palace Museum. From what I have learned and surmise, the name of the palace home in which Princess Dararasmi lived is “Darapirom.” Princess Dararasmi, originally from Chiang Mai, was a preferred consort […]
Tuesday 16 December 2024 Walking east to see flood damage Over the Nawarat Bridge Tha Phae Road ends at the Nawarat Bridge and the road becomes Charoen Muang Road which eventually continues east to San Kamphaeng. This year, the Nawarat Bridge will be closed for the New Year’s Countdown celebration, and fairly massive decorative structures have been added. When I walked by the Nawarat Bridge on December 1, none of this decorative structure was there, […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 