Sunday 4 January 2026 Back to the main part of Chiang Mai after seeing the Railway Station After walking from central Chiang Mai to the Railway Station, then along the railway yards, and finally crossing the railway, I am now headed back towards central Chiang Mai. I am walking west along a local road, Rat Uthit Road, towards an access road to get to Chiang Mai-Lamphun Road, the main highway between (you guessed it) Chiang […]
Sunday 4 January 2026 Walking by the Chiang Mai Railway Station approach yards I left the Chiang Mai Railway Station and east a short distance on Charoen Muang Road to the next intersection. This road is called “Road Along the Railway” on Google Maps, and is indeed a road along the railway. I highly suspect there is a more official name documented somewhere. While I am walking along this road, I can look in through […]
Sunday 4 January 2026 Revisiting the Chiang Mai Railway Station I continued walking along Charoen Muang Road focusing on the uneven and sometimes non-existant sidewalk and suddenly – not really suddenly, but sooner than I expected, I was at the Chiang Mai Railway Station. The original station opened in 1922. In 1943, while the Japanese occupied Thailand, Allied bombings destroyed it. After the war, the current station was built and finished in 1948, so it […]
Sunday 4 January 2026 Returning to the Railway Station Walk It is Sunday and I have no yoga, no strength training, and no hikes on my schedule. I decided to take a long walk to the railway station, revisiting the same walk I made the last two winters. I’ll break this into three or four posts, in an attempt to follow my New Year’s resolution to make more frequent and shorter posts. [And I am […]
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 […]
Monday 29 December 2025 A Day in the Life … Me in Chiang Mai … there are many days. Reflecting on my life here in Chiang Mai, a recurring question that surfaced during my early winters—when I spent a month or more here—still echoes: “you were there for a month; what did you do every day?” That memory precipitated the thought that I might make more frequent and shorter blog posts, more like when I made […]
Late December 2025 Observing preparations and decorations for the Chiang Mai Countdown 2026 Celebrations Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit passed away on 24 October 2025 at the age of 93. Her death marked the end of a life dedicated to public service, cultural preservation, and humanitarian efforts. Sirikit was Queen of Thailand from 28 April 1950 to 13 October 2016 as the wife of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX). Both were loved by the Thai people […]
Saturday 20 December 2025 Walking along the Klong Mae Kha north of Tha Phae Road I go out walking in Chiang Mai every day, some short walks, some longer. I enjoy the walk, seeing whatever I see along the way, and seeing what has changed from previous winters in Chiang Mai. Some of my walks are short with the sole intent on getting to a specific place. Many of my walks are less focused, and […]
Monday 15 December 2025 Return to an important Chiang Mai temple, Wat Phra Singh A note: I am much delayed in this blog post. While my life in Chiang Mai seem simple, I have gotten very busy lately. I practice yoga at Wild Rose Yoga at least three times weekly, there is strength training at the gym with Ning twice per week, coffee and meals with friends, and exploring. But all of that is may […]
Monday 15 December 2025 Returning to an important historic temple Continuing my walk west on Suthep Road, eventually I came to the historic Wat Suan Dok. The temple campus is also the home of a university. Several of the more significant and large temples also have a four-year, accredited university on their campus. So, while frequently very quiet and peaceful, at times, the temple area is quite busy. The English translation of the name is […]
Monday 15 December 2025 Sights along the way walking to an historic temple, Wat Suan Dok Feeling the need for a little adventure before diving back into frequent yoga practice and strength training, I decided to take a walk out to see Wat Suan Dok again. Along the way there are also a couple of things I always check out. Monument to the Three Kings In the very center on the old city of Chiang […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 