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 […]
Sunday 26 January 2025 Hike to Wat Umong via Wat Suan Dok I typically hike with my friend Rudy from France on Sundays when he is in Chiang Mai, but he was not available today. I considered returning to the Monks Trail and hiking all the way up to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, but I just was not psyched for that difficult of a hike today. Instead, I decided to return to Wat Umong, […]
Saturday 30 November 2024 Returning to Wat Suan Dok a familiar and favorite temple It is the end of November. And November was a very eventful month for me: long travel from Southern California to Bangkok, exploring temples in Bangkok, overnight in a hospital in Bangkok, returning to Chiang Mai, and easing into an exercise routine of exploratory walks, strength training at the gym, and [next week] adding frequent yoga sessions at Wild Rose Yoga. […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 