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Three Weeks of Peace..Part 2..Home At Last?

Three Weeks of Peace..Part 2..Home At Last?

[Translate] The original plan was to use the back of the truck as a metal tent but our hosts would not hear of it and we were put up in a recently constructed concrete block house next to the home of our eldest child.(for the rest of this write up I will refer to him [...]

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Three Weeks of Peace....Part One

Three Weeks of Peace….Part One

[Translate] Here is a taster of what you could find in Thailand if you have a care to. I will not be using specific place names or any real names of the people featured and photos will not include recognisable faces. This is for the protection of the children featured. After a busy year running [...]

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Raging River Ping Brings Bounty for The People of Chiang Mai.

Raging River Ping Brings Bounty for The People of Chiang Mai.

[Translate] This weeks trip out with Ally was more of a work day as I was visiting many establishments around Chiang Mai trying to find Sponsors and collection box locations, for The Stratton ABC Foundation, in and around Chiang Mai. Still there was some early interest factor to the trip as we headed into the [...]

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Childrens Home Looking For Sponsors

Childrens Home Looking For Sponsors

[Translate] Got any charitably minded friends? Know anyone who has a company that would like the benefit of good PR and to make a real difference at the same time? The Stratton ABC Foundation,( registered Charity No; C.M310), in Chiang Mai, is presently looking for Sponsors to ensure the continuation and development of  its work [...]

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Wat Phra That Hariphunchai--Lamphun, Chiang Mai

Wat Phra That Hariphunchai–Lamphun, Chiang Mai

[Translate] Lamphun is another charming town, not so far from Chiang Mai; around 45 minutes easy motorcy ride; and built in the same style, with moat and City walls. Wat Phra That Haripunchai sits just inside the city walls and is a very historic Royal Lanna Temple. Legend has it that in The Buddhas lifetime, [...]

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Wat Chai Prakiat - Brick Road Temple Tour

Wat Chai Prakiat – Brick Road Temple Tour

[Translate] Turning left out of our cafe, this Temple is just a couple of minutes walk on the right hand side of the road. Sitting in a wide, open compound, notable features of this Wat are; the interesting collection of artifacts inside the main Temple, which include: old record players radios and a tape machine [...]

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Chiang Mai

  • Wat Chetuphon..Chiang Mai

    [Translate] This impressive Wat can be found behind The Princes Royal College which lies on [...]

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  • Wat PayaChompoo

    [Translate] The leafy village of Chompoo, sits around 20 minutes out of Chiang Mai, off [...]

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  • Wiang Kun Kam>Bo Sang>Doi Saket-Ally and Me on the Road For You.

    Here’s yet another great day out for you. Quite a special one with lots of historical and cultural interest. We tend to start these days out at around 11am, due to business commitments, but if you were to set off a little earlier you’d give yourself even more time to take it all in.[...]

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  • Wat Phra Taht Doi Suthep

    Guarding Chiang Mai City and out lying areas, sitting near the top of the mountain, Doi Suthep, is this beautiful Temple complex with the best view over Chiang Mai that you are likely to find.

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Events

Calendar events and periodic events
  • SONG KRAN -2009- Getting the best of both worlds.

    The biggest recent event was of course Song Kran, a wonderful festival held every year in the second week of April to celebrate the Thai New Year.[...]In Chiang Mai, untroubled by the protests down in Bangkok and other places, the waterplay around the moat kicked off proper on Sunday the 12th.[...]It was a great atmosphere this year. Indeed I think that the slightly reduced crowd made it more enjoyable. Last year I spent very little time around the moat because of the massive numbers of people giving very little space to swing your water bucket.[...]the best day for me was the next one. We had been invited to join Roz, Glen and the children at Roz’s Mums’ village home[...]Luckily I managed to join in with the traditional walk around the village where everyone goes to the houses of the elder villages and gives food or money,( similar to what we used to do on Harvest Festival).[...]

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  • Loi Kratong Festival

    [Translate] Loi Kratong…an age old Thai festival,where the Thai people pay respects to the spirits [...]

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  • Song Kran 2007

    [Translate] It is said that many farang give Thailand a miss in April because of [...]

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  • Current Events (Future Attractions)

    [Translate] Loi Kratong 2008 Just about to happen Book your rooms now Don’t miss the [...]

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Get This !

  • Childrens Home Looking For Sponsors

    [Translate] Got any charitably minded friends? Know anyone who has a company that would like [...]

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  • Panyaden…a Bamboo Dream

    [Translate] Every now and again I am privileged to be pointed in the direction of [...]

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  • Favour Swap Shop – a Great Idea For The New Age

    [Translate] I’ve long said that we have got far to ahead of our selves and [...]

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  • Life is Good

    Todays post is just to say that life is good. Our Foundation Project, The Stratton ABC Foundation is going well and we now take care of 9 children from disadvantaged backgrounds, all from Northern Thai Provinces.

    Today I visited nearby Sarapee, to watch a Parade involving two of our children who attend Mattayom 1 and 2 in Sarapee.

    Its a sad reflection of todays society that parents around the world have little time to attend such events and I feel blessed that it is my job to make the time to do so. many children do not understand the constraints put on their parents, by modern day living. I’ m sure, like myself, you can remember the good feeling whenever your parents turned up to see you take part in something; sports day, a school play maybe. That feeling that they wanted to give up their time for you, to take pride in what you were doing.

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  • Valentines Day….Send Your Love to a Friend and Make Some Special Children Happy

    [Translate] Its that time of year again where love is in the air. Take a [...]

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Markets

  • Second Hand Motorcy Market- Chiang Mai

    [Translate] If you are on the look out for a motorbike or just have an [...]

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  • John Wayne reborn in Muang Mai Market Chiang Mai

    We’ve had a busy few days here in the Brick Road Cafe, thanks to all who have called in, hope you enjoyed your food and time here.

    Here’s hoping we’re at the end of the rains now and heading into a pleasant cool season.

    The family visit is going well and we’ll be out and about doing a few homemade tours over the next couple of days so check back in to see how we get on and maybe get some possible inspiration for your own travels if you are heading this way.

    If you’re wondering about the heading,(John Wayne), just check the photo out, from yesterdays market run.

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Trips, excursions, things to do etc
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