Felt like a marathon today, most of which was, as usual, most enjoyable. But let me say one thing about going up to the top of Doi Inthanon in rainy season….**#@@**##……[edited for family viewing]. This weeks meeting point was in Hang Dong, at the Kow Soi Restaurant opposite the Hang Dong Police station, 9.30am. Allys [...]

Had another free day on Friday and used it to get a few things done. Going in to Chiang Mai around midday we first stopped for coffee at a relatively new coffee shop on the bottom moat road on the edge of the Old City. Shame its not in a more pleasant position; the road [...]

Well, I guess its hardly surprising, but the extended weekend we had due to the Buddhist Celebrations of the Rainy Season, was characterised mostly by …..rain…lots of it. In fact once it started Saturday evening, it didn’t stop until Tuesday. We actually braved the rain on Monday, putting on our macs and went into Chiang [...]

Another day when culture comes first. Next week sees the big Buddha Day to celebrate the start of the rainy season. Somboon tells me it stems from the day that Buddha instructed all Buddhist Monks to remain in their Temples for the duration of the rainy season. This was after complaints from the rice farmers [...]