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, The [...]

You can either walk down Ratchadamnoen Rd, turning right out of the cafe, across the first crossroads and then left at the second intersection; or if you have already found your way to Wat Umong Mahatcheran, then cross over the street from the front of that Temple.

At the time of my visit the site was in some disarray, looking somewhat neglected but I believe that it is yet another Wat on the restoration list.

Wat Pasak Banthi is where Pasak School is also located. This, you may know, is where I work as part time, volunteer, English Teacher. Whilst at school this week, I noticed the construction of large marquees in the school sports field and was informed that there was to be a Tamboon ceremony, to raise money for [...]

What a great tool the internet can be. and what a wonderful thing search engines are. Yesterday we received a lovely email from a lady in the USA who had mistakenly followed a contact link to us,(at our Foundation website), after searching for her friend John.

The lady Jennifer, made a generous donation;in honor of her father; to The Stratton ABC Foundation, in the process and although a refund was offered she wouldnt hear of it, and I’m glad to report that she is now in contact with the correct John.

Everyone at Stratton House wishes to thank Jennifer for her genorosity and will all visit our local Temple to make merit in honor of her late father Ted Lavery

Now, for this trip you will need, either extensive local knowledge, a local guide, or a friend like Ally with an amazing GPS machine that shows you all the lanes and tracks that you wouldn’t know were there. We had arranged to meet at the point where we had parted company last week. It was [...]

Another interesting day. Did my recent posts in the morning before getting ready for an afternoons teaching. But, when we got to school it turned out they were having a half day so we came back home. I did a little more stuff on the internet and filled in an important document I need to [...]

So much for making it back to daily blogs…hmm so much on my mind. And that’s where most of its staying for now:). All will become clear in time, or maybe not…555. So whats happened over the last couple of weeks. Hopefully I’ve finally given my long suffering mother a bit more peace of mind [...]

Yes, this time it was just me and Ally, Somboons not so keen on hot day rides, shame ‘cos it was a nice easy ride, no hills and plenty of shade. Our choice for the day was to take an easy ride up and down the River Ping. Our start point was Wat Pang Yuu, [...]

So if you didn’t know already, there is still time to go and check out the festivities at Wat Chedi Luang, that have apparently been going on all week. In Prapoklao Rd outside the front entrance to Wat Chedi Luang, you will find many different Thai Food stalls. Yesterday there was a parade down Ratchadamnoen, [...]

Its been an interesting week to say the least. Finally time to get down to the serious task of teaching. Will I make a good teacher after-all? That will remain to be seen. Although I have a proven record as a carer, being a teacher is a totally different ball game, as I am rapidly [...]