Love Tea? This Just In … According to CNN Traveler, a small but growing collection of tea lovers are traveling across China searching out the best leaf-sipping at its source. Supported by China’s ancient culture and traditions of tea,…
Part sacred instruction, part social chronicle, Thai temple mural paintings offers insight into the culture, humor & sensibilities of the Siamese. In his 2 volume collection, Thai Mural Paintings, (White Lotus Press, 2009), German Scholar Gerhard Jaiser accomplished a voluminous…
If you’re a vegetarian – or prefer to eat lots of non-meat meals – this post is your resource for dining in Chiang Mai. Did you know that Northern Thailand – and in particular, Chiang Mai – is an easy…
Dawn pays a visit to a stylish coffee house/art gallery, shares a tasty lemongrass-jackfruit dish, gives you a peek at what may be the world’s best toilet view – and wonders over a murdered owl. All in a day’s journey…
In this video, you’ll get a nice sampling of some of the elegance and beauty found in Chiang Mai Thailand’s abundance of Buddhist temple compounds. Enjoy! Have you got a fave temple or place of meditative peace in…
Sunday night is a shopper’s paradise in Chiang Mai Thailand! Although Chiang Mai’s Sunday evening walking street has now been ‘found’ by tourist hoards, it still has some really nice handicrafts and unique artisans – the kind you won’t…
Wat Phra Singh is one of Chiang Mai’s more grand and famous wats Constructed more than 650 years ago, Wat Phra Singh is named after the sacred Buddha image it holds: the Phra Buddha Sihing. Have a quick look at…
The word for bicycle in Thai is jakayan Here’s a (very) short clip of a recent bike ride I took around the village of Mae An, north of Chaing Mai, Thailand. . . . Do you like riding Asia’s…
“I’m a sucker for good, green design. Show me a trendy little cafe, concept resort or 1-of-a-kind B&B with those ‘little touches’ and I am sooo there.” Add a good dose of nature to the mix and I’m a gonner!…
When it comes to conscious travel in Asia, the first country to spring to mind just might be Bhutan. Why? Because this tiny kingdom nation high in the Eastern Himalayas is home to a people who value happiness and sustainability…