Every morning at 7:00AM, the monks go to the temple in Pha Tang to receive food and alms from the local people. The head monk offers daily blessings in return. We got up early to see the people prepare the food and watched the procession, as shown above. Along the way, we came across some […]
Thailand 5 – Phayao
Phayao is our next stop on the hidden Northern Thailand tour. On our way there, we started with an early morning hike to the top of one of the neighboring mountains, to see the truly spectacular Wat Chalerm Phrakiat, perched atop a jagged limestone outcrop. This is difficult to reach, as you first drive up a […]
Thailand 4 – Lampang
Lampang is the third largest city in Northern Thailand, but is seldom visited by tourists. Since we are specifically targeting rarely seen areas of Thailand on this trip, this colonial city is a perfect stop for us. In the 19th century, Lampang was prominent in the teak industry, and beautiful colonial Thai-style wood villas and […]
Thailand 3 – Sukhothai
Now that we have left Bangkok, we will be spending the next two weeks exploring some off-the-beaten tracks of Northern Thailand. Places where few tourists travel, and where English is often not spoken — which is why we like having a bilingual guide with us to navigate the hotels, restaurants, markets and general interaction with the […]
Thailand 2 – Bangkok: Wat Pho and Floating Markets
After visiting the Grand Palace, we walked down the street to Wat Pho, one of the most famous temples in Bangkok. “Wat” means temple, so all Thailand temples are “Wat <something>.” The main attraction here is the Reclining Buddha. This is a huge Buddha made of a gold-copper alloy, laying 46 meters (150 feet) long […]
Thailand 1 – Bangkok: The Grand Palace
We are starting our 2019 travels in Bangkok, Thailand. This is our third time in Thailand, though our last visit was some 15 years ago, and we remember so little of the details that everything seems refreshingly new to us. That was a major reason we started this blog — we found ourselves usually forgetting details […]
Fall Colors Gallery Now Online
We have finally put up a gallery of our favorite images from our trip to New England, chasing the Fall Colors this past October. It can be reached through the Travel menu above (then choose 2018, then New England), or by clicking here.
New England 3 – Boston
We had originally planned on “chasing the Fall Colors.” However, we were lucky enough to hit “Peak Color” in Vermont, and everything after that failed to live up to to our entry to Fall, so we decided to change plans. We therefore wound up our New England travels with a week in Boston. Evelyn loved […]
New England 2 – Jackson, NH and Martha’s Vineyard
While in New Hampshire, we took a one day trip to the north of the state to chase more Fall colors, and stayed overnight at the Christmas Farm Inn and Spa, in Jackson, NH. It turned out that the colors peaked a few days before we arrived. When we woke the next morning, it was […]
New England 1 – Vermont and New Hampshire
After we completed Loren’s workshop, we started to explore New England on our own. I did some rudimentary glass blowing as a hobby many decades ago while in high school, so I often like to visit working glass blowing shops when we are in the area. Simon Pearce is a glass factory in Woodstock, Vermont, […]
