Where's Teddy Now?

Day 168 – Wat

Wat Chieng Mun, Chiang Mai, Thailand A peaceful oasis amid the noise and confusion that is Chiang Mai. The Buddhas and statuar

Sunday Walking Street Market

Every Sunday, starting around 5pm,  two central streets within the walled city of Chiang Mai close down, and begin to close i

Day 167 – Chocolates

Sam Yaek Market, Chiang Mai, Thailand These babies are known as Thai chocolates. The smaller they are, the… chocolaterie

Cooking Class Adventure

Today mamma and I took a Thai cooking class. It was something that we were looking forward to doing together. Our “Nice Thai

Day 166 – Bells

Thapae Road, Chiang Mai, Thailand Inside a dingy, cave-like studio that resembles a burrow within the roots of a huge tree, is

Day 165 – Kung hei fat choi

Chinatown, Chiang Mai, Thailand Colours, tokens, symbolism are all very important to world citizens of Chinese descent. I was

Pad Thai Master

Chinatown, Chiang Mai, Thailand If you combine my love for people watching and food, you get something like this; a Pad Thai m

Ho Chi Minh Ho!

While applying for our Vietnamese visas in Luang Prabang, I was struck by the  dual portraits of Ho Chi Minh, the spiritual l

My Baby

I finally got my baby back. Baby got back. Or came back. Or something. Shut up while I’m ahead. The story is this; my ca

Day 164 – Concentration

Chinatown, Chiang Mai, Thailand Where we’d be having pie eating contests, and dunk tank games, the Thais engage in check