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Trekking Through the Jungles of Northern Thailand

It was too cold to trek in India or Nepal. Too out of the way in Sri Lanka. We didn’t have enough time in Malaysia. So, when we arrived in Chang Mai, the home of trekking in Thailand, we decided to splurge and take Mr. Whiskey’s “non-touristic” three day and …
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Posted on July 13, 2009 by Greg Goodman

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Golden Dagobas, Forest Monasteries and Motorbiking in the Rain

The day after our cooking class we rented a motorbike and headed to the outskirts of Chang Mai to visit a couple of temples that would have cost us 5x more to visit by tuk tuk. Our first stop was the Wat Doi Suthep: a monastery atop a mountain centered …
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Posted on July 13, 2009 by Greg Goodman

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Crossing the Border…and the Mekong…into Laos

Land border crossings vary from country to country. To get into Singapore and Malaysia we had to enter big buildings with lots of security and lines and have our bags screened by x-ray machines. Before entering Thailand we had to pass a health examination. And then there was Laos. Six …
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Posted on July 13, 2009 by Greg Goodman

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Jungle Treks, Cooking Classes and Meditating at a Monastery – This and That

One of the many things that kept us awake and laughing during our night at the local village on our jungle trek was a cat in heat who meow’ed loud and often…especially when it thought the two-stringed instrument Mr. Ton was playing was another cat and would reply to every …
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Posted on July 13, 2009 by Greg Goodman

Posted in Hiking and Trekking, Jungle Treks, Cooking Classes and Meditating at a Monastery in Chang Mai, Observations, SouthEast Asia, Thailand, This & That - Musings From the Road | Tagged Chang Mai, thai, Thailand, This and That | Leave a comment

Celebrating Thai New Year With a Huge Water Fight

Thai New Year, known locally as Songkran, is celebrated grandly in Bangkok by dousing friends and strangers with water and wiping a mixture of chalk powder and water on people’s faces. Both are meant to be symbols for the substances used by monks to bless people and anyone who goes …
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Posted on May 4, 2009 by Greg Goodman