SUKHOTHAI: THE FIRST KINGDOM OF SIAM

SUKHOTHAI:  THE FIRST KINGDOM OF SIAM The Sukhothai Kingdom was the first kingdom of Siam...

Expense Report for Chiang Mai, Thailand

When I leave Chiang Mai in two days I will have spent three months and a day here.  I never...

MY MONTH IN BURMA: PART XIV

THE RETURN TO MANDALAY or BYE BYE BURMA 28 Day Expense Report Included at the End   I am...

MY MONTH IN BURMA: PART XIII – JUST ANOTHER DAY IN HSIPAW

JUST ANOTHER DAY IN HSIPAW   With one day to spare before heading back to Mandalay and a...

MY MONTH IN BURMA: PART XII – TREKKING WITH NINE-NINE

TREKKING WITH NINE-NINE   After meeting Nine-Nine, hearing his incredible story and sharing a...

SUMMITING HALF DOME IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

One of the greatest things about growing up in California has been my physical proximity to...

IN CELEBRATION OF PLANET EARTH

TODAY IS EARTH DAY!   For 43 years on April 22, more than one billion people take part in...

GOKTEIK VIADUCT AND OTHER TRAVEL TALES OF SHAN STATE

Part XI of the My Month in Burma Series   Authors note:  A sincere thank you to all the...

MY MONTH IN BURMA, PART X: TREKKING BURMA’S SHAN STATE

PART X: TREKKING BURMA’S SHAN STATE An uneventful, but long bus ride up a very curvy mountain...

MY THAI COOKING CLASS

A Review of my Recent Cooking Class in Chiang Mai, Thailand As a chef, as well as a long-term...

MY MONTH IN BURMA, PART IX: THE ‘ANCIENT’ TEMPLES OF BAGAN

PART IX:  THE ‘ANCIENT’ TEMPLES OF BAGAN   Preface:  From approximately 1050 to...

MY MONTH IN BURMA, PART VIII: THE BIG BAGO TOUR MAKES THREE FOR THREE

PART VIII:  THE BIG BAGO TOUR MAKES THREE FOR THREE   1/29/13–Hpa-An:  Amazingly,...

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SUKHOTHAI: THE FIRST KINGDOM OF SIAM

May 19, 2013

SUKHOTHAI:  THE FIRST KINGDOM OF SIAM The Sukhothai Kingdom was the first kingdom of Siam...

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Expense Report for Chiang Mai, Thailand

May 15, 2013

When I leave Chiang Mai in two days I will have spent three months and a day here.  I never...

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MY MONTH IN BURMA: PART XIV

May 14, 2013

THE RETURN TO MANDALAY or BYE BYE BURMA 28 Day Expense Report Included at the End   I am...

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MY MONTH IN BURMA: PART XIII – JUST ANOTHER DAY IN HSIPAW

May 6, 2013

JUST ANOTHER DAY IN HSIPAW   With one day to spare before heading back to Mandalay and a...

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