Last updated Jul 31, 2021 | First published on Sep 5, 2012 | Thailand
Turning left onto Route 1095 in Northern Thailand is an unforgettable experience. Chiang Mai’s insane traffic is soon forgotten, a large green sign announces the distance to Pai, and a perfectly paved straight road stretches out in front of you. The throttle...
Last updated Jun 24, 2021 | First published on Mar 24, 2011 | Thailand
First, I apologize for writing retroactively, but such is the life of someone with too many irons in the fire. Walking home from lunch in Chiang Mai I saw a sign for motocycle rental: rent for two days and get one free. I knew what I had to do. Back in 2006, I sat on...
Last updated Nov 12, 2018 | First published on Apr 7, 2006 | First Trip
It’s hot. Too hot to think in fact. 97F here today and no proper place to swim. uggh. April is the hottest and driest month here. I passed numerous forest fires on the trip today from Mae Hong Son back to Pai. In the cool early morning air, the smoke stayed in...
Last updated Nov 12, 2018 | First published on Apr 1, 2006 | First Trip
I decided that I would leave Chiang Mai early and come back in a week for the big water festival — a Mardiz-Gras-style event with three days of street parties and people hosing each other with giant super soaker waterguns. I’m excited, I get to be a kid...
