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by Jonathan Look | Mar 24, 2013 | Adventure, Buddhism, Thailand, Travel
Loi Krathong is an ancient annual celebration in Thailand that takes place on the evening of the twelfth full moon in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the west, this usually falls in November. When I fortuitously arrived in Chiang Mai in November I was told...
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by Jonathan Look | Mar 19, 2013 | Adventure, Thailand, Travel
I had never been to Asia before and here I am in Chiang Mai, Thailand with the intention of spending a year exploring the area. It has been a long flight from Houston via Atlanta and Seoul. I guess it could be a bit of adrenaline working in my favor but I am not jet...
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by Jonathan Look | Mar 15, 2013 | Adventure, Minimalism, Retirement, Thailand, Travel
I had been living in Mexico for a little over a year, and it was time to continue the adventure in another venue. I knew when I started this “slow travel” retirement dream that I would get attached to places and not want to leave. San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas,...
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by Jonathan Look | Mar 7, 2013 | Adventure, Art, Photography, Retirement
These are my picks my favorite twelve photos that I took in 2012. Choosing only a dozen was extremely difficult for me. These are not intended to be the best of my portfolio but they are ones that round out the year, bring back memories and make me smile when I look...
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by Jonathan Look | Feb 24, 2013 | Adventure, Buddhism, Philosophy, Travel
Like most days as an adult at my parent’s house, September 25, 2012, began with coffee and breakfast. We talked about family and friends, caught up on the news, and mostly, avoided discussions of politics. It was good to be surrounded by loving parents in my childhood...
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by Jonathan Look | Feb 15, 2013 | Adventure, Montana, Travel, United States, Wyoming
Beartooth Lake on Beartooth Scenic Byway While hanging out in Gardiner, Montana before visiting Glacier National Park and Yellowstone, Scott and I kept hearing about what is apparently the most famous place we have never heard of, the Beartooth Scenic Byway. We looked...
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by Jonathan Look | Feb 14, 2013 | Adventure, Montana, Retirement, United States, Wyoming
Photo of Mammoth Hot Springs at Yellowstone National Park What can you say, about such an exceedingly photographed place like Yellowstone that hasn’t already been said? Where can you take pictures, in this most photographed of places, and somehow be unique? What...
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by Jonathan Look | Feb 5, 2013 | Adventure, Montana, Philosophy, United States
Not Many Glaciers Left at Glacier National Park The Roadtrip Continues On the road trip while we were in Montana; Scott and I decided to visit Glacier National Park. Since we have been kind of just been winging everything from timing, routes, and accommodations since...
