Fifteen kilometers from Chiang Mai, Thailand is one of the country’s most sacred temples, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, usually known simply as Doi Suthep, a name it shares with the 1,676-meter tall granite mountain that the temple towers over the city from. At night the...
When the 5 Star Riverfront Peninsula Hotel in Bangkok offered to host us after our 10-mile run as part of the ultra-luxury heaven in our “Heaven and Hell” weekend Sarah and I were very excited. In the past, most of our retirement adventures have been in great to...
I love my street food and that goes doubly so for sausage and Chiang Mai, Thailand is famous for many things, one of them being Sai ua, or simply in English – Chiang Mai Sausage. Sai ua is grilled pork sausage and it is a typical food of the Northern provinces and...
While I have been traveling on my retirement adventures in Asia my nights’ accommodations have varied from hard seats on overnight trains and buses, straw mats in shared rooms, to other places that I would call distinctly middle range. Many have been quite nice and I...
Photos of Wat Arun Temple in Bangkok Wat Arun Temple the “Temple of Dawn” in Bangkok is one of Thailand’s most famous Buddhist temples. Located on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River Wat Arun is probably best known to visitors of Thailand because...
I don’t know why but one July day in Houston, Texas in 2002 I got it in my mind that I wanted to run a marathon. I had never been a serious runner; I wasn’t in particularly good shape at the time and I wasn’t looking to take my fitness to some lofty “next level”. I...
Even though my diet usually consists of the local cuisine wherever I am living, or visiting, sometimes I just want a good cheeseburger. Since I am living here, and being the nice guy that I am, I went on a quest to find the best cheeseburger in Chiang Mai, Thailand....
A Bowl of Dancing Shrimp or Goong Ten in Thailand Eating Live Shrimp in Thailand I love fresh seafood – the fresher, the better. I have had more than my fair share of sweet Maine lobster straight from the sea to the pot or spicy Louisiana crawfish fresh from the boil....
