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Today is my last day here.  We have some last minute paperwork to do and then plan to spend the day in the new “hipster” area of Nimmanhaemin road.  There are big malls here and lots of coffee bars and fancy shops and hotels and new condos. We headed out about 11:00 and hit a coffee […]

Today Sage and I are going to a 9-5 meditation workshop at Wat Soan Dok.  We are up and out by 8:30 to get to the temple on time.  This temple is attached to a university and offers “monk chats” to allow the monks to get some practice speaking English and conversely to allow visitors […]

Today we are headed 3 hours north to the town of Chiang Rai which means old city.  (Chaing Mai is new city).   Chiang Rai looks like a “village” in the guidebooks but actually has 1.2 mil people in it.  We hired a guide and driver (Mr. Pon) for the day.  At  7 am sharp […]

Today we were up and out to eat breakfast at a local cafe.  After breakfast we strolled back and did some paperwork and packed up. Today we move to another Airbnb just outside the old city walls. This one is a 2 bedroom and has a roof garden–very nice and on a very residential street. […]