Author: Kendra

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Chiang Mai: Reluctant Rock Climbing

Posted from: Chiang Mai, Thailand So it’s rock climbing tomorrow. Lydia and I signed up for a one day rock-climbing and rappelling...

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Obiter Dictums, Thailand

Posted from: Chiang Mai, Thailand I’ve been away from this blog for far too long, mainly due to lack of inspiration. Just because...

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The Bug Eating Saga

Posted from: Chiang Mai, Thailand The bug-eating saga continues, as this evening found me in a Yunnanese restaurant eating a plateful of...

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Maesai: The Dead and the Dying

Posted from: Chiang Mai, Thailand “Bob” and I drove forty-five minutes in the wrong direction based on the the strength of his...

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Songkran Festival

Posted from: Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Mai is Me Stew. In the midst of the steamy, humid air, I bob and simmer like so many diced...

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Mr. Monk and the Nuk Nuks

Chiang Mai, Thailand For the second time I gave my butt over to the less than tender mercies of Nuk’s motorbike and took the 10...

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Stopover in Ayuthaya

Posted from: Ayuthaya, Thailand The ruins at Ayuthaya were like nothing I’d ever seen. Wat Si Sanphet, the largest of the templates,...

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From HuaHin to Chiang Mai

Posted from: Ayuthaya, Thailand It only took 6 hours of travel time to reach Ayuthaya and settle in at my guesthouse, Baan Khun Phra, and...

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New Years in Hua Hin

Posted from: Hua Hin, Thailand Happy New Years. Dec. 31, 2003 found me on Hua Hin beach sharing a tatami with a group of Thais who...

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Five days in Khota Boru

Posted from: Khota Boru, Malaysia We leave tomorrow, and Khota Boru has left a less-than-favorable impression on me. While food prices are...