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A Chiang Mai Bookstore Odyssey

And they call me the jewel of Asia, Of Asia, The Geisha. -- James Joyce, Ulysses When it comes to...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

Cool Heart, Never Mind, Enjoy Chiang Mai!

Sometimes it’s the fact that nothing happens that’s so amazing and we’re simply...

Thailand Dan Brook

The antique house

Chiang Mai date for antique lovers

"The histories and cultures of the people of the Northern Kingdom and Burma have been linked for ...

Thailand Gomase Theenanon

Buddha giving his first sermon. Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

The Case for Forbearance: Buddhism and Nonviolence

In the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, there have arisen fresh...

Thailand / China / India Kenneth Champeon

I learned so much while chatting with a monk in Chiang Mai.

I learned so much about the life of a monk during the chat I had with Puttatammo, a Buddhist monk...

Thailand MaryLou Driedger

Driving motorcycle please wear helmet otherwise you are stopped by police.

The heart of Thai (part1)

After reading so many articles on the sordid side of Thailand, of drugs, girls and boys available...

Thailand Gomase Theenanon

The Main Chedi of Wat Phrathat.

The Pinnacle of Chiang Mai: Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep

They say you haven't truly arrived in Chiang Mai until you've visited Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, th...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

Visakha Bucha: The Buddha is Dead, Long Live the Buddha!

It is a placid, sparkling afternoon here at Thapae Gate, normally among the busiest, most pollute...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

Water Fight!

Songkran Celebrations

Friday April 13th 2001 has special significance as it is both Good Friday and Songkran Day. The l...

Thailand Tom Aikins

Tourist's exciting trip on elephant back

Nursing natural wealth

Nobody knows exactly when Chiang Mai’s hill tribe minorities first started attracting visitors?...

Thailand Gomase Theenanon

Bodhi Tree and Dtoong at Wat Phratat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

An Unearthly Visit to Wat Composite

Imagine you were a Martian sent to Earth to investigate human religion. Presently you materialize...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

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The Thais That Bind

Review of Working with the Thais, about some of the cultural complications a Westerner might enco...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

Sang Long is carried around before enter the temple

Solemn and vibrant

It was a quiet summer day that I traveled to Wat Pa Pao temple, the hub of the Shan community on ...

Thailand Gomase Theenanon

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Intrepid Mom Visits Thailand

Sometimes I wonder what I am doing here. In Asia, that is. Maybe it is that an active mind craves...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

Ga-ta, aerial view.

Moo Ga-ta for All Seasons

A ga-ta is a pan shaped somewhat like a derby hat whose brim has been turned up so that a reservo...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

You Can Eat More Than Just Rice in the Land of the Million Rice-fields

The borders of present-day Thailand encompass portions of at least three former kingdoms: Siam (c...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

The Thai Wai

Advice for visitors to Chiang Mai Thailand

Beautiful scenery, friendly people and excellent food, this is Chiang Mai.

Thailand Randy Gaudet

Weapons of Water War. Gone are the days of pouring thimblefuls of water on images of the Buddha; modern Song Kran-ers mean business.

Song Kran: Once More Unto the Moat

No Thai holiday inspires such a range and intensity of emotions as does the festival of Song Kran...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

Cruising along the river

Return of the scorpion-tailed boat

Refreshing morning breeze blew into the scorpion-tailed boat’s cabin that was taking me and oth...

Thailand Gomase Theenanon

Here is shown a modern bookstore crowding out a deteriorating "singha", or lion, at the entryway to a temple.

The Changing Face of Chiang Mai

No more than twenty years ago, children played badminton on Prapoklad Road, near Chiang Mai's gat...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

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