Today my Thai visa expired.  I had no idea I’d be here a full month, but sometimes with traveling you wind up where you don’t expect.  Like today, for example, in Myanmar.

In order to remain in Thailand one is able to exit the country at a border post, and re-enter on a new visa, albeit [...]

What makes for a great day?  How often do you go to sleep and think, “wow, that was really a good day!”?  Food, relaxation, exploration, meeting interesting people, and feeling at the right place at the right time are all ingredients I need.  Here is one great day I had, although since I arrived in Chiang [...]

That’s right, I am in steamy Thailand.  Left half my luggage and Santhi’s mom’s cooking in Kuala Lumpur and flew to Bangkok on a whim last week to see friends.  One was participating in the Rotary Peace Fellowship at Chulalongkorn University and I wanted to see her graduate.  The other friend is the director and [...]