Brooklyn, New York – As some of you may have noticed that lately there have been some posts about last time this and last time that or that I haven’t posted in awhile. I may be resisting the inevitable – putting up the pictures and little stories of my last few weeks in Thailand (those [...]
Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand – I wanted to return to Isaan (Northeast Thailand) for one last time before leaving the country so I chose Ubon Ratchathani in Thailand’s far east at the corner of Laos and Cambodia for a short trip. I took an overnight bus on the wonderfully strange Nakhon Chai Air seemingly so named [...]
Chiang Rai, Thailand – Rising and eating breakfast at bustling morning markets, trolling night markets and seeking out the small, out-of-the-way mom and pop shops and independent stands is, it goes without saying, a good way to eat the everyday foods of a place, but sometimes it helps to have an entry point. In restaurants, [...]
Chiang Rai, Thailand – “You eat local foods?” the woman at the hotel said with surprise when I returned from Chiang Rai’s fun night market with fermented fried pork with chilies and kaffir lime leaves, nahm phrig num (chile eggplant relish), khao niao (sticky rice), khao hang gai (wok fried chicken with local greens) and yam gob (northern curry [...]
Chiang Rai, Thailand – My first experience with a motorbike was in Mae Hong Son less than a year ago. It ended rather quickly with me teetering and twisting down the hill pulling all the wrong bars and simultaneously nearly crashing it into a car and driving into the lake while the bike shop girl [...]
Smer Jai Khao Soi Gai
Chiang Mai, Thailand – In between shopping at JJ market, the ever empty decor, art, antiques and clothing market just north of the old city, and perusing the galleries on Th Faham, I snuck in my requisite Chiang Mai khao soi at Smer Jai also on Th Faham. It would be [...]
Fried Flowers Salad at Pun Pun
Chiang Mai, Thailand – On a quick trip to Chiang Mai, I ended up bumping into two friends from Bangkok in the cafe of the guesthouse I’d recommended to them (Elliebum). Since half of the couple is vegetarian, the whole couple leans heavily that way. So I’ll call them the [...]
