Ask a bunch of tourists on the streets of Chiang Mai why they decided to visit Thailand and I assure you that most of them will mention the food. I will be writing more about Thai food in a later post (all of the deliciousness deserves a dedicated post) but for now I want to…
Month: November 2018
Celebrating Loi Krathong
This year while my family and friends were stuffing their faces with turkey and pie for Thanksgiving, I was celebrating Loi Krathong in Thailand! It is purely coincidence that Loi Krathong fell exactly on Thanksgiving this year, but I was happy to have a reason to celebrate while far from home. Loi Krathong is a…
A Weekend in Nan, Thailand
This weekend my fellow foreign teachers and I ventured away from our home in San Pa Tong to Nan, Thailand’s Northeastern-most province, which borders Laos. Just a cozy 5-hour night-bus away from the city of Chiang Mai, Nan is a rural province that borders Laos and is known for its spectacular national parks, the most…