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A Postcard from Thailand
There are moments in an ordinary day that enter into the heart changing us with each beat. There are moments that we cannot explain, only feel. There are moments…
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Vieng Ping Home for Children
(All photos taken by Corey Amaro) The children at Vieng Ping Orphanage range from days old to eighteen years. Most of them have and will live at Vieng Ping until…
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Following One’s Path
My path crossed Celeste's twenty-five years ago in Paris, she was visiting a French friend of a friend of mine. Celeste had been in the antique business, traveled the…
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French Husband Wears it Well
The second day after we arrived in Chiang Mai, French Husband had a strong allergic reaction. He found that wearing a mask kept the invisible-to-the-eye-particles (dust) from going in…
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The Back Roads of Northern Thailand
We hired "Marty" a chauffeur and drove over five hundred miles through the back roads of northern Thailand to Chiang Rai. We thought about renting a car or motorcycle,…
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Walking on Perfume
Walking on air, perfume filled air. The Chiang Mai flower market is intoxicating. Stunning was the volume of flowers brought in during the night. Flowers wrapped in…
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Neramit, A Cut Above
French Husband hates to shop. Fortunately for him I do not share his passion. That is not to say I love shopping. But shopping for others, or for business…
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A Walk with the Elephants
"Elephant Nature park is a unique sanctuary for Asian elephants in northern Thailand, founded by conservationist Sangduen 'Lek' Chailert. Lek began rescuing injured and mistreated elephants in 1992 and…
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Thai Orchid Cooking School
Thai Orchid Cooking School. "A" and her brother Kong created a Thai cooking school located in the old part of Chiang Mai. Fluent in English they guide a daily class…
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Chiang Mai: Hmong Antique Textile Market
The market in Chiang Mai is a shopper's paradise. My friend (Celeste) who has lived here for twenty three years warned us, "Do not bring anything except the clothes…
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