• Loi Krathong in Chiang Mai, Part 2

    The last day of the Loi Krathong celebration in Chiang Mai had a big parade, which was pretty cool. About an hour into the parade, the skies opened up and it started to down pour.  I mean torrential!  We took shelter under an awning before ducking into the doorway of…

  • Yee Peng (Sky Lantern Festival)

    At the top our list when we decided to come to Chiang Mai was attending the Yee Peng festival.  Once I saw the pictures and video of this event from fellow bloggers, I knew I had to attend.  In fact, this festival was one of the reasons we stuck with…

  • 3D Art Museum

    Recently a 3D art museum called Art in Paradise opened in Chiang Mai.  The pictures people posted on TripAdvisor looked pretty cool so we finally went to check it out for ourselves. It’s not cheap especially for Thailand standards: 300 Baht ($10) for adults and 200 Baht ($7) for kids. …

  • Meditation Retreat – Kirsten’s Experience

    Chuck went to the meditation retreat the week before I did and had such a good experience that it seemed like I should go too.  So the following Tuesday, off I went. At the beginning, you sit in room and learn about Buddhism and some basics on meditation and how…