• Yee Peng (Sky Lantern Festival)

    November 16, 2013 - By 

    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…

  • Meditation Retreat – Kirsten’s Experience

    November 5, 2013 - By 

    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…

  • Buddhist Meditation Retreat – Chuck’s Experience

    October 29, 2013 - By 

    For years, I’ve been intrigued by meditation. I’ve heard about the benefits, including relief from anxiety to better sleep, but never really knew how to start. Well, where better to try it out in Thailand? There are many different meditation experiences here, but I went with one organized by the…

  • Wat Phra That Doi Suthep

    October 14, 2013 - By 

    While my mom was visiting, we finally made our way to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep or Doi Suthep as its usually called.  Its a Theravada Buddhist Temple that resides on the mountain of Doi Suthep and overlooks the city of Chiang Mai. We opted to take the cable car…