When we were booking our trip back from Chiang Mai to Washington DC, we found an itinerary that had a connection in Beijing. Putting on our maximizing hats once again, we realized we could create a 13 hour layover – enough time to go see some of the sights. China…
The primary dates of the Loi Krathong and Yee Peng Festival spanned Saturday November the 16th through Monday the 18th this year and each day was very eventful. On Saturday, we went to the Sky Lantern launch near Mae Jo University, and then we went into town on Sunday and…
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…
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…