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Sons of Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai is a much milder city than the torture chamber that Bangkok can be. (I mean, I loved Bangkok… But I’m not a fan of such large cities in general). For a good three blocks or so within the area of the train station, people were bugging me incessantly, asking where I was going…
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My Buddy the Buddha and the Best Train
Two days in Bangkok I spent learning about and trying to understand religion, which meant a lot of searching for temples and shrines and watching rituals. Vesak is one of the most important days in Thai Buddhist culture because they believe it to be the day of the year on which the (Supreme) Buddha…
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Ritualized Chaos
Recovery mode was on full throttle for the entire next day. I did not get up for a shower. I did not get up for food. I did not get up for green eggs and ham. Someone once told me that drinking was like a magical way of borrowing fun from the next day. I…
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An Acorn, a sponge, and Thor walk into a bar…
“300 baht,” the Tuk Tuk driver said, holding ten fingers up. I scoffed.”No. Goodbye.” “Wait! I give discount.” I stopped and turned around to listen. “250 baht!” “Are you crazy? No!” I repeated. “Okay, how much?” “30 baht.” He stopped to think for a minute. He had become aware that I knew what I was…
