Friday Food Photo: Thai Roast Chicken And Bamboo Sticky Rice

One of my favourite breakfast options in Chiang Mai is honey-roasted chicken and bamboo sticky rice. The sticky rice is cooked inside segments of bamboo and is slightly sweet..

207 days ago

Leaving Chiang Mai

Our Chiang Mai experiment has ended. We have packed up our house and left Thailand’s “rose of the north”. Miss M and I are heading for France via Cairo..

390 days ago

Chiang Mai’s Best Street Food

Chiang Mai is street food heaven. During our six months in Thailand’s “most splendid city of culture” we ate very well. We discovered many Thai dishes we’d never heard.

391 days ago

State Of The Dropout

It’s a bit over six months since I quit my job in Singapore and dropped out of the rat race for a more relaxed life in northern Thailand. Not.

394 days ago

Waterfights Are Fun

A squirt of water makes most people squeal. And after squealing, what else is there to do but laugh at your loss of dignity? And so Songkran, the Thai.

399 days ago

Monks In Makeup

Continuing our bittersweet farewell tour of Chiang Mai, we decided to hit some of recommended tourist hangouts in the old town. We found overpriced and underwhelming food in most.

402 days ago

Monk Initiation Ceremony

Our relationship with Chiang Mai has changed. We are no longer exploring this exotic city, known as Thailand’s “rose of the north”. We are saying goodbye. We are retracing.

404 days ago

Best Laid Plans …

As an Australian, I take it for granted that I can travel anywhere in the world that tickles my fancy. Sure, I might need to get a visa. But.

414 days ago