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Absorbed into the culture of Chiang Mai

Malcolm Teasdale - englshguy [245]

For four days we disconnected from the rest of the World, participating in cultural activities such as meditation, Muay Thai boxing, Thai cooking lessons, rice farming, and spa treatments. No cars,...

Destinations: Thailand | Chiang Mai
Topics: Martial Arts | Food | Culture | Travel | Adventure | People | Agriculture | Nature

Absorbed into the culture of Chiang Mai

Malcolm Teasdale - englshguy [245]

For four days we disconnected from the rest of the World, participating in cultural activities such as meditation, Muay Thai boxing, Thai cooking lessons, rice farming, and spa treatments. No cars,...

Destinations: Thailand | Chiang Mai
Topics: Culture

I learned so much while chatting with a monk in Chiang Mai.

Monk Chat

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [2,422]

I learned so much about the life of a monk during the chat I had with Puttatammo, a Buddhist monk living in Chiang Mai.

Destinations: Thailand | Chiang Mai
Topics: Culture | People | Religion | 20th Century History | Traditions

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We said our goodbyes in Chaing Mai, to Dawid (6 months), CeeKay, and Ta, our tuk tuk driver, owner of a pair of Nike shoes.

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I have always found the phrase "fresh market" (talaht sot in Thai) to be something of a misnomer, and the market itself somewhat repellant. The food may be fresh, but the market is grim, the atmosphere stale. Hay and vegetable matter and flesh go to rot in buildings and under canopies that admit little light. The vendors do what they can, but the ritual sweeping of animal juices into sewer grates only partially diminishes their fetid effect, while fans dismally spinning overhead only move the dust around.

One is happy to leave behind the butchers and their skinned pig heads and linger among the florists and their natural deodorizers, like jasmine, or among the ambrosial ginger and basil.

Thailand's staple grain, rice, dominates the fresh market's fare.

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