Author: tjiskavw

The Lanna kingdom created specific dances used for special occasions to entertain royalty. The women's costumes are beautiful as are their  circular and gracious movements. Men perform some swashbuckling sword…

We've all heard an elephant never forgets and it's true they have really good memories and are very smart. Herds are matrilineal ( adolescent bulls leave or are forcibly ejected…

Elephant caregivers are called Mahouts and as boys they are paired with a baby elephant so that they can grow up together and completely understand and trust each other. In…

I met a guy in Koh Lipe who told me cooking classes in Chiang Mai are a must and recommended Smile.  The tour started with a market stop to shop…

if you're looking for a  traditional feast, look no more....you sit on a cushion on the floor in front of a low table which is laden with curries, fried chicken,…

google maps don't work so well in these old neighborhoods but there are plenty of helpful spirits to watch over and guide you!

this guy registers the happiness I felt while in Chuang Mai and wish I had scheduled some more time in this cool mountain town to visit more of the hill…

established in 1296, the old city of Chiang Mai still retains vestiges of walls and moats from its history as a cultural and religious center. Hundreds of elaborate Buddha temples…

I went to this beach on December 26th exactly 18 years after the December 26th tsunami that occurred in 2004. Long tailed boats - the livelihood of fisherman - were…

if you're looking for fishing villages on stilts and water buffalos still in use for plowing rice paddies - this be the place. I stayed in a one room  shack…