January to June - 2015
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| Aaron with the brides maids gearing up for the wedding. |  |
| Chiangmai grocery store on wheels |  |
| Chiangmai restaurant on wheels |  |
| April -May | |
This young mother appeared at my back door with three little ones. I have been feeding them while watching them play and grow...fun. They are juveniles now. I see them in the area occasionally |
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| This guy lives in my kitchen feeding on all the little creatures that I do not want to know about. |  |
| I am looking forward to seeing Bear-Bear and Duke in Toronto this summer. |  |
| I manage three - four visits to the compound gym and pool each week. |  |
| March | |
Thailand roads are considered among the most deadly. The Songkran water festival (Thai New Years) approaches when it is even more dangerous. |
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These birds are a terrible bother. They are noisy and cantankerous. Many fights between rival groups swarm at one another.
However, I do enjoy wondering how they deal with 'bad hair day' everyday. |
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| My pool is a short walk and it is always empty. |  |
Chiang Rai Visit This is the Wat Rong Khun better known as the White Temple. It is a new temple without monks and is a very popular tourist place. |
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| I did not go inside because I am not a good tourist. |  |
Town of Pai A wonderful small town nestled in a lush valley three hours north of Chiang Mai. Six-hundred turns in the road made me queasy. |
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| This guy was patiently waiting to eat anything smaller. | .JPG) |
| Low cost backpacker accommodations is an attraction to Pai. There were many young people from around the world. | .jpg) |
| OK....I don't do backpacker accommodations. This is the view from the terrace of my bungalow. | .jpg) |
| This restaurant / bar was almost totally made from bamboo. | .jpg) |
| February | |
| The convenience-store-restaurant is about a three iron from my house. Handy for a beer in the afternoon and has a good Thai food menu. |  |
| A small market forms in front of the convenience store saturdays and sundays. Handy for wonderful soups.... |  |
| ...and fresh fruit. |  |
| The back of my house. The balcony on the right is off the guest bedroom. |  |
| The gym is a ten minute walk. |  |
| Morning sun comes in through the balcony door. |  |
| The dining room is part office. |  |
| I travel with a helmet and padded jacket. |  |
| I added a box on the back of the bike to help with shopping. |  |
| The cat lounging on my street shows there is little traffic. |  |
| Women are prominent on construction sites including strapping reinforcing bar. |  |
| Women also ride in the truck sorting the garbage as it passes along the street. |  |
| January | |
| My shipment from Doha ready to unpack at the house in Chiangmai. |  |
This is one of the more frugal 'Chiang Mai Traffic Police' vehicles. |
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| Transportation for migrant workers is often an open vehicle. Many are from Myanmar or Cambodia, legally and otherwise. |  |
| I was surprised to find an MGB very similar to the one Aaron has now. |  |
One difference is the driver sits on the other side in Thailand |
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I had to prove 'I was there'. |
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| Thai children are provided with tremendous learning experiences and entertainment. This is a maze at a shopping center. Creativity and low wages make these events possible. |  |
| A children's show in a mall. |  |
The stage. |
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More toys for the children. |
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| I call it Chiang house. |  |
| Me in front of Chiang House |  |
The outdoor sitting area beside the fish pond.
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I enjoyed the sign on the Chiangmai burger truck. 'If a burger represented how much I love you, I would make a burger for you forever.' ...how heartfelt.
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The Chiangmai theatre group did a short play during a January meeting. |
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