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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Snacks in Conclusion
I’m back in Minneapolis. I never cease to be impressed by how very, very far it is from Malaysia to Minnesota. Here’s my last bunch of out-of-context food photos from the last week or so. An ice kacang from a … Continue reading
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SAF Yacht Club
View Larger Map I’m back in Singapore today to pack up and catch my breath before flying back to the US. It was a nice clear day today so I tried to shoot a panorama of the yacht club where … Continue reading
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There were a couple of nervous emails about the Bangkok protests in my inbox this morning, so, just a quick update: 1) I’m back in Singapore today, so I’m unaffected 2) Chiang Mai (where I was when the protests started … Continue reading
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Cooking School
I spent most of yesterday at the ‘Thai Farm Cooking School,’ hoping to learn why my pad thai always end up in a sticky mess. I’m not sure I solved that problem but it was a pleasant day nonetheless. We … Continue reading
Guesthouse
I’m staying at the ‘Garden Guesthouse’ in Chiang Mai which is essentially just three bedrooms upstairs from a bar and cafe. Their street sign is so sun-faded that I can’t read it (I just look for the blank sign when … Continue reading
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Chiang Mai Zoo
No animal is more dignified than the capybara. The zoo aquarium had a open-from-the-top ‘touch tank’ with rays in it and then, later, an identically designed ‘dangerous animals’ tank with lionfish and morays. There was a velvet rope around this … Continue reading
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Scoot
These are photos from an afternoon trip from Chiang Mai to Samoeng and back again — the loop goes around and behind the mountain that Doi Suthep is on. My little 110cc Honda Click could only barely get me up … Continue reading
Odds and ends from Bangkok
Back end of a cendol cart Exhibit caption from Siam Ocean World, an aquarium with nearly as many snack bars as exhibits. Yep, they provide glass-bottom boat tours in one of the fish tanks. Also in Ocean World, a spa … Continue reading
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Doi Suthep
Doi Suthep is one of the landmarks of Chiang Mai. In theory I should be able to see it from town, but it’s way too smoky for that right now. (I’m not clear why the jungle is on fire, but … Continue reading
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