Here's an interesting post that originally appeared in the Patients For Medical Cannabis blog, Marijuana Miracle: 5 Exciting New Discoveries About Pot: From The Economist: "If (Marijuana) were unknown, it's discovery would no doubt be hailed as a medical breakthrough. Scientists would praise it's potential for treating everything...
Maesa Elephant Camp: Well-intentioned people will wag their index finger in your general direction when you tell them you are heading to a place like the Maesa Elephant Camp, which is southeast of Chiang Dao. They will say if you REALLY care about elephants, head for...
Here's an interesting post by Eric Barker that I found in Business Insider, of all places, 7 Scientific Secrets yo a Happy Marriage: New York Times writer Tara Parker-Pope pulled together the science behind nuptial bliss in her book "For Better." Here’s the seven-point recipe for a...
[caption id="attachment_35747" align="alignright" width="300"] Kachama[/caption] What, you may ask, is a wat? Thailand is the kingdom of wats or religious complexes. There about 30,000 in the country, which tend to serve a dual purpose: Buddhist monastery/temple and community center. The basic layout of most wats follows set principles...
Here's an informative article that appeared in the Huffington Post, How To Turn Negative Emotions Into Your Greatest Advantage: In our relentless pursuit of happiness, it's easy to shove aside, make light of, or otherwise evade negative emotions. But the truth is that unpleasant feelings are...
[caption id="attachment_35659" align="alignright" width="240"] Lunch with Esther[/caption] It was a typical day about town with a friend: morning tea, a round of errands, a long lunch, a visit to a museum, shopping, and a massage. Typical if the friend is Esther White. And the town, Chiang Mai. Esther – ...
[caption id="attachment_35627" align="alignright" width="240"] Pasith[/caption] This time credit goes to our sometime Telluride neighbor Sunny Griffin, owner of Astara Cosmetics, also a resident of Chiang Mai, Thailand. She told us in no uncertain terms that we could not leave Bangkok without a day trip to Damnoen Saduak...
Day #2 began with a ride in a long-tailed boat along the canals of Chaophraya River, a rite of passage for Bangkok virgins. The tour guide representative at our hotel, again the Royal Orchid Sheraton, arranged the hour-long tour. Long-tailed boats or Ruea hang Yao are a...
First stop, Jim Thompson Museum and House. The story begins with a larger-than-life hero: handsome, rich, urbane, widely accomplished and a one-time CIA (actually OSS, the forerunner of the CIA) operative. Packed tight as it is with moral certainty and physical action, Ian Fleming could have...
[caption id="attachment_35477" align="alignright" width="300"] Redford & Chandor plot a scene. Image from movies.com[/caption] Been over this ground before. The consensus among attendees is that the 40th annual Telluride Film Fest was the best in the history of one of the best film festivals in the world....
