220 stories
The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 125. Arjan (Master) Tu and the art of Sak Yant. In this edition, we travel to a small village to experience Sak Yant.
The summit and nature trails of Doi Inthanon were beautiful, ancient, and amazing in their own way. But they were lacking in a view of the surrounding countryside. The...
It's amazing how, if one believes, they can accomplish anything. This post I am writing now is more about the power of your heart and mind, than a stroll through an...
A conundrum, an enigma, familiar, foreign, a piece of home, a half a world apart. These are the phrases I can use to describe Doi Inthanon National Park. The highest...
It was about a mile up through the jungle forest to reach the top of Mae Sa waterfall. Set in a series of ten tiers, some more rapids than waterfalls, it was a fun and...
The Orchid family is both massive and ancient. The famous Thai botanist, Rapee Sagarik, spent a lifetime studying and cultivating this uniquely beautiful and diverse...
The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 120, Bananas for Elephants - A Trek Through the Jungle. Today we explore the plight of the Asian Elephant. And we also take a look at the ancient relationship between domesticated Asian Elephants and their life partner handlers the Mahout.
The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 117. Chiang Mai - The Jewel Of The Thai Crown. In this edition, we land in Chiang Mai and begin to explore its many secrets.
I had neglected to tell my readers, as it was too perfect of a day, that I in fact destroyed my index toe of my left foot wandering the amazing beach at Ky Co. It didn't...
What else was I to expect? After many days on the move, I think it was seven consecutive days at this point that someone would be rapping on my hotel door before 7 am....
We had been on the bus for just over two hours when Qui Nhơn slowly came into view. There had been an issue with the apartment I had booked in Qui Nhơn. The host...
After a wonderful lunch with my newly discovered grandfather-in-law, it was getting time to prepare our departure. It was a couple hours to Qui Nhơn, and I was expecting...
