Category: Travel
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In a Land of Myth
Bath & Salisbury Every town has local musicians playing in the courtyards. My favorite of the day- Joel Grainger. In a land of myth and a time of magic, we get tales of Merlin moving big old stones for Uther Pendragon because he became impatient with the knights. Or, ones of keltic druids transporting them, but…
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Arrival in London
I had flown internationally by myself before, so I was not nervous about that. The plane was nice and new-very high tech-but the seats and leg space were smaller than other airlines I’ve flown. If you choose to fly Norweigan Air, you must purchase any snack or drink you wish to consume, and even…
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Northern Thai Delicacies
More than halfway done with my summer, I have yet to discuss one of the most important things, food. A trip is never complete without trying local delicacies. Luckily for me, I was outside of the city in a “suburban” neighborhood where outdoor markets twice a week were just a short motorcycle ride away. Mango…
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Dai Minority of Thailand
The Windy Road Up A few weekends back, my brother and I had the opportunity to spend a weekend in the mountains in the town of Piang Luong, which lies just before the Thailand Myanmar border. We took a van from Chiangmai (nicknamed “bread-car”) that took about 4 hours, two of which were spent driving up the…
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Mini Myanmar in Chiang Mai
To the Market | 29/06/2015 Jia Mei and Jia Sheng are from Myanmar, so to give us a taste of their culture they took us to a market that can be found only on Fridays. Each of us were supposed to finish TWO bowls of noodles for breakfast. It doesn’t matter how hot it is, you drink…
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Hello, Chiang Mai
Packing for our 1 month and 2 month journeys (my brother and I, respectively) David was able to borrow a hiking backpack from our friend, while I used my Minaal Carry-on for the first time (thanks to my sister). Though we were coming right at the end of the hottest month of the year, it was…
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