Tag: Thailand
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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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Immanuel in Piang Luong
Our accommodation for the weekend was at the church building where Ms. Chen worked, Immanuel. When we weren’t there, Ms. Chen invited us to her home where we ate fresh fruit from her garden. Not only were the dragonfruit/ pitaya/ papaya enormous, they were also beautiful and delicious! We enjoyed a relatively peaceful stay,…
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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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THE ELEPHANT CAMP
CHANG | Maesa Elephant Camp Yes, this page is dedicated to Chang, the elephants. After all, we are in Northern Thailand and have to be tourists for at least half a day. Chang, is also one of the largest beer companies here and we will see this logo just about anywhere- the side of the roads, bottles, football…
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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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House of Grace
Grace Student Center The Center began running in 2014, and while they expected to have 4 students, they currently host 8, (2 will leave this week). It is the hope and mission of the organization to inspire the students to study hard, enter a good university, and get a good job in order to change their current…
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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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