Monthly Archives: February 2015

People, hotels, helmets, and calm

So, as of the end of Sunday (2/15), I had a motorbike (and helmet!), and no home nor any likelihood of having one soon.  This did not particularly distress me; I could live out of hotels indefinitely, if I could … Continue reading

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Update: Really?

To everyone concerned that I might not be wearing a helmet, please look again at the actual picture: My momma didn’t raise no fool.

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They’re never as cool as they are in the adverts

I mean, look at this… So, Sunday dawned a bit later for me than usual, which was nice. After the usual ablutions, I made my way down to Coffee Monster for breakfast, arriving at about 7:20, only to find them … Continue reading

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Visa, Not Everywhere You Want To Be

Ha ha, my first cliffhanger!  Another literary achievement, yaay me! And thanks to my loyal readers to expressing such enthusiastic support for the practice.  (Your reply comments say “No”, but my imagined construction of your actual intentions says “Yes, more … Continue reading

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A Room With A View Of The Web

We’re now up to Thursday the 12th.  Breakfast at The Larder again, on the principal that it was likely to be the last time I’d be there for a while, then back to the hotel, do internet stuff, meditate, and … Continue reading

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Umong? Wat Umong?

So, I ended off Tuesday evening peacefully enough, snacking on cashews and looking forward to moving to a new hotel on Thursday, the Sang Serene Hotel. One with a wired internet connection! Wednesday morning, I went back to Coffee Villa … Continue reading

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Kindred spirit

So, I left off the last post in the middle of my trek around northeastern-ish Chiang Mai, just after documenting my pause for an overcomplicated bathroom break. Refreshed, I continued on up the road, but while I wasn’t tired, I … Continue reading

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Cashews are worse than cats

I think I went a little overboard on that last post, it was a lot of words.  I’ll try to be more succinct in this one.  For succinctness is a virtue extolled by many but embodied by few; for all … Continue reading

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I’d like the “Pad Thai With Data”

I’m starting to feel a bit guilty if I don’t eat someplace new every day.  In fact, out of 3 possible daily meals, I may just have to limit myself to one repeat per day.  Otherwise, I’ll never cover the … Continue reading

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Buffering

My food-driven exploration has a daily dark period.  There are darn few places that open for breakfast before 8:30am, and it’s killing me. All of that stuff I did to avoid jet lag totally worked, and I’ve had no problem … Continue reading

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