Archive | November, 2007

Chiang Dao Nest Part 3

Day 3 Woke up this morning already feeling I was going to miss this place since it was going to be my last day here. We’d actually booked one of the tours to go for an elephant ride, tribal villages visit and river-raft ride. But actually, what I was really looking forward to that morning [...]

Chiang Dao Nest Part 2

Day 2 We woke up bright and early the next day at around 5:30AM, thanks to the roosters crowing outside – lucky we had an early night the day before! Just as well too, I walked out after 6 and it was a beautiful dawn. The view outside our little hut was just gorgeous and [...]

Chiang Dao Nest Part 1

I got back earlier this week from a beautiful 3 day stay at the Chiang Dao Nest, which I discovered from Adrianna’s review. This was the first time I was going anywhere off the beaten track, and I wasn’t sure what to expect – but I was looking forward to stretching myself. I needn’t have [...]

Take the Time to Just Be

A traditional Japanese tea room is exceedingly simple, with a bare minimal of decoration, helping the participants of the tea ceremony to focus on just what is at hand. In other words, the room and the ceremony are made to help people just be. I think there is great value in this being. Lately I’ve [...]