On our first Saturday in Isaan, New’s cousin drove us a couple of hours away to a temple. The name is Wat Pha Namthip Thep Prasit Wararam, or Chai Mongkhon Pagoda Temple. The temple was still under some construction, but what was finished was beautiful to look at. I couldn’t find any info in English …
Random Thoughts
Trip to Isaan
On Wednesday the 6th, New and I hopped onto a 10:00pm bus to go up to the Northeast area of Thailand to visit her family. They live in a small town near the larger city of Sarakham. The bus ride took about 5 hours with a short stop midway for a quick bathroom and food …
Back in the “Land of Smiles”
After a hurried day of last minute shopping, laundry & packing I made it to the airport in San Francisco late in the evening on Wednesday the 29th anxious for my flight that was scheduled to leave at 1:20am on Thursday. The plane ended up taking off about 30 minutes late, but the 14 hour …
Collecting Things
I take a lot of photos of houses for sale and rarely do I find a home that leaves much of an impression. I’ve shot homes that looked like they were better suited for a bulldozer, as well as homes that are quite luxurious. Either way I usually take the photos and forget about them …
Eureka or Bust
I didn’t get much done the first two days of this Memorial Holiday so I decided to go for a long drive on Monday. I wanted to drive to a place I hadn’t been to in a long time and finally decided that my goal was to drive up to Eureka and then head back …






