Chiang Mai was in the grips of the pollution from the forest fires of Burma and Northern Thailand. My visit was more of an adventure that I had thought. Staying with a friend on the outskirts of Chiang Mai, the soaring temperatures of 40C made the visits planned a real challenge!<\/p>\n
But I love it when plans change and life takes on a different direction.<\/p>\n
Sam, had some wonderful accommodation in the edge of the forest and I learnt a lot about how to adjust to life at a different \u00a0life style. We travelled in Thai style, on a motorbike through the traffic. But because the petrol \u00a0crisis, driven by the war in \u00a0Middle East, there wasn\u2019t much traffic at all.<\/p>\n
We visited \u00a0Buddhist monasteries and temples, fascinating to see and to find out more about from Sam\u2019s Buddhist perspective.<\/p>\n
We spent time at a \u00a0beautiful swimming pool which gradually helped me to acclimatise to the heat, and were a welcome break from the UK long winter.<\/p>\n
Next stop Hong Kong to be with family and to celebrate Easter.<\/p>\n
Rev\u2019d Sue Martin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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