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Archive for April, 2008

Sound file: Rain storm in Chiang Mai

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Sounds - Audio files, Thailand, Travel | 1 Comment »

It is coming to the end of the dry season, and Chiang Mai has just been subjected to several weeks of intense heat, hardly relieved at all this year by ... Read more..

Health reasons for being a vegetarian

Saturday, April 19th, 2008 Posted in Food and Drink, General, Health | No Comments »

If there is something all health experts can agree upon – it is that animal fat is NOT healthy. In fact the best thing you can do for your health ... Read more..

6 Reasons to Visit the World’s Happiest Country: Denmark

Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in General, In the news, Travel | 4 Comments »

Denmark has recently emerged as the world’s happiest country, beating out Bhutan, the long-time favorite of anthropologists everywhere. The birthplace of LEGO—a contraction of leg godt or “play well”—offers even ... Read more..

Songkran 2008 Chiang Mai - The water festival

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in Events and Activities, Thailand, Travel | No Comments »

Once again that time of year has arrived where Chiang Mai is as hot as an oven, and people start hysterically throwing water at each other. Accompanying the water climax ... Read more..

Sound file: Chiang Mai street sounds 1

Sunday, April 13th, 2008 Posted in Sounds - Audio files, Thailand, Travel | No Comments »

This was recorded in our street in Chiang Mai, Thailand at about 6pm on a weekday night - in early April. Every night the cicadas start screeching at about the ... Read more..