Tag: culture
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I took a short trip from Chiang Mai to Pai last weekend. Pai has a reputation for being a laid-back hippie village with lots of nature, and I was excited to explore. My slice of Pai was only three days long, which felt like the perfect amount. It is, indeed, a unique and charming place.
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Chiang Mai is the first city that I’m living in outside the U.S. as a location-independent freelance copywriter, and I completely love it. My days are full of delicious food and coffee, comfortable working spaces, beautifully decorated shops, and lively markets. These ten photos will show you what I do more-or-less everyday.
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If you asked me two weeks ago what I thought I’d be writing about in my next blog post, I would have guessed it would be about doing work from chic cafes and going to see Buddhist temples here in Chiang Mai. As it turns out, that’s not far off, but it’s not spot-on either.…
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Here’s to exploring, to getting out of your comfort zone, and to appreciating lifestyles far removed from your own. There are countless routes to happiness, and I do not mean to suggest that travel is the highest virtue. But if we are blind to our own path, perhaps living among other cultures can spark new…
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Koh Samui is famous among honeymooners and beachcombers alike, packed with picturesque seaside resorts and restaurants spread between its many harbor villages. Inland from its shores, steep hills covered in dense jungle hide an abundance of natural wonders and ancient respites. Located in the Gulf of Thailand due south from Bangkok, it’s Thailand’s second largest…