day 23 ............ thai top chef

off to the market

colors of the market

thai snacks

heads of the class

cook offs... ready freddy go

chop CHOP chop

the making of curry paste
sweat goes in

sweat comes out... nice and spicy

day 22 ........ over the river and through the woods

my new duds and wheels

from dense forests to open orchards

lechee... from here to your martini

headed back into the jungle

day 21 ......... northern chiang mai province

floating huts @ huay teung thao reservoir

lunch by the lake

locals prefer to catch theirs

mae sa valley falls... simply refreshing

upstream pools

dipping some toes along the rivers edge

water's eroded forms

day 20 ............ muay thai

monday nite @ the fights

12 years old and one hundred pounds of fury

prayers and punches

the victor

defeat

day 16 - 19 a taste of chiang mai

View sukhothai to chiang mai in a larger map

5 hrs later by bus

tuking into chiang mai

economies of scale

motoring in the mountains

Doi Suthep Monestary

Chiang Mai Cultural Museum

Our secluded mountain hideaway

Gas butt

wine at last!

this and thats at the sunday market

local iconography