Nokia N8 Photo of the Day: Water Lilly in Thailand

Just out and about with the family yesterday, picking out flowers at a nursery market in Chiang Mai (behind Tesco near JJ market), and realized that there were great photo opportunities here without having to go to a formal garden! Here’s a photo of a water lilly, in a beautiful nursery. Amazing what you can …

Wheels photo of the day: a Box from Peugeot

Saw a line up of Peugeot vehicles outside an auto show exhibit in chiang mai. This particular car/thing stood out to me. One of the most utilitarian designs I’ve seen in awhile, since the Honda Element. It’s not mini van sized, but smaller and I can see small businesses using it, or families.Looks very practical, …

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Review: Our $10 Rain Gear takes on Monsoon Season in Thailand

Our first year in Chiang Mai, Thailand was terrific.  Awesome, in fact.  But, we dreaded those days during the ‘rainy’ season because we had inadequate ponchos. You know the $.99 Walmart ones, that are so thin they tear apart after one ride in a windy rainstorm?  We don’t own a car here, and our little motorbike …