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Following the epic scooter journey I definitely needed a day of rest. Hunched over the handlebars with tightened shoulders, I had been running on adrenaline the whole day without fully realizing it until the following morning. My body was fatigued, and I was emotionally exhausted. My plan for the

I had moved out of the Wiang Inn Hotel in favor of Mercy Hostel just down the road. I do like the comfort and privacy vibe, but I don’t need much beyond that. Private rooms with full bath in a hostel in Thailand in the off season is about

One of my indulgent and perhaps ultimately misguided visions for creating an introspective and therapeutic experience in Thailand was to involve myself in some kind of spiritual pursuit that would nurture my physical and emotional health. This basically meant some kind of either meditation or yoga retreat. I knew

Over the past year or so I had been seeing Chiang Mai come up more and more in the travel blogosphere, especially in relation to digital nomads relocating and living there to work remotely. The two primary qualities of praise being the very attractive cost of living, as well

The second leg of my trip was a visit to the western reaches of Thailand, a region called Kanchanaburi. This area borders Myanmar and therefore sees some influx of Burmese people who cross the loose jungle border seeking work. This area is sparsely populated and displays a rich tableau of