We got a few ideas in Thailand about how to repurpose things around our house to more acceptable uses.
Like the nicely potted dollarweed at the Tamarind Hotel in Chiang Mai:
And the freshly prepared mole crickets and grasshoppers, often found in our front yard at home, at the Chiang Mai Night Market:
In June we spent several days in the ancient Thai capital of Chiang Mai, in the northern mountains of Thailand. It was a very nice area, and much different than Bangkok. We stayed at the Tamarind Resort, right in the center of the old city inside the walls. We toured the many temples inside the walls, went up the mountain to the royal summer palace (Bhubing Palace) and visited several other sites in the mountains including mountain villages of the minority Hmong and Karen people.
We spent a preparation week in Japan in June, followed by a Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
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