One Year Ago Today;  was much different then today.
A whole new world.

Look at how quiet
​ it is in the old city of Chiang Mai Thailand, take note of the shuttered store fronts and empty streets. Now remember this is the main streets of Chiang Mai; the middle of the old city is even more vacant. On any normal Saturday, this area should be an annoying traffic jam. I have an extensive collection of videos of scooting around Chiang Mai traffic that date back to my first digital Leica in 2006 and I think a few digital videos from other cameras from years back. Film photos go, way back. I should make a little Chiang Mai traffic history post together.
Things will get better soon and soon
we will all be busy as ever; stuck in traffic.

​For those of you who cannot travel yet: I invite you to join me on one of my cold season holidays! In Thailand cold weather is a novelty and no better place to get cold then Mae Hong son. About 250 km from Chiang Mai, next to the border of Burma. As of last week it was a fridge 18 Celsius!
Please do come along! try some street food, see what there is to see
Some of the food we tried.
Glutinous rice with perilla seed - Khao Nook Nga
Fried Burmese chick pea tofu - Khao ram Fuan thod
Thaiyai chick pea soup - Tua pu Oon
Donus Thai yai  (Khao moon khui or Kha nom wong )
Sweet & buttery Thai Pancake " Roti"
 

Are you looking for vegetarian ingredients in Thailand? This is a good place to start! The Tiensieng Vegetarian Food Ingredients store and restaurant. Located next to the Chiang Mai gate in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Come with an empty stomach because they have restaurant with a fully loaded menu of all of your favorite Thai dishes in vegetarian vegan style.

During this market tour we all tried Khanom Babin Thai Coconut Pancakes. I love it when I can introduce people to new and unexpected foods.
Would you like to join us for some pancakes?
They say if you eat to many you will go crazy :)