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A cave near Chiang Dao where a monk was living and meditating.
 
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Here are some pictures of my own little cave in Bangkok--I absolutely love my home. It's very quiet and peaceful--a nice break from all the hustle and bustle of the urban Bangkok streets:

  


    Living room

 
   
    Kitchen
           

    Master bedroom


Quotes and Factoids
   
  • "Don't be offended when we call you farang [Thai word for foreigner, Caucasian--sometimes with negative connotations].  It's not anything bad--it's just what we call you. It's like when you call Japanese people 'Chinks' or Italians 'WOPS' in the United States."
  
      --From my friend Erik, quoting a Thai person leading an orientation session for his Rotary Scholarship  
   
  • Residents of the United States now own more guns per capita than the residents of Yemen.
  
     
--October 6, 2003 issue of Newsweek		  

    View on walk to cave near Lisu Village in Northwestern Thailand

    View from skytrain station

   The gang and I on our way to a waterfall near the Lisu
    Village
   View from a Karen Village in Northwestern Thailand