Fermented beans at the Sunday market

The blog is back - Settling into Mae Hong Son

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May 1st 2009
It’s pretty amazing, if a little nerve-racking, flying into the next place you’re going to live without ever even having been there before. It’s funny but this is something I’m getting quite used to, starting with our move to a beautiful-sounding town picked out of Frommer’s France ‘91 back in 7th grade. I had heard rumors about the flight from Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son, and althoug ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more