Wat Chong Kham

February 10th 2007
I'd been advised by several people to check out Mae Hong Son, as its mountainous countryside had turned it into a less crowded trekking option than Chiang Mai. Though I'd already decided that Nan would be my trekking site, I figured Mae Hong Son would be worth a visit regardless. It's certainly a tortuous place to access - the 300km trip via Mae Seriang was accomplished in 8 hours, with the retu ... 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

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I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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