Tag Archives: Thailand

Chiang Mai, Thailand: Karen Tribe Farmstay

Posted on September 10, 2023 by johnrachel

When Masumi and I were in Chiang Mai, Thailand we drove over an hour into the countryside and stayed at a Karen Tribe rice farm. Continue reading →

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Chiang Mai, Thailand: Elephant Camp

Posted on September 3, 2023 by johnrachel

Masumi and I are fascinated by elephants. Around Chiang Mai, there are a number of places to see them. We chose Elephant Camp because the folks there are very humane in their treatment of these amazing creatures. Continue reading →

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Chiang Mai, Thailand: Illusion Art Museum

Posted on August 25, 2023 by johnrachel

On our recent visit to Chiang Mai, Thailand, Masumi and I discovered one of the most spectacular art museums I’ve ever encountered … the Illusion Art Museum. Continue reading →

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Chiang Mai, Thailand: Coconut Market

Posted on August 16, 2023 by johnrachel

When Masumi and I visited Chiang Mai, we drove to the outskirts of town to see a charming affair called The Coconut Market. Continue reading →

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Chiang Mai, Thailand: Hmong Village

Posted on August 8, 2023 by johnrachel

Masumi and I visited a Hmong Village near Chiang Mai, Thailand last July. Continue reading →

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Chiang Mai, Thailand: Cooking School

Posted on August 4, 2023 by johnrachel

Masumi and I got an introduction to how to prepare Thai food during our recent visit to Chiang Mai. Truly unforgettable! Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: Washlets

Posted on January 29, 2020 by johnrachel

Why haven’t washlets, a Japanese innovation I put on a par with the invention of the steam engine or artificial intelligence, caught on in Western countries? Has someone tried to market them to the wiping/smearing/stinky-butted round-eyed barbarians of Europe, the U.S., Australia, Canada, and the rest of the non-Japanese world … and gone bankrupt?  I don’t get it. Continue reading →

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Wild and Crazy in Chiang Mai, Thailand!

Posted on January 4, 2020 by johnrachel

As is standard operating procedure for us, on New Years Eve Masumi and I were well off the beaten path. We certainly weren’t in Times Square. We weren’t wearing a beer guzzler cap. We didn’t do vodka jello shooters, smoke DMT or put magic mushrooms on our eleven-cheese pizza. We never even got around to singing Auld Lang Syne. Between Christmas and New Years, we spent a week in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Continue reading →

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Creativity: Creating Memorable Characters

Posted on November 21, 2014 by johnrachel

People often ask me: “John, how do you come up with your characters?” Continue reading →

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Spreading The Love

Posted on November 30, 2012 by johnrachel

TPP is being promoted by a public relations campaign using our public officials as spokespersons for the transnational corporate elite who are promoting this onerous, ill-conceived weapon of economic destruction.

Don’t be fooled by this self-serving and bogus propaganda. Continue reading →

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