Comments on: Moving to Chiang Mai

By: Drew Jacob

Drew Jacob — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:32:29 +0000

Thank you Grace. I see a lot of great cooking classes offered around here… it is tempting…

By: Drew Jacob

Drew Jacob — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:32:04 +0000

Thank you Susan!

By: Drew Jacob

Drew Jacob — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:29:33 +0000

Thanks Val, I appreciate the warm spirit.

By: Drew Jacob

Drew Jacob — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:26:55 +0000

Ha, I think there has been some price inflation. So many people and web sites told me you can get a meal for $1, a beer for $1, a massage for $1…. that would be about 30 baht. You can’t get anything but a cup of coffee for 30 baht. Typical massage is B120-200 (half hour or hour), typical meal B 60-120, typical beer B 50-100.

It’s still super cheap and not a problem, but it was a little weird realizing my expenses will be roughly triple what I thought they would be :)

By: Drew Jacob

Drew Jacob — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:03:47 +0000

Oh, thank you Jeff and I am so glad to see you here! You were one of my first readers.

I’m a big fan of Colin’s. He’s a great guy too, we haven’t met in person but we’ve corresponded a bit and he gave me some wonderful feedback on Walk Like a God. I’ll be honest, he was a big inspiration in getting moving on my dream and making things happen the right way. Thanks for pointing him out here, always happy to give him some link love.

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By: jenincanada

jenincanada — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:21:42 +0000

Excellent. Enjoy and I look forward to reading more!

By: Grace

Grace — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:12:20 +0000

Those are great goals (maybe you could take Thai cooking classes as your art choice) . I look forward to more future posts! Safe travels.

By: Susan T. Blake

Susan T. Blake — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:39:18 +0000

Good travels, my friend – take wooden nickels and talk to lots of strangers. Looking forward to your posts!

By: valentinathewitch

valentinathewitch — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:41:23 +0000

Wow! This is so awesome. My heart leaps once again. Your friend is amazing, too. I just read his blog and I think he’s awesome. I think I have a new favorite blog/writer to follow. I can see why you guys bonded!

Part of me is jealous, but most of me is thrilled. Just simply thrilled. But I am also sad because I do not know when I will see you or talk to you again. I am keeping my mind off this by writing.

YET I’m insanely happy that you will be blogging more often. I’ll keep sharing and liking each of your blog posts as long as, if and when you get the chance to read this Witch’s blog, you do the same for me. Even though I cannot visit faraway lands like you are, I love to make new blog friends.

I especially look forward to seeing more photography from you. I haven’t seen enough of your pictures.

I have always had a special soft spot in my heart for Thailand. I had a boss who traveled there every year and brought me back jewelry and silk scarves as gifts for being such an awesome employee. For many years I was an imported gifts and clothing retail clerk, and much of what I sold was from that country. I have a lot of things in my home and wear sarongs from Thailand.

As I write this, I am wearing a pair of tin jingle-style earrings from Thailand.