November 27th, 2017

The Best Restaurants in Chiang Mai (and a Cooking School for Good Measure)

While in Thailand, I read a short story collection called Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap. My favorite quotation from the book came in the first story: “Americans are the fattest, the stingiest of the bunch. They may pretend to like pad Thai or grilled prawns or the occasional curry, but twice a week they need their [Read More]

November 17th, 2017

Falling Short of and Exceeding Expectations: Loy Krathong/Yi Peng and the Chiang Mai Cabaret

It’s hard to avoid having expectations when you travel. You know rationally that if you set the bar low and go in expecting nothing, you’re less likely to be disappointed. (Some people on We Roam think that’s part of why we all loved Belgrade so much.) But when you start reading about a place and [Read More]