French la Vie

  We rented a small motorcycle, (filled it up twice) and a pair of helmets. 12 dollars. We rode around the island of Koh Samui where we arrived the day…

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    "Putting gold on the back of the Buddha" is when one does an act(s) of kindness without bringing any attention to oneself, or seek acknowledgement. To put gold…

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  After several days in Chiang Mai I began to expect the unexpected sweet surprises. Watermelon slushies, Roasted watermelon seeds, One hour massages for $7, Corn on the Cob vendors,…

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  There are moments in an ordinary day that enter into the heart changing us with each beat. There are moments that we cannot explain, only feel. There are moments…

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 (All photos taken by Corey Amaro) The children at Vieng Ping Orphanage range from days old to eighteen years. Most of them have and will live at Vieng Ping until…

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  My path crossed Celeste's twenty-five years ago in Paris, she was visiting a French friend of a friend of mine. Celeste had been in the antique business, traveled the…

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  The second day after we arrived in Chiang Mai, French Husband had a strong allergic reaction. He found that wearing a mask kept the invisible-to-the-eye-particles (dust) from going in…

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  We hired "Marty" a chauffeur and drove over five hundred miles through the back roads of northern Thailand to Chiang Rai. We thought about renting a car or motorcycle,…

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Walking on air, perfume filled air. The Chiang Mai flower market is intoxicating.       Stunning was the volume of flowers brought in during the night. Flowers wrapped in…

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