by Garborg Carol | Sep 29, 2016 | Culture, Thailand, Vietnam
When you think of understanding culture, flowers aren’t what typically come to mind. Different cuisines, yes. Unique traditions, yes. Handicrafts and arts, yes. But floating flowers like the lotus flower, no. The lotus flower can be the size of an iPhone or... 
by Garborg Carol | Sep 24, 2015 | Thailand
Our first stop in Thailand was the 700-year-old city of Chiang Mai, also called Thailand’s “Rose of the North.” Our guide’s description, however, was a little less flowery. (No pun intended.) “You’ll see two things wherever you go in Chiang Mai—7-Elevens and...