Formerly Mr. & Mrs. Espionage

Not 7, but 8 days of Buddha.  THAT'S AN EXTRA BUDDHA FOR FREE! They are not afraid to show you how ridiculous they think white people look. Rawr.  I'm a sea monster.  Their umbrellas hold THEMSELVES up. Yo dawg, I heard you like roofs, so we put some roofs on your roof so you can have shelter beneath your shelter.  While you ride.  In case of flood, remove shoes, hop three feet, but DO NOT ENTER. The trees are covered in thoughtful Public Serenity Announcements.  There are hot girls there. The animals live in perfect harmony.  Perfect, tense, hair-raising harmony. They have Monkey School and Elephant Camp. Your kids have to stay at the hotel, but your Elephants and Monkeys will be highly educated and entertained.  Your dad's old pickup with a custom cap and tail job is the new local bus. They invented the StairMaster(tm) Anyone can be a designer label there.  They have a super highway.   The ch...

Chiang Mai has over 300 Buddhist temples, or Wats, so on our first day we put on our walking shoes and set off to see what all the fuss was about. Our first stop was Wat Phra Singh, one of the most venerated Wats in Chiang Mai, to check out some classical northern Thai architecture . After this, we headed north to visit Wat Chiang Man, the oldest temple in Chiang Mai. Wat Phra Singh . According to Thai culture, the feet are the dirtiest part of the body. Therefore, one's feet should never point towards Buddha upon entering the temple. The feet should always remain below Buddha's head, as the head is thought to be the most sacred part of the body. This means no handstands, cartwheels, or back flips in front of Buddha. The staircase ascending to the Bot, or the ordination hall housing the Buddha, is flanked with sea serpents known as Nagas. According to Buddhist scripture, this creature guarded Buddha while he was meditating. This large dome shaped struct...