I’m so behind on posting that I’m putting up holiday photos two months later…It was a 3 week whirl of activities and the most diverse vacation I’ve ever had, malady from Palaung villages to hi-so Bangkok eateries and beach to mountain, skincare with co-workers, friends and beloved family from Canada and Indonesia.
Wat Tham Pla Plong in Chiang Dao district
Teacher on holiday after reports completed! Â Yara on the temple steps overlooking Chiang Dao
Words to keep you walking up the bloody stairs of the temple
UHDP staff spreading Christmas cheer at Palaung village in Chiang Dao district
Palaung grannies kicking it up
Ket and Lue at UHDP's annual Christmas talent show at the farm
On the other end of the spectrum, holiday cutesy-ness outside Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok on Christmas Day
My Bangkok family: Anne (Art's sister) and Namo (Anne's daughter), Art and Dan
Practising the art of artsy-fartsy camera angles
Relaxing at Dan and Art's apartment. Â Notice the smart phones/gaming devices. Â Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds and Jewels were the names of the games during the holidays!
Camera balanced on a wineglass to capture al fresco evening at Spring/Summer/Winter restaurant in Bangkok
Namo all tied up in a hammock while the adults enjoy Cha'am beach (New Year's with Art's family)
Cha'am: Namo with her stylish Aunty Art
Building sand castles with Aunty Ant
Dan, Namo and Em joy-riding through the beach cabin compound we stayed at for New Years
Angry Birds on ipod and a delighted five-year old
Anne puts her travel photography skills to work documenting our New Years lunch
Splendour of the sea - shrimp caught fresh earlier in the morning
Blue steel
When the chocolate is gone, my dad is sad (in Chiang Mai)
These facial grimaces are genetic, methinks...Freezing cold at the Royal Project Doi Inthanon. Â Dan and Art made a trip back up to Chiang Mai to surprise my parents, so we took a road trip up the mountain when they went back to Canada.
The perfect end: stunning view at the peak of Doi Inthanon, Thailand's highest mountain