Reflections from Asia (Part II)

Grounds of Sankampaeng Hot Springs, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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Instructions for boiling eggs in thermal pool water. Sankampaeng Hot Springs, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

(Asia, like most everywhere, is a mixed bag--there is much to love juxtaposed with challenging to meet circumstances and conditions. This is the second part in the series of reflections from travel to Myanmar and Thailand in December, 2016 through January 2017.)


Hot springs and massage are a way of life. I've yet to experience anything that takes stress out of my body quicker than soaking in the hotest pool at a mineral bath. It is the closest thing to magic I've encountered in my 50+ years. I still believe that the hot shower is humanity's greatest invention.

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