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I’m probably talking out of school here because we’ve only ever been to four cooking classes in our entire lifetime, but if Siam Rice in Chiang Mai, Thailand, isn’t among the best cooking schools for tourists anywhere I’ll eat my Khao Soi.
Why do we think Siam Rice is so good? Because they nailed every single thing anyone could want in a cooking school.
Temples are to Thailand what cathedrals are to Europe. And having spent the better part of this year touring Europe’s cathedrals it’s not surprising that my mind wandered back there upon seeing Wat Rong Khun in the North of Thailand.
We choose Chiang Rai as a starting point for our Asian travels because it seemed like a low-key way to ease into Thailand. This small city in the north didn’t disappoint.
After 20 hours of continuous travel, a quick sleep in Bangkok, and another early morning flight, we finally arrived in Chiang Rai, Thailand, the first stop on our four-month tour of South East Asia.
One of the best parts of our week-long ramble around Paris was also the most unexpected. We had sauntered over to Notre Dame at dusk to get some night time photos and were treated to an impromptu performance.
Over the years we’ve seen scores of buskers commanding attention in nearly as many public squares. Some are good. Some are awful. These guys were among the best.