Who Did Arthur Meet Today

Eleven years ago I was recovering from a relationship I had had with a German Dr. in Japan . Before I had moved to Japan I had befriended the owner of a small guest house in Chiang Mai.  Not being ready to return to Toronto, I sent many boxes to her house including my...

Who did Arthur Meet Yesterday

The truth is I often meet a number of new people in any given day. I pick one of the more interesting ones as they are all so interesting. Today’s pick is a young lady who owns runs a restaurant in Chiang Mai.  The restaurants name is Miss Cornery.  Miss Cornery...

Who Did Arthur Meet Today

I’m having coffee with my friend Marcus. Before he leaves a young family arrives at the cafe They have a very friendly young boy with them. He does a little dance routine jumping at the end. After Marcus leaves , I go over and chat with the dad a quiet slender...

Who Did Arthur Meet Today

Let me introduce you to my European friend Mr. A. Mr.  A has been living in Chiang Mai for over a year now. He supports himself by working as an IT consultant. He appears as a gentle soul that he is. He has introduced me to a number of Coffee shops where he does his...

Who Did Arthur Meet Today?

In my 22 years of staying in Chiang Mai , I have witnessed the magic Chiang Mai holds for seekers. This is particularly true this year. I recommended to a British woman in Toronto that she try spending her winter in Chiang  Mai instead of Australia. I also gave her...

Who did Arthur meet today?

Imagine being in Chiang Mai ,Thailand in 1962. Todays visitor , a former American air force pilot during the Vietnam war , was here at that time. He describes Chiang Mai has a small town where the only mode of transportation was the bicycle rickshaw. I wish I had been...

Who did Arthur meet today?

Each morning I walk over to Atava Yoga cafe for a breakfast of veggie omelette. On the way there I wonder who I will end up chatting with during breakfast. Atava feels like a dining/ living room in a private house. There is a sofa that sits three people. It was put...

Who did Arthur meet today

Today’s will be a short collection of people I met this morning. The first person is a British gentlemen who lived in Austria a greater part of his 42 years. He has always been a practical person . In his early years he had an extremely successful photography...

Who did Arthur meet today?

We are only a month into 2012 and already this month I have met the greatest collection of people that I have ever met here in Chiang Mai. Many of these people,mostly men thus far , are true Global citizens. My latest is a man in his early forties. He grew up in...