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OH MY BUDDHA! OUR 16 DAY GROUP TOUR FROM BANGKOK TO CHIANG RAI
ur farewell dinner is about to we’ll all be on our way home.
begin, and as the wait staff fills Much of the time, we dined family-
our wine glasses, I glance down style, but tonight at Maison de Chiang Rai,
O the table at my 13 fellow travel- our celebratory meal will be elegantly
ers. All have journeyed with my husband, plated, each course introduced by chef-
Ron, and me across Thailand, from owner Buakaew, whose father Vatcharin
Bangkok to Chiang Rai, on a tour with Bhumichitr, a prolific cookbook author and
Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT). After restauranteur, helped spark Great Britain’s
two weeks of shared adventures - every- love of Thai cuisine. Laughter and lively
thing from curry classes, temple tours, and conversation fill the room as we share sto-
Thai New Year water fights - tomorrow ries and each delicious dish.
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