In October 2015, the Dishonourable Edward Pastanga and I set off on a road trip to Esaan for the sole purpose of visiting ancient Khmer sites (Phanom Rung, a.o.) and an old friend of mine who lives in Prasat, Surin. Ray and his Thai wife Na were pleased to see us and supplied us with loads of food and beer, always welcome, of course. The Thai-Cambodian border wasn't far from their house, and Ray took us on a tour to relatively unknown Khmer temples. The highlight of our visit

Streetsign decorated with Ratchaburi's symbol: the jar Last month, I went on a 3-day trip with an old friend, Mike, to Ratchaburi. The idea was to have a look at a bat cave, explore the town a bit, and wander around in general. Not that we’re particularly interested in bats, but it seemed like a fun thing to do! Mike boarded an old, slow train at Samsen Station, and I joined him at Taling Chan Junction, a classic 3rd class, open windows, stopping at every tiny station. We di

During my trip through North Thailand earlier this month with my friend Frans, we encountered something unusual. While driving along to Doi Angkhang I noticed something happening in a shop and we decided to have a quick look. This turned into a bit longer than planned as Frans even admitted - that despite driving here a few times previously - he had never seen anything like it. At first, I only noticed this Elephant mural... Over the years, I visited Bangkok’s Chinatown cou

Next was a very local part of the ceremony in which Peter Pan had to take off his shoes and socks. A special large stone covered by a...

A few weeks ago, over a table filled with empty beer bottles, I was casually asked by The Deplorable Edward Pastanga (TDEP) if I’d be...

Here follows a pictorial overview of my recent visit to the Netherlands, which turned out to be very enjoyable. Classic old farmhouse in...

This year’s annual Holland visit turned out to be very sunny, in fact it’s the warmest spring ever! As it was combined with an...

After an uneventful night, we departed early again, just after 6 AM. The road was paved most of the way and the potholes were easily...

Our first Mekong biking trip in 2022 was scheduled to go straight from Mukdahan to Savannakhet, Laos, by cycling across the Friendship...

During our trip in North Thailand, we also stopped in Pai and had a look at some of the attractions. A bit outside town in the...