
Ayutthaya on 3 Wheels
Thailand's tuk-tuk vehicles are well-known, but the ones in Ayutthaya (*) look quite different. The driver is sitting in a 'proper' cabin...

Becoming A Monk
Last Sunday I accompanied my wife to a special event, her friend's son was going to be ordained as a monk at Wat Noi Nai, Taling Chan,...

Wat Khao Tham Thiam
Last Saturday my wife suddenly suggested that we should visit her sister and husband's new house in Kamphaeng Saen. A few hours later we...

Walkabout 2022 second part
Continuing the walk past a church, a Chinese shrine, a mosque, and 2 temples... Above is a side path leading to the old Kuan An Keng...

Wat Bang Phraek
The number of temples in Thailand must be truly astonishing and after a while they tend to 'blend in' the background. One comment that...

Morning Has Broken
Occasionally I encounter bike problems and go on walkabouts instead. Recently this happened again and although I prefer cycling, walking...

If There's A Hell Below...
Buddhism technically is a philosophy, but like most religions it has some very graphic depictions of the afterlife, especially when your...

Temple Cats
As written in my previous post (*) Thailand’s temples usually have a fair amount of dogs. When locals are getting bored with their dog(s)...

Song, Red Brick & Brood
After Nan I took a minivan to Phrae where two hours later my friend Corne picked me up and drove me to his homestay - Red Brick - in...

The Sacred and the (not so) Profane
At the beginning of this year I visited Chiang Mai and was brought to an unusual temple by my friend Philip. The first thing that popped...