Bangkok's Chinatown remains a fascinating place, no matter how often I visit, whether walking through familiar lanes and neighborhoods or exploring narrow alleys. This time, my focus was on houses, not the really ancient shophouses, but more on those from the 1950s & 60s. Some resemble slices of cake, such as the one above! Rooms like blocks stacked on top of each other, painted in soft pastel colors... But other colors are popular too! Of course, not everyone can afford to t

Last week, my son asked me out of the blue if I played chess… I had to think for a moment, as the last time I played chess was probably...

Earlier this month, there was a street art festival in Bangkok, of which I only managed to check out the last 2 days. Still better than...

Over the years, I moved from physical objects (photos, books, vinyl, CDs, etc.) more and more to digital versions (jpg, epub, pdf, mp3,...

Usually, at least once a day, I surf the Net looking for potential 'candidates' for my Art For Art's Sake series (*). This can vary...

Songwat Road 2016 - 2025, first piece by Aitch I'm not sure when I started paying serious attention to street art, but around 2015, I...

Earlier this month, I was pleasantly surprised to see the announcement of a new musical event on the 14th. Most of the names of the...

Last Friday night was fun thanks to my old friend Wilhelmus van N, who alerted me to a performance by the (in?)famous Midnight Ramblers,...

After crossing the Chao Phraya Sky Park Bridge I strolled towards Thon Buri on my own as by now the photographers' group had spread out...

This December was time for the last Bangkok Photographers Group Walk of the year. Location: Chao Phraya Sky Park and Memorial Bridge We...