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

On my last day I still had some time to explore the area before catching the afternoon bus from Nang Rong back to Bangkok. Wat Khao Phra...

I'm not really a religious buildings 'fan', but occasionally encounter temples that are quite amazing... One example is Lampang's Wat...

I have been living in Bangkruay for many years now and at times visit a nearby temple called Wat Sriprawat. This is a canalside temple,...

Occasionally I cycle through Bangyai and pass the old floating market. Personally I think this a bit of a misnomer as most boats seem to...

High-speed train arriving at Muang Xai station. The next day we set out for our by-now-standard now standard Lao breakfast of baguettes...