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 did notice, though,...

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 countless times and...

Late October, the Dishonorable Edward Pastanga and I visited Wilhelmus von N 's place, as we had been invited once again for a vinyl evening.  I had prepared myself by digging up some old singles and albums from my collection, as well as buying a new platter: Go Go Crankin’ - Paint The White House Black …  Afterwards, we sat down in his vinyl sanctuary, opened the beers, and started playing some discs, which is a kind of ancient ritual for us by now.  Most of the brought along 45s I couldn’t...