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Great Wave, Silver Lining

For some reason disasters occur only when I go home to visit my family. It is as if the forces of...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

Two Brothers: Sangha and Kumal

Film Review: Two Brothers

Take a walk on the wild side with Jean-Jacque Arnaud's Two Brothers, the 2004 story of two playfu...

Thailand / Cambodia / Laos Celeste Heiter

Bamboos form the backdrop of the main chapel. This area with a solitary bench is one of my favourite places at Seven Fountains.

Silent Retreat at Seven Fountains

Chiang Mai is laid back, quiet and its people friendly. Along a busy (well, at least in Chiang Ma...

Thailand Diana Tan

Wat Kow Tahm monastery

The quieter side of Koh Phanyan

Koh Phanyan, known for its full moon parties, does in fact have a rather more peaceful side. Perc...

Thailand Julia Thompson

Pagong's exclusive kimono silk shirt with vintage flower design

Silk Buying in Asia

Buying silk in Kyoto, Yogyakarta, Kuching, Chiang Mai and Hanoi is fun.

Thailand / Vietnam / Indonesia victor wong

Antonio Graceffo (left) learns the Khmer martial art of Bokator under the watchful eyes of Master San Kim Saen in Phnom Penh.

Learning History and Culture Through Martial Arts

David Calleja talks with Antonio Graceffo, host of Martial Arts Odyssey, and leading Filipino kun...

Thailand / Vietnam / Myanmar David Calleja

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Teaching English in Chiang Mai

Routes to an English teaching job in Chiang Mai, with contact information.

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

Cover- The Protector

Martial Arts Reviews: The Protector

There are 206 bones in the human body, and Tony Jaa will break every one. Touted as the next big ...

Thailand Will Raus

River Kwai Bridge

The River Kwai Festival

Chulalongkorn Day sees the start of the spate of festivals that run through until the Songkhran p...

Thailand Tom Aikins

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Paris meets Bangkok in collection by Thai princess

Princess Sirivannavari Nariratan of Thailand presents her debut collection in Paris. Called "Pres...

Thailand AFP/Sarah Shard

The writer with the good doctor & son.

A visit with the Famous Doctor Ho

Doctor Ho is the most written about Chinese doctor in all the world. He is the most talked about...

Thailand / Vietnam / Myanmar Joshua Samuel Brown

Brought from Sri Lanka, the main chedi in Wat Mahathat has a gold-covered tip measuring 8.294 inches high.

Nakhon Si Thammarat: A Glimpse Into Thailand's History...

Something "Different" My recent trip to Nakhon Si Thammarat in South Thailand is best described a...

Thailand Ee Lin Wan

Wat Kow Tahm monastery

Silent Meditation on Koh Phanyan

The tiny shaven-headed nun stands, bows and leaves us. All 27 of us file silently out of the hall...

Thailand Julia Thompson

Hat Yai town at night

Hat Yai, Thailand

Located in the Southern Thai province of Songkla, some 947 kilometers from Bangkok and 50 kilomet...

Thailand Ee Lin Wan

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Thailand's new opium museum casts light on dark history

Chiang Saen, Thailand, Aug 13, 2003 - Nestled in the heart of Southeast Asia's infamous Golden Tr...

Thailand AFP/Samantha Brown

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Charles Baker's Drunken Oriental Junket

An NPR interviewer once asked writer David Sedaris why he had left New York and moved to Paris. H...

Thailand / Indonesia / Japan Kenneth Champeon

Wat Na Phranen

Ayutthaya - Old Capital Of Thailand

Ruins are notoriously deceptive. Gazing at these towering pagodas - Ayutthaya's most visible and ...

Thailand Tom Cockrem

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Hard Traveling: Exploring Southern Laos by Tuktuk

Bangkok to Savannakhet for a visa run, with a visit to Huen Hin...

Thailand / Laos Janet Brown

in the village

on visiting a Kayan Lahwi Village

A part of me thinks it would be better to stay home.

Thailand / China Jack VanNoord

Sawadee Kha !

A Floating Life.

Heaps of juicy fruit neatly piled on one side and rows of fresh flowers impeccably arranged on th...

Thailand Hansa Piparsania

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