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A Dog is for Life

An anecdote about Thai rural life.

Thailand Toy Tuanphimai

Brahma Spirit House, Ban Chang, Thailand.

From where I am sitting, I can just see a spirit house off in the distance. This is comforting, f...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

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The Four Reigns of Kukrit Pramoj

Review of Four Reigns (Book One) [Editions Duang Kamol, Bangkok, 1981]. The complete Four Reigns ...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

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A Brush With Death in Upcountry Laos

Although the Mekong River offers a peaceful backdrop, even paradise cannot mask the pain of famil...

Thailand / Laos David Calleja

Waxen Angel in Phimai, Thailand.

I'll Have Wax Sculptures, Flowers On the Side, Hold the Suffering

In July, Americans set off explosives to commemorate the "rockets' red glare" attending their cou...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

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The Legend of Padjitt and Orapima

The Legend of Orapima and Prince Padjitt. Why Prasat Hin Phimai was built and how Phimai got it's...

Thailand Toy Tuanphimai

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Of Elephants and Men

Review of the novel High Banks, Heavy Logs by Thai author Nikom Rayawa's, recipient of the South ...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

An Elephant Experience

They are just cross-eyed bored, says Australian Lynn Gardner, a volunteer at the Ayutthaya Elepha...

Thailand Heng Wah

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Meditating in Southern Thailand

Every night the elderly security guard sweeps carefully and at length around my Singapore apartme...

Thailand Leslie Nevison

Fishing off Phuket, Thailand

Fishing for Buddhism

Fishing off the coast of Phuket, Thailand.

Thailand Jim Algie

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Bless This House

A house is blessed in Chiang Mai, Thailand ...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

Chiangrai and the Golden Triangle

Any visitor to Chiangrai cannot fail to recognize the richness and obvious affluence that abound ...

Thailand Tom Aikins

Siam Bayshore Resort

Our latest resort visit in Pattaya had us staying at the Siam Bayshore Resort, one of three hotel...

Thailand Tom Aikins

This fine terracotta elephant stands to attention among many unique example by one of the islands younger potters.

A Day at Pottery Island

It may seem hard to believe but it only takes a couple of cents to reach fantasy island. At least...

Thailand Ian Douglas

Hmong-Inspired Baby Bok Choy Stir- Fry

Recipe: Hmong-Inspired Baby Bok Choy Stir-Fry

This dish is inspired by a favorite of the Hmong people native to the highlands of Southeast Asia...

Thailand / Vietnam / Laos Celeste Heiter

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Polluted Chiangmai: Cleaning Up The "Kha"

More than 250 years ago, a clear little stream known to the locals as Menam Kha wound its way thr...

Thailand Ee Lin Wan

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In Thailand, British monk brings Buddhism to Westerners

Thailand, a world center of Theravada Buddhism, is home to more than 300,000 monks. A tiny handfu...

Thailand AFP/Michael Mathes

Baja Tracks in the Jungle

We just had to pull over for a breather and a much-needed stretch but there was no level ground i...

Thailand Mick Shippen

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A Reef, A Wreck and a Point

As we descend the buoy line, the murky waters of the Andaman Sea gradually reveal their prize: th...

Thailand Helen Conway

Mythical creature stands guard at the Royal Palace, Bangkok

Arteries of Bangkok

Yes, even Bangkok has a heart, feeding the city's congested arteries. It can be found between the...

Thailand Philip Game

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