Category Archives: Explorations

Wat Sothon, Chachoengsao

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Mike

The other week a couple of friends of mine went to “tham buun” (make merit) at Wat Sothon, in a town called Chachoengsao about 90 minutes drive from Bangkok, and asked if I wanted to come along for the ride … Continue reading →

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Chinatown, Bangkok

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Mike

I went for a walk around Chinatown again the other day, it’s one of my favourite parts of this city. In some parts of Bangkok you can almost forget that you are in Asia, but not in Chinatown ! Every … Continue reading →

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A love triangle …The prince, the mermaid and the giant

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Mike

I’ve just spent a few days on Ko Samet island, the first thing you see as you arrive at the pier is this statue of Pisuea Samut, one of the characters in a famous Thai poem written a couple of … Continue reading →

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Oh for “smellavision”

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Mike

Oh for “smellavision”, or “scratch-n-sniff” internet …that’s what you need for a post about Talat Pak Klong, or the Pak Klong Market, otherwise known as the flower or orchid market. A long time ago this area was a floating market, … Continue reading →

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Eating and walking through the “Village of Love”

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Mike

One of the oldest and most cosmopolitan districts of this cosmopolitan city is Bang Rak, the Village of Love. Although there is another theory that it was originally named after the rak tree (which sounds the same but is spelled … Continue reading →

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A walk through Chinatown, Bangkok

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Mike

The western New Year is barely over, and there is another less than three weeks away … Chinese New Year. Chinatown here in Bangkok is already being dressed up, the alleys and footpaths are even more choked than usual with … Continue reading →

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