Destination: Chokchai Museum — sexy cars, Swarovsky crystals, super-long lenses, and scads of…

When I grow up, I want to have a museum named after me. I’ll decorate it with the collections I’ve had in my life — some virtually worthless baseball cards, any number of old t-shirts, and perhaps some of those foreign coins I couldn’t exchange at the airport. Yep,...

Destination: Suphanburi, Thailand: Buddhist temples, buffalo, a tall tower, and Chinese dragons (NSFW)

Banharn-Jamsai Tower — the country’s tallest tower in a tiny town What I’m curious about — why build a 123 meter tower in the middle of a tiny town? To celebrate the Queen’s 60th birthday, of course — constructed in 1992, it’s become the biggest mainstream destination...

Destination: Swiss sheep farm — complete with country music and a Hulk (southern Thailand)

And so it comes to pass that we found our way to the weirdest, most bizarre place yet in Thailand. This is not said or claimed lightly — and considering recent weeks have seen the Siriraj Medical Museum, the biggest Buddha in the country, and a bizarre war museum,...

Destination: the Million Toy Museum — dancing Fiona’s, Ultra Man’s, and plush bunnies in cabinets…

It’s not too unusual to find creepiness in what should be innocuous places. On one level, things do look quite different to adults, but that’s only part of the story. Enter the Million Toy Museum, which we saw a sign for the last time we were in Ayutthaya. Started by...

Destination: Thailand Naval Museum (Samut Prakan, Thailand)

Along with the Erawan Museum-slash-tourist trap, the Thailand Naval Museum might easily be missed as you ride the bus. That is, if you’re more focused on your smartphone or book than the full-sized plane resting in the front yard. It was 1942 when the History Division...

Destination: Phra Prang Sam Yod — an ancient temple overrun by monkeys (Lopburi, Thailand)

Today’s story comes to you courtesy of the main reason to visit Lopburi / Lop Buri: monkeys!     The temple itself might not be the most impressive, though it dates to the 13th century. The man responsible: the Khmer King Jayavarman VII, the same guy who built Angkor...

Destination: Talad Rot Fai — AKA the train market — updated and in a new location (Bangkok, Thailand)

It’s the same market written about a few short months ago, just with a newer, better location. After some drama covered by the BK Magazine, it’s reopened in a new location behind the mainstream Seacon Square on Sri Nagarindra road. Presuming things stay on course,...

Destination: Erawan — the museum, the peaceful park, and the gigantic three-headed elephant (Samut Prakan, Thailand)

Come for the three-headed elephant, stay for the history. Erawan is the Thai name for Airavata, the mythical white elephant that carries Indra, the Hindu god. The mythical creature has 33 heads, each of which has 7 tusks. For artistic sake, and for simple matter of...

Destination: The temple shaped like a boat and Bangkok’s best-known ghost tower – Wat Yannawa and the Sathorn Unique (Bangkok, Thailand)

Two destinations for the price of one! While the former is best seen from a distance (and not explored by the average tourist), the latter is eminently enjoyable. Neither requires much time, so consider these the ‘when you have time to kill’ type of destinations. The...

Destination: Swimming monkeys! (Amphawa, Samut Songkhram, Thailand)

Let’s start with the caveat that this isn’t the easiest place in the world to reach. Let’s also say it’s worth it. Where else in the world are you going to see monkeys swimming / floating in the water, after all? Trying to find this area was fairly difficult, even...