Destination: Wat Chedi Hoi — the temple with oyster shells and a packrat tendency (Central Thailand)
Quite literally millions of fossilized oyster shells are here for your photographic pleasure. Wait, what? Meet Luang Por Thong Gleung Soontharo. Ordained as a monk in 1969, he went deep into the jungles of Myanmar for several years, eventually returning to...
Destination: the House of Museums — a look back to Thailand’s yesteryear (outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand)
Offering displays of yesteryear usually comes with a pair of rose-colored glasses and a thin film of dust. In the House of Museums, ‘yesteryear’ is a range from the 60’s to the 80’s, with more than a few pieces dating even further back. To be clear, arriving here is...
On the ‘farang tax’ — eight ways to avoid paying more in a country that treats foreigners like walking ATM’s
It’s not a pretty sight. Getting into a tuk-tuk almost anywhere around Bangkok ensures you will pay more than a bus ride, a metered taxi ride, or a ride on the trains. It doesn’t get any better when your taxi driver insists, ‘no meter!’ It’s enough to make any farang...
Destination: Thai Human Imagery Museum — the off-the-beaten-path wax museum (Nakhon Pathom, Thailand)
Lesser known than the more mainstream wax museum in central Bangkok, the Thai Human Imagery Museum (พิพิธภัณฑ์หุ่นขี้ผึ้งไทย) also requires a bit more effort to reach. Your reward is getting away from the tourist trap and some eerily realistic-looking sculptures — and...
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