THAI PANCAKES – ROTI

If you have been to Thailand, you will be familiar with the roti bread pancake stalls, as you will find them simply everywhere, ...

Wat Umong – Temple of the tunnels

THE FACTS Wat Umong Suan Phutthatham, which translates to ‘Temple of the tunnels and Buddha Dhamma garden’, is more commonly referred ...

Pronounced ‘Gra-bee’, this small town located 814 kilometers from Bangkok is not a particularly attractive one in the ...

Ao Nang, in Krabi province, is, or should be, a common heritage for both Thai and foreign residents, and for the thousands of tourists ...

Lory is not a squeamish kind of woman. She was raised on a farm, riding horses, milking cows and selling calves to the market for ...

Today I wish to rely mainly on fate and chance, as I often do when I travel. I fill the daily backpack with snacks and fruit from the ...

Despite being a tourist town, Nyaungshwe is still the main trading hub for the local villages, as well as the departure point for craft ...

Every year on the first day of the ninth lunar month, the streets of Krabi, Trang and Phuket come to life with the festival of Ngan Kin ...

Sitting on a curb waiting for a bus to Kunming, immersed in my thoughts on how to continue the journey, I stop to look at the building ...

I looked into Suma’s eyes, searching for a sign of recognition. Could this large and limber orangutan and I share a history? Are we ...

There are many foreigners, especially Italians, who during their time living in Thailand have fathered beautiful mixed-race children. ...

Early morning in Krabi Town. I patiently await the departure of a longtail boat under a pavilion in the Chao Fa old pier amongst locals ...

The Island of Koh Lanta is home to the ancient people called Sea Gypsies – or Chao Ley in Thai. A few hundred Thai-mai, as they ...

For travelers wishing to explore the wonders of nature in Southern Thailand, National Parks provide the best resources to achieve this ...

Nyepi Day is the New Year in Bali according to an Hindu-animist tradition. Nyepi literally means silence, and this silence in Bali is ...

Rafly and his band actively campaign to preserve the environment through music since 2000. He and his band were made homeless by 2004 ...