Talking about Buddhism

Today we talk about Buddhism, the official religion of Thailand, which is one of the fundamental cornerstones on which the society of ...

Angkor Wat / Henri Mouhot

I have always wondered what Henri Mouhot, the French explorer and naturalist who wandered for years in Southeast Asia, might have felt ...

The Big Buddha Temple sits on a small rocky island off Koh Samui’s northeastern corner. Known locally as Wat Phra Yai, its golden, ...

Wat Tham Seua is one of southern Thailand’s most famous and interesting forest temples. Mainly popular for the strenuous hike to ...

Sai Bat (Laos alms giving ceremony) is a longstanding tradition in Laos Buddhist culture. In observing it, the devoted offer food to ...

Serene, hypnotic, charming. These three adjectives are true of Laos World Heritage town of Luang Prabang, once the seat of Laotian ...

There is no doubt the golden Pha That Luang – also known as Great Stupa – is the single most important national monument in ...

6am; the sun rose less than half an hour ago when, from a gate located in a small quiet street just off the main road, three shaved ...

Less than 250 years have passed since the then Bangkok, a small village called Bang Makok, home to a community of Chinese merchants who ...