Temple of the Emerald Buddha
The first thing I saw upon entering the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaeo), was the seated hermit. He’s a comic figure–apparently not taki...
The first thing I saw upon entering the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaeo), was the seated hermit. He’s a comic figure–apparently not taki...
Autumn has a salient light. That’s what I noticed when I left the walls of my office and walked with the sun over my shoulder. It’s the sort of ligh...
It’s the smell that you take away with you. I’ve encountered the smell before. It’s the one that assaults, just briefly, as you step over a ma...
Apparently I hired my own personal driver. How was I to know. I paid 3800 baht for a tour–sounded okay. It would get me downtown and then over to wat Phra...