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In the floating village of Panyee , back in the 1980s, the boys built a floating soccer field and conditioned themselves to play in the loca...

In Panyee , the boys could play soccer for only the shortest periods of time. That's because there was no dry land in the floating villa...

A successful place generates a literature of its own, a corpus of stories that eventually get put to paper. Such is the case with the floati...

Maps on the Landscape ~ National Scale : What you wear may betray your loyalties and your aspirations. Sure, it applies to Nike and your ...

Just resting her eyes, she is. But, what else is there to do at Jack's ("Bangkok's cheapest riverside bar") in the morn...

What sayeth Mickey with arms wide open? "Happy Birthday" to anyone and everyone who is celebrating a birthday today. It is time...

The flag of Thailand was adopted in 1917 when the country was still called Siam. The mystery is why its colors don't seem to fit the ...

Let's call them genius loci . Translated (from Latin), that means 'spirits of place.' These spirits do seem to have a glow ab...

Stacked high, as they are around most ports, these shipping containers facilitate intermodal transport. They move easily from ship to tru...

"I may not look like I'm worried, but I am beside myself! I don't think I look like a Smurf, but every time Azrael sees som...

If you are in Bangkok and see a cyclist with an orange vest, flag him down and jump on. He wants the business and you want the fun of a s...

Temperatures in the 80s, muggy, no breeze. Just walking makes you break a sweat, but in the parks people try to sweat even more by rampin...

Yesterday, Thailand's reigning monarch, King Bhumibol (here at Traimit Witthayaram Temple), passed away, ending a reign of over 70 ye...

Vacant lots invite informal land uses. No one seems to be worried about trespassing, even when a volleyball net is erected as a semi-perm...

Here at  Wat Pathum Khong Ratchaworawihan, a mounted warrior (temple guardian?) is backed up by the full force of the Thai monarchy. Th...

Grilled bananas for breakfast? They are just one among an infinite number of street foods available around the clock. Bangkok is the stre...

There's a pig roast every day in Bangkok's Soi Cowboy. This one has been turning on the spit (see it?) all afternoon and is now d...

Phra Buddha Wisuthimongkol sits in Benjakiti Park ready to receive supplicants. In Thailand's many open-air 'chapels,' the fa...

It looks like there is enough clay left to form the rest of the body. On the other hand, it may be just the opposite. The whole body may ...

Durians for sale. Have a taste. They are probably not destined to be free samples at Costco, however. No one would ever sell them (or eve...