Thailand’s most enduring ghost story has been retold in more than 20 feature films The ghost of a woman who dies in childbirth—a phi tai hong thong klom—is regarded as…
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Chiang Mai’s 137 Pillars hotel establishes a Bangkok presence One of the legacies of Chiang Mai’s late 19th-century heyday as a hub of Thailand’s teak trade was Bain House, the…
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Stroll around all of Thailand in just a few hours Imagine jumping from the enigmatic figure of the seated Buddha of Sukhothai, to the Chedi Chet Yod (the seven-spired pagoda…
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Although the town is tiny, Roi Et is home to some titanic temples Whether for a long weekend, or a brief contemplative retreat, Roi Et—a sleepy little city in…
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Paying homage to a friend and trailblazing musician on the anniversary ceremony to commemorate his passing At Thai funerals the deceased are not only honoured but treated as revered…
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One of my passions is travelling. My wanderlust genes were probably passed down from my parents and their fore-generations. But gone are the days when merchants and migrants had to…
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Bangkok’s historic Central Post Office takes on a cultural brief I wrote several Joe’s Bangkok columns while seated in the library of the Thailand Creative and Design Center (TCDC)…
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A contemporary heritage hub for Bangkok The up-until-now rather quiet Central Embassy is finally bustling with life, and this has a lot to do with the opening last May of…
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Travel to Udon province to visit the portal to the serpent underworld The sacred forest of Kham Chanote in Udon province—in Northeastern Thailand—is said to be one of three known…
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Bangkokians flock to the Trimurti Shrine to join hearts Krung Thep, the Thai name for Bangkok, is most often translated as “City of Angelsˮ, but a more literal translation is…