Cheers, all
I’m back.  Just received  the finest and the latest update regarding Tachilek Border crossing from Riccardo.  Here we go:
Hi Mike, I finally made my way back home from SE Asia.
As far as entering Burma via Tachilek, here’s what I experienced:
- you can obtained a 10US$ 2-week visa right at the border. Have 3 passport […]

Busy and chaotic in comparison to the rest of the country, it is calm compared with any other city in Asia.  Vientiane, as all of Lao’s most important cities, is situated on the Mekong River which structures the sustenance of the nation.  Vientiane is the core for all passers through in the country.  The city […]

The Contemporary Art of the Khmer in Thailand
The contemporary art of Khmer in Thailand was divided into two main periods as follows: 1. The contemporary art style before the Mahithonpula period.
2. The contemporary art style of the Mahithonpula period.
The main reason for using the Mahithonpula reign period to divide the contemporary of Khmer arts in […]

Monirith Chnea, remarkable Cambodian painter in the autobiographical excerpt.
“I was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia during the 1960’s. I grew up at the wrong time in Cambodia. There were two classes during this period, the very rich and the very poor. When I was still a child, I wasn’t aware of the class separation in […]

The Hmong (pronounced without the ‘H’) is one of the oldest people in Asia.  The early history of the Hmong is not known for sure.  One Hmong tale tells us of life in a land of ice and snow, which may have been Mongolia where the Hmong might have come from (The Hmong in Winona, […]

How to get there:
The best way to get here is to get the Skytrain to Mo Chit station, which is only about five minutes walk away from the market. Finding your way from the station is easy - just follow the large crowd of people that will also be heading to/from there. Alternatively, many […]

From now on I announce some fine articles dealing with Art History. I hope you’ll find this information constructive or else … I was personally involved in some Thai art research, well from traditionalist point of view, sort of exploring in Eliade manner. Looking for the signs, markups, sacred symbols engraved deeply in the […]

Rock Climbing - Thailand’s The Spot
By Richard Chapo

Mention Thailand and images of beaches, elephants and Bangkok come to mind. Less known is the fact Thailand rock climbing is some of the best in the world.
Rock Climbing
Located in Southeast Asia, Thailand is bordered by Cambodia, Burma and Laos in the north and Malaysia in the south. […]

Thailand Train Guide provided by Baka Backapacker, based on www.seat61.com  materials adopted by Baka Backapacker.

The Lahu are a strong independent and very diverse ethnic group who number about 60,000 in Thailand. The Lahu are located primarly in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces, but can also be found in considerable numbers as far south as Tak province. Their settlements are usually remote from roads and towns, due to […]