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SILKEN TIES TO THAI HISTORY

The name Jim Thompson is synonymous with Thai silk, a meticulous craft that recalls distinctive Siamese customs and cultural heritage.

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THE JEWEL OF THE DESERT

Jordan is an easy and enjoyable country to visit. The logistics of travel - from obtaining visas on arrival to accessing the liberally-sprinkled...
Old haunts

Wang Burapha and the area around it is an amazing part of Bangkok, filled with an aura of entertainment about it day and night.
Dresden redressed

Through the prism of war, political partition and long isolation behind the Iron Curtain, the land formerly called East Germany

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SILKEN TIES TO THAI HISTORY

The name Jim Thompson is synonymous with Thai silk, a meticulous craft that recalls distinctive Siamese ...
THE JEWEL OF THE DESERT

Jordan is an easy and enjoyable country to visit. The logistics of travel - from obtaining visas on ...
Keeping the faith

Prasert beams with pride when asked to pose for the camera with his decade-old collection of phra kreuang ...

Dresden redressed

Through the prism of war, political partition and long isolation behind the Iron Curtain, the land ...
CRASH LANDING

If first impressions do indeed last a lifetime, then my lasting image of South Korea will be of the rude, ...

Amazing Thailand: A corrupt government is OK

I really don’t know I should cry, laugh or just join the mai pen rai (it does not m atter) bandwagon ...
Fear of foreigner on the farm

Hands off! The back-breaking rice farming work is only for Thais. If you are a foreigner wanting to ...
Why not a food for oil deal?

Recent report about the Gulf Cooperation Council showing keen interest to invest in farming and livestock ...
The South: Consult the locals first

Remember the public's reaction when the idea of setting up a special administrative zone for the ...

CRASH LANDING

If first impressions do indeed last a lifetime, then my lasting image of South