Thailand Stories

I was driving around in Pathum Thani Province one day when I came across a temple with an intriguing name. It was called “Wat Chedi Hoi”. This basically translates as “The Shell Pagoda”. I went inside and found this Buddhist monument made from literally thousands and thousands of giant oyster shells. What is even…

One of the most amazing university campuses that I have visited in Thailand must be this one at the Bang Na campus of ABAC. The site is in the middle of nowhere. Due to the very tall 38 storey block you can see it from miles away. It…

Undoubtedly the most spectacular Chinese temple I have seen in Thailand is Wat Boromracha Kanchanapisek Anusorn in Nonthaburi Province just north-west of Bangkok. I would say it also rivals anything I saw even in China. Parts of the temple reminded me of the Forbidden Palace…

In front of the Ministry of Defence in Bangkok there is an open air museum of ancient cannons. What is most interesting here are not the guns themselves, but the fact that in 2004 someone decided it wasn’t a good idea to have the guns pointing directly at the…

I had to drive down a number of side roads until I found this important monument seemingly in the middle of no-where. It is dedicated to the memory of the brave soles of Bangrajan who heroically fought off the Burmese invaders…