Pad Thai as the measure of all things

It was a busy Sunday morning in another hip cafe on Nimman Road, Chiang Mai, and the only waitress to … More

Sanuk Mak Mak with Chiang Mai’s Temple Girls

Sanuk is one of those Thai words that it’s hard not to fall in love with. Sanuk is usually translated … More

Again, the feeling. It’s really moments like this that make me hop on a plane and travel 10000 kilometers out … More

Recorría a pie el fondo del valle de Véneon, en el Macizo de los Ecrins, por un sendero que bordeaba … More

Sangkhlaburi must be one of the most scenic towns in Thailand. There’s the lake and, above all, there is the … More

Ah, Beer Lao. Laotian stern faces and all too often bland grub make me nostalgic of Thailand, but Beer Lao … More

I admit it – of all the bizarre alms boxes and ingenuous artifacts to collect donations to be found in … More

It is well known that some guerilla and terrorist groups in recent history have funded their activity by extorting local … More

Written by Czarina Platino. Preface, introduction and table of contents here. I have said it before, but I will say … More

Written by Czarina Platino. Preface, introduction and table of contents here. I took my family on my seventh hike – … More