The Burbs – Ayuthaya, Thailand

  Hitchhiking north from Ayuthaya.   If your job is standing outside a hotel, indicating that people should drive in and book a room, then you need to make your own fun.   Is this the perfect name for a condo development?   The Queen of Thailand is never seen in public anymore. her face…

Dilemma! – Ayuthaya, Thailand

  I said this, or something equivalent when I was eating lunch with some other travelers today. People laughed like they knew exactly what I was talking about.  It seemed to resonate with them.  It definitely describes one of the aspects of being a nomad that I Iove. The photo is from my recent visit…

Plastic Monks – Ayuthaya, Thailand

  Facing each other across the Chao Phraya River, in Ayuthaya, Thailand, two temples present a stark historical contrast. Wat Tha Ka Rong is a bustling modern complex, something between a strip mall and a church. A stone’s throw away is Wat Chaiwattanarm, a crumbling ruin dating from the early 17th century. (Top photo: what…