Phi Pop: The Ravenous Ghost That Turns Neighbours into Monsters In the villages of northeastern Thailand, a terrifying old belief tells of a spirit that enters the human body, feeds on the organs of the living, and leaves death in its wake. But the most frightening part of the legend may be what happens when … Read more
(Unknown Thailand — Story No. 100) Unknown Sukhothai: King Lithai, the Crystal Chakram, And The Sky That Fought for Him This story begins with King Lithai, a spinning disc of light, and a 14th‑century battlefield in Sukhothai. The year is sometime in the mid‑1300s. The place is the Sukhothai region, in what is now northern … Read more
A Dog, Mickey Mouse and 3000 Holes A Geological Mystery and… Mickey Mouse? On one of my earlier trips to the far northeastern edge of Thailand, where the country kisses the border of Laos along the mighty Mekong River, I found a remote place where the earth suddenly gives way to an almost alien landscape. … Read more