Today is the fifth anniversary of my admission to Thamkrabok temple. In my book Dead Drunk I described the wreck of a man I was…
Up until yesterday I hadn’t been on my motorbike in over a year. My wife still uses it to go to the local shops, but…
Today my son started school here in Thailand. I have spoken before about how I’ve been dreading this day. People always say how kids grow…
Perhaps I’m suffering from ‘rose-tinted glasses syndrome’ but it does seem to me that Thailand is the home of a lot of ex-pat late bloomers.…
I’ve just come back from a visit to my wife’s village in Phitsanulok province. This is a part of the world that I know well…
I received some sad news that Phra Gordon from Thamkrabok died in hospital last week. This was one of the monks who helped me escape…