Travelers' Tales Thailand True Stories

A literary tour through the exotic and enchanting land of Thailand is filledith riveting personal stories from such contributors as Pico Iyer, Dianeummers, Thalia Zepatos, and Tim Ward, detailing a vast array of experiences,rom discovering Bangkok's riverine pleasures to staying with an isolatedribesman - all of which celebrate this unique

Regional Map

xiv

Preface

xv

Detail Map

xviii

Introduction

xix

Part One Essence of Thailand

Sixth Sense

3

(11)

Robert Sam Anson

Monk for a Month

14

(6)

Timothy Fall

Love in a Duty-free Zone

20

(15)

Pico Iyer

The Secrets of Tham Krabok

35

(6)

Michael Buckley

Moonsong and Martin Luther

41

(5)

Charles Nicholl

``To Eat'' Means to Eat Rice

46

(3)

Alan Rabinowitz

The Reverend Goes to Dinner

49

(3)

Kukrit Pramoj

Ghosts of Siam

52

(8)

Norman Lewis

Elephant Scream

60

(4)

Alan Rabinowitz

Meditation in a Thai Forest

64

(14)

John Calderazzo

Island Entrepreneur

78

(4)

Joe Cummings

Echo of the Forest

82

(3)

Alan Rabinowitz

Who Was Anna Leonowens?

85

(8)

William Warren

Where the Footnotes Went

93

(12)

Carol Hollinger

Part Two Some Things to Do

Lure of the Chao Phraya

105

(10)

Thurston Clarke

Siriraj Hospital Museum

115

(4)

Gena Reisner

Bite-sized Buddhas

119

(2)

Jeff Greenwald

A Cooking School in Bangkok

121

(15)

Kemp M. Minifie

Wat Massage

136

(3)

Anthony Weller

Paradise Found, Paradise Lost

139

(8)

Pico Iyer

The Alms Bowl Village

147

(5)

John Hoskin

Take to the Hills

152

(8)

Sophia Dembling

Relics of Old Siam

160

(8)

Simon Winchester

Highland Carnival

168

(10)

John Rember

Cycling Rural Thailand

178

(7)

Morris Dye

The Burning Hills

185

(13)

Jeff Greenwald

Sport in the Land of Sanuk

198

(13)

E. M. Swift

Part Three Going Your Own Way

Mein Gott, Miss Siripan

211

(8)

Susan Fulop Kepner

Farang for a Day

219

(6)

Karen L. Larsen

Bridge to Yesterday

225

(5)

Kevin Mc Auliffe

The Spirit Likes a Little Blood

230

(21)

Tim Ward

Roaches and Redheads

251

(5)

Karen Swenson

Flying Kites

256

(2)

Steven M. Newman

Farang Correspondent

258

(13)

Michael Mcrae

In the Dark

271

(4)

Joel Simon

Tapir Tracks

275

(3)

Alan Rabinowitz

A Meditator's Initiation

278

(12)

Jane Hamilton-Merritt

In the Akha Village

290

(9)

Thalia Zepatos

Sin, the Buffalo Man

299

(12)

Steve Van Beek

Could This Really Be the End?

311

(4)

Barbara Savage

A German Monk

315

(6)

Alan Rabinowitz

Thai and Dry

321

(3)

Gayle Detweiler

Under the Golden Triangle

324

(9)

John Spies

Mekong Days

333

(24)

Charles Nicholl

Part Four In The Shadows

Dark World of Gourmet Soup

357

(8)

Diane Summers

Fooling Yourself for Fun

365

(16)

Ian Buruma

Walking South

381

(10)

Steven M. Newman

Poppy Fields

391

(12)

Charles Nicholl

Part Five The Last Word

By the Sea

403

(28)

Vatcharin Bhumichitr

The Next Step

What You Need to Know

409

(7)

Weather, visas, health, the works

Cultural Considerations

416

(5)

Local customs

Events & Holidays

Important Contacts

421

(1)

Embassies & tourist offices

Activities

422

(3)

Fifteen fun things to do National Parks

Additional Resources

425

(3)

Thailand online

Giving back

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