Anatomy of a wat
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From viharns and chedi to naga guardians and bodhi trees, a guide to the architecture, symbolism, and spiritual traditions of Thailand’s Buddhist temples.
Ron Emmons
Ron Emmons (cpamedia.com) is a British writer and photographer who is based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Ron has written and updated guidebooks for prestigious publishers such as National Geographic and Rough Guides, and he writes features on travel, culture, Buddhism and nature for publications like the South China Morning Post, as well as for many inflight magazines. He recently published the historical novel TEAK LORD (https://www.amazon.com/Teak-Lord-Ron-Emmons/dp/6165935400), based on events that took place around Chiang Mai in the late 19th century during the teak boom.
On the Trail of the White Rajahs
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Sarawak’s forts, river towns, and rainforest landscapes chart the story of its unlikely English rulers.
In Mouhot’s Footsteps
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Retracing the 19th-century journeys of the French explorer whose words revealed Angkor to the world and reshaped how Southeast Asia was seen.
Rites and Rongs
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A journey through the towering communal houses and time-honored customs of the ethnic minority groups in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.
The Great Grain
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From royal rituals to mango sticky rice, Thailand’s enduring rice culture nourishes both body and spirit.
Wet and Wild
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Yunnan’s Nujiang Valley offers visitors incredible scenery, a colorful patchwork of minority cultures, and one of China’s most hair-raising river-crossing experiences.
The Sorrow of War
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Combat-related sites still resonate with visitors with the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War approaching.
The Hidden Cham
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Scattered along Vietnam’s south-central coastline are reminders of the once-mighty Indochinese kingdom of Champa.
Taken to Tusk
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Guests at Anantara Golden Triangle in northern Thailand can sleep and wake up next to elephants and take life lessons from them too.
Teak of the Town
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Chiang Mai’s logging boom of the late 19th century enriched wealthy traders and endowed the city with an array of handsome buildings that can still be admired.