A Visit to Mr Thompson and a very fine Wat


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April 2nd 2018
Published: April 2nd 2018
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<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The morning seemed to have passed by the time we reached the river ferry, the three of stood looking at the boats bouncing on the choppy waters, it didn’t look anything like the serene crossing we had envisaged. Woolly says – Just getting onto the boat was tricky as it rocked and swayed in the Chao Phraya river, as long boats blasted past and ... Read Full Entry



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2nd April 2018

Jim Thompson...
my Dad helped him find the silk villages in Northeast Thailand when he was setting up his businesses. I and others from Dalat School spent three days searching for Jim Thompson when he went missing in the Cameron Highlands. We didn't find him, but in gratitude the Thai Silk Company gave us 400 meters of blue Thai silk to cover our yearbooks. I'm glad you are seeing so much of Bangkok, despite the heat. Oh, and Wat Arun is also known as the Temple of Dawn.
3rd April 2018

That's amazing
What a story, you really have lived quite a life Bob, do you still have your yearbook with the silk? Bangkok is brilliant we only have two days left but still have a palace to see

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