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Sunday, May 1, 2022

Riots in Thailand, May 1992

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There was this huge departure board at the Bangkok airport.  It was about 3x4 meters in size.  Each departing flight was on a line consistin...
Friday, November 1, 2019

Nathaniel's Nutmeg - Giles Milton - book review

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" Nathaniel's Nutmeg " is a vivid and gripping story about the search for the spice islands and about the struggle to get ...

The last king of Burma and the last emperor of India (2/2) The Last Mughal - William Dalrymple

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William Dalrymple - The Last Mughal Dalrymple describes the events surrounding the great uprising in India from an original perspective,...

The last king of Burma and the last emperor of India (1/2) The Glass Palace - Amitav Ghosh

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The British used to ban defeated and deposed rulers from their colonies to other countries. This way they prevented them from becoming a m...

The Monk Of Mokha - Dave Eggers - book review

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A fascinating book for those who - just like Lily - love coffee and culture. It is a blend of the American dream, the history of coffee an...
Thursday, April 18, 2019

Cats and dogs

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In general you can say that cities are feline territories, and the countryside is canine territory. That is why in Asia, when you take a w...
Friday, March 15, 2019

Coffee Museum: World wide ways to make coffee

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Lily likes coffee. There are many ways to make coffee. Various countries and regions prefer various methods. Over the years we've seen...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

Travelogue 2019/4, Canopy walk and Khmer Temple (Thailand)

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It took some effort to get up and start moving again. I had to return to Bangkok after all. The first stage was a short one: to Trang by bus...