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饮水思源 A Love Affair with Water (and Cities…)
Following on from my previous post, I thought I’d extend my musings on the theme of water and the city, and accompany these with photography on the subject. Having grown up in an island city that is...
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The Grand Tour V – Imperial Grandeur… Bangkok, Thailand
Dazzling, dizzying facades in Bangkok’s Grand Palace complex. “There it was, spread out largely on both banks, the Oriental capital which had yet suffered no white conqueror…” Joseph Conrad, The Shadow...
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The Oriental Hotel, Bangkok
Timeless Elegance The Mandarin Oriental Hotel (to the left), on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. Bangkok is also known for another legendary and venerable institution in Southeast Asia – almost as...
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An Afternoon in Old Bangkok
Fig. 1 – The East Asiatic Company Building (Danish: Det Østasiatiske Kompagni), established in 1901 by the Danish merchant Hans Niels Andersen, who also established the Oriental Hotel, to the left...
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The Grand Palace, Bangkok
Fig. 1 – The Golden Stupa, which is a Buddhist reliquary (a store of sacred relics). It sits on the upper terrace of the Wat Phra Kaew Monastery. While Bangkok was never colonised, it was the seat of a...
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Tales of Asia – Public Talks in Singapore, 18 Oct – 14 Nov 2015
I’ve been silent for some time now… That’s because I’ve been preparing for an epic series of 5 talks on 10 historic port cities in Southeast Asia. The talks shall feature histories and images from my...
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Tales of Asia III – Bangkok and Phnom Penh, 30 Oct, 7 – 8 pm, Asian...
This one’s about fairytale kingdoms, grand palaces and Kings… Join me as we travel back in time to explore the city of Ayutthaya in Siam, and how it provided a reference point for the establishment of...
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Tales of Asia III – Bangkok & Phnom Penh
Here are the highlights of my third Tales of Asia Talk. The link to the full talk is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCFaDv0gfBE
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