In the Country

Perspectives on life in the countryside, creativity, sustainability, food and cultures.

Take a short break from the city to explore northern Thailand's gentle world and indulge in creative pursuits in the countryside

Hed Phor mushroom

The "false earthstar", "barometer earthstar" or "hygroscopic earthstar" is Hed Phor mushroom (or Hed Thob in Lanna). Associated wth...

Fruit season

Annual tropical rainstorms usually begin in May but what comes with the season is also the glorious thriving sights in Thai orchards....

Bay's colour

I'd been telling people about the changes of colours of my favourite bay in the Andaman Sea: Tiffany blue during the dry months and...

Siamese summer

Colors of Siamese summer. The riot of the bold and the brightest!

Songkran

Summer officially began in Thailand this week. The increasingly searing temperatures in the coming weeks lead us to think of Songkran...

Mountains in Northern Thailand

The sunflowers that overwhelmed the mountains in Northern Thailand a few weeks ago are ending their blooms for the season....

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