Irreverent, informed and downright eclectic crime fiction and reportage from Southeast Asia and beyond
The trailer for the first documentary film I worked on (screenplay and production manager), The Greatest Show on Earth, can now be viewed on director Marc Eberle’s website. The 30 min documentary follows Alok Sharma, the top policeman in charge of the 2001 Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering of people on planet earth, ever! Being [...]
The Pattaya Daily News reports that a Buddhist monk in Nakorn Sawan has been expelled from his monastery after tattooing the backs and buttocks of several teenagers, including a couple of fifteen year old girls. The paper reports that the sacred tattoos, known as Sak Yant in Thailand, were supposed to improve the teenager’s academic [...]
Chris Taylor, author of Harvest Season, a dystopian backpacker novel set in China that I recently reviewed in the Wall Street Journal, recaps and comments one of our meetings in Bangkok and our discussion on the future of backpacking, guidebooks and my novel The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu, which will be republished as an e-book [...]
My English language guide to the Angkor temples, Spotlight Angkor, published in 2011 by Moon Books, has been reviewed by gonna.com. More news on this title soon. “Moon Spotlight Angkor Wat is a 60-page compress beam covering the most appropriate of this Cambodian city, together with the superfluous temples of Angkor — Phnom Wat Bakheng, [...]
French German TV channel ARTE will be broadcasting an eight minute documentary, part of the culture magazine Metropolis, on Thailand’s sacred tattoos and on my new book, Sacred Skin on September 17th! Exact broadcasting schedule to follow. Visit the book’s official website!
My new book, Sacred Skin – Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos, has been reviewed by Thai Guide to Thailand blog this week. “Information in easy to understand plain English about Sak Yant, the Magic Tattoo or Buddhist Tattoo has been hard to find – until now. Sacred Skin – Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos is a new book by [...]
I am very pleased to announce that I am the new Bangkok expert for The Daily Telegraph. My intitial destination guide to Bangkok has just gone online – featuring sights, hotels, restaurants, shopping, and yes, even a few tipps on Bangkok‘s sometimes notorious, often hilarious and never boring nightlife! I will be updating the guide [...]
My new book, Sacred Skin, an exploration of Thailand’s spirit tattoos, photographed by Aroon Thaewchatturat and published by Visionary World, has just been reviewed on the popular Needles and Sins Tattoo blog. “Frenzied text…intense photography…”
The Cause of Progress, a documentary by director Chris Kelly tells the story of the lives of three Cambodians caught up in the country’s chaotic and violent economic progress. The blog follows the films participants and the issues in which they are involved. The blog on the film also discusses crowd funding, a new and [...]
My new book, Sacred Skin, the first illustrated book on Thailand’s sacred tattoos, Sak Yant, is reviewed by Paul Dorsey in The Nation. “…remarkable photographs…” Read the full review here…