Still Life in Moving Vehicles

While many cities around the globe are in a complete lockdown due to the current global pandemic, Bangkok is still partially functioning d...

It has already been two years since Thailand lost their beloved King Rama IX. Images of him are still everywhere in Thailand, including o...

HAPPY YEAR of the PIG!

"The mind is everything.  What you think, you become." - The Buddha

Drawings by Thai Buddhist monks like this one are truly artistic. Each one has its own characteristics based on individualized formulas in...

It's hard to imagine why any taxi driver would want to trick out their cab with this paisley pattern on the ceiling. Was this Bangkok...

Crocodile Dundee, the bushman from the popular series of films, is alive and well and living in Bangkok. After spending time in Australia,...

I just returned from India where I took several different forms of transportation to get around, including trains, buses, rickshaws, an...

After a brisk winter season here in Thailand, things are starting to heat up. If you need to cool down, make like this Bangkok cabbie and ...

According to the Pantone Institute, the organization  that forecasts global color trends and advises companies on color in brand identity...

May all your taxi rides  be magical in 2018! Happy New Year from SLIMV

Apparently, the driver of this taxi in Bangkok took the expression about "getting all your ducks in a row" literally.

Today, Thais and admirers of Thailand's late monarch are bidding a final farewell to the beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej. After one ye...

Considering Thailand's long tradition involving the creation of handicrafts, it's great to see that the practice of making things ...

It's been a while since I've spotted a mullet in Bangkok, but today my taxi driver had his own version of one. As the saying goes,...

"We will develop and cultivate the liberation of mind by lovingkindness,  make it our vehicle, make it our basis, stabilize it,  e...

  These days, little plastic animal characters seem to be as popular among Thai taxi drivers as statues of the Buddha and images of rever...

I just returned from Paris where I mostly took the Metro and walked, but there was one day I decided to take a "Taxi Parisien"...

Move over Gucci and Louis Vuitton. Patterns of Toyota emblems are the hot new thing. Well, at least that's what the driver of this Ban...

What's the solution to the problem of all the car accidents in Thailand? A talking Buddha statue, of course. Distributed under the n...

In hot and tropical Thailand, the locals can get pretty creative when it comes to finding ways to cool off. In the case of this taxi, the...

The world is full of busy people well-versed in countless views blind to their true natures they get farther from the Way if they...

One English word every Thai taxi driver knows regardless of their level of fluency is "you". Cabbies here use this pronoun to ge...

Upon entering a Bangkok taxi as a foreigner, the driver will inevitably switch on an English language music station. While you might occa...

Is your job making you a little hot under the collar? Do your shirts have unsightly rings? If so, try this trick from one of Bangkok's...

Considering that many talismans in Bangkok taxis are put there for the purpose of warding off evil spirits, I couldn't help but thin...

"If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a never-departing shadow." - The Buddha

Let me start by saying that I'm all for people expressing their individuality and I often appreciate those daring enough to break the ...

Merry Christmas  & Happy New Year  from Bangkok! May all your taxi rides be merry and bright!

From a Western perspective, placing three rubber duckies next to the image of a religious figure might seem inappropriate, blasphemous, or...

Thailand's Beloved King HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej 5 December 1927 - 13 October 2016

In Thailand, sticky rice is the equivalent of bread and butter. It's comforting, nourishing, and packed with carbohydrates, albeit p...