Rattawut Lapcharoensap – Travel Readings

Theater: “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” by Stephen King, at the NextStop Theater in Herndon, Virginia. : In this blog I have often talked about film adaptations of novels I’ve read. Most of the time, but not always, I read the book first before seeing the film. Continue Reading →

Montevideo: “The Truce” by Mario Benedetti : One of the reasons I write this blog is that I like to read novels that describe the place I’m traveling to. For my recent stay in Montevideo, I chose Continue Reading →

Kanchanaburi, Thailand: « The Bridge over the River Kwai» by Pierre Boulle and « Kwaï » by Vincent Hein : Probably the most famous cadence whistles in cinema history. As I was spending a day exploring the Bangkok area, my Lonely Planet reminded me that the famous “Bridge over the Continue Reading →

Saint-Malo and Combourg, Britanny: « Mémoires d’Outre-Tombe » by François-René de Chateaubriand and « All the light we cannot see » by Anthony Doerr. : My first visit to Saint-Malo was when I was a Scout patrol leader. We began our three-day hike at Mont Saint-Michel. The leaders then set us an itinerary in Britanny Continue Reading →

Bangkok: Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Damien

“One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble”, Murray Head was singing in the mid 80’s. In the Thai capital city, I prefer the early mornings. I take advantage Continue Reading →