# Ron's blog

> Ron's musings

## Pages
- [A Culture Blossoms](https://www.ronemmons.com/a-culture-blossoms)
- [A Hike up Chiang Dao Mountain](https://www.ronemmons.com/a-hike-up-chiang-dao-mountain)
- [Anatomy of a Wat](https://www.ronemmons.com/www.ronemmons.com/periodicals/anatomy-of-a-wat)
- [Article List](https://www.ronemmons.com/article-list)
- [As Dawn Breaks over Choroni](https://www.ronemmons.com/as-dawn-breaks-over-choroni)
- [Beyond the End of the Road](https://www.ronemmons.com/beyond-the-end-of-the-road)
- [Biography](https://www.ronemmons.com/biography): Biography of Henri Mouhot
- [Black, White and Blue](https://www.ronemmons.com/black-white-and-blue)
- [Blissful Bloom](https://www.ronemmons.com/blissful-bloom)
- [Book review: The Social Life of Teak](https://www.ronemmons.com/book-review-the-social-life-of-teak)
- [Books published by Ron Emmons](https://www.ronemmons.com/books): Brief descriptions of Ron's most recent books
- [Buddhism](https://www.ronemmons.com/buddhism): Article about Thai temples
- [Chocolate hits the spot](https://www.ronemmons.com/chocolate-hits-the-spot)
- [Conquering Doi Luang Chiang Dao](https://www.ronemmons.com/conquering-doi-luang-chiang-dao)
- [Deep in the Delta](https://www.ronemmons.com/deep-in-the-delta)
- [Delve into Thai rice culture](https://www.ronemmons.com/delve-into-thai-rice-culture): A look at the rituals involved in Thai rice culture
- [Description and buying options](https://www.ronemmons.com/description-and-buying-options)
- [Digital content](https://www.ronemmons.com/digital-content)
- [Eruption in Ethiopia](https://www.ronemmons.com/eruption-in-ethiopia)
- [Examples of Ron's articles](https://www.ronemmons.com/portfolio): Samples of Ron's articles on travel, culture, Nature, Buddhism and biography
- [Exploring Sabah](https://www.ronemmons.com/www.ronemmons.com/periodicals/exploring-sabah)
- [First Flight](https://www.ronemmons.com/first-flight)
- [In Mouhot's Footsteps](https://www.ronemmons.com/inmouhotsfootsteps): Biography of explorer Henri Mouhot, who brought Angkor Wat to the world's attention.
- [Koh Mak BBC](https://www.ronemmons.com/koh-mak-bbc)
- [Mekong Delta](https://www.ronemmons.com/mekongdelta): What to see and do in the watery world of the delta
- [Motoring by the Mekong](https://www.ronemmons.com/motoring-by-the-mekong)
- [My Life Anchalika Kijkanakorn](https://www.ronemmons.com/my-life-anchalika-kijkanakorn)
- [Nature](https://www.ronemmons.com/nature): Article about baobab trees
- [News of Teak Lord](https://www.ronemmons.com/news-of-teak-lord)
- [On Spirit Mountain](https://www.ronemmons.com/on-spirit-mountain)
- [On the road to hell](https://www.ronemmons.com/on-the-road-to-hell)
- [On the Road to Rio](https://www.ronemmons.com/on-the-road-to-rio)
- [On the trail of the White Rajahs](https://www.ronemmons.com/whiterajahs): Orangutans, giant caves and colonial history in Sarawak, Malaysia's largest province.
- [Photography](https://www.ronemmons.com/photography): Hints on taking abstract images
- [Quirky Chiang Mai](https://www.ronemmons.com/quirky-chiang-mai)
- [Reading the chicken bones](https://www.ronemmons.com/reading-the-chicken-bones)
- [Red River Delta Expedition](https://www.ronemmons.com/red-river-delta-expedition)
- [Review of Teak Lord](https://www.ronemmons.com/review-of-teak-lord)
- [Ron Emmons' brief biography](https://www.ronemmons.com/biography1): Ron's life history in a nutshell and his resume
- [Ron Emmons' published work](https://www.ronemmons.com/publications): Books and periodicals published by Ron Emmons
- [Ron's blog](https://www.ronemmons.com/)
- [Ron's CV](https://www.ronemmons.com/rons-cv)
- [Samples of periodicals published by Ron Emmons](https://www.ronemmons.com/periodicals): Samples of Ron's feature articles and images
- [Searching for Shangri-La](https://www.ronemmons.com/searching-for-shangri-la)
- [Setting up a spirit house in Chiang Mai](https://www.ronemmons.com/spirithouseceremony): Inviting the Earth Spirit to protect a new home involves an elaborate process.
- [Short Stories](https://www.ronemmons.com/short-stories)
- [Sir John Bowring](https://www.ronemmons.com/sir-john-bowring)
- [Strange Town](https://www.ronemmons.com/strange-town)
- [Striking Signs](https://www.ronemmons.com/striking-signs)
- [Teak Lord audiobook launch](https://www.ronemmons.com/audiobook-launch)
- [Teak of the Town](https://www.ronemmons.com/teakofthetown): Teak history and architecture in North Thailand
- [Teak Talk](https://www.ronemmons.com/teaktalk): Half-hour slide show and talk on the wonders of teak
- [Teak Trails](https://www.ronemmons.com/teak-trails)
- [teaklord](https://www.ronemmons.com/teaklord): Description and links to buy or review historical novel Teak Lord
- [Teatime in Thailand](https://www.ronemmons.com/teatime-in-thailand)
- [Thai elephant camps](https://www.ronemmons.com/thai-elephant-camps)
- [Thailand's 'Lost Kingdom'](https://www.ronemmons.com/thailandslostkingdom): Review of the ancient city of Wiang Kum Kam
- [Thailand's Highway 101](https://www.ronemmons.com/thailands-highway-101)
- [Thailand's Loy Krathong Festival](https://www.ronemmons.com/thailandsfloatingfestivals): How and where to celebrate Loy Krathong and Yee Peng Festivals in Thailand
- [Thailand's wild west](https://www.ronemmons.com/thailands-wild-west)
- [Thailand's world heritage sites](https://www.ronemmons.com/thailands-world-heritage-sites)
- [The Green Monkey's Tale](https://www.ronemmons.com/the-green-monkeys-tale)
- [The Hungry Eye](https://www.ronemmons.com/the-hungry-eye)
- [The Making of a Book Cover](https://www.ronemmons.com/the-making-of-a-book-cover)
- [The Red Lion's Tale](https://www.ronemmons.com/the-red-lions-tale)
- [The Wonder of Water](https://www.ronemmons.com/the-wonder-of-water)
- [Tracking the Teak Lord 1](https://www.ronemmons.com/tracking-the-teak-lord-1)
- [Tracking the Teak Lord 2](https://www.ronemmons.com/tracking-the-teak-lord-2)
- [Tracking the Teak Lord 3](https://www.ronemmons.com/tracking-the-teak-lord-3): What's real and what's imaginary in the novel Teak Lord
- [Trailblazer](https://www.ronemmons.com/trailblazer)
- [Travel](https://www.ronemmons.com/travel): Travel story about Avebury
- [Vietnam Central Highlands houses](https://www.ronemmons.com/centralhighlandshouses): A visit to the tall houses (rong), long houses and dead houses of ethnic groups in Vietnam's Central Highlands.
- [Vietnam war sites](https://www.ronemmons.com/vietnam-war-sites)
- [Vietnam's World Heritage Sites](https://www.ronemmons.com/vietnams-world-heritage-sites)
- [Website intro](https://www.ronemmons.com/introduction): Audio slideshow introduction

## Blog Posts
- [Cien Años de Soledad](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/cien-anos-de-soledad): Garcia Marquez' epic on the screen
- [A Journey into Consciousness](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/a-journey-into-consciousness): consciousness, AI, feeling, thinking, breathing
- [The British Monarchy Schizoid Syndrome](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/the-british-monarchy-schizoid-syndrome)
- [Searching for Shangri La](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/searching-for-shangri-la)
- [On Top of Doi Mon Chong](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/on-top-of-doi-mon-chong)
- [I wanna go like Mo](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/i-wanna-go-like-mo)
- [So what year is this?](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/so-what-year-is-this)
- [Welcome to twenty thirteen!](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/welcome-to-twenty-thirteen)
- [Can you trust tripadvisor?](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/can-you-trust-tripadvisor)
- [Google kills Frommer's kills me](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/google-kills-frommers-kills-me)
- [I can feel the future trembling: RIP Richie Havens](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/i-can-feel-the-future-trembling-rip-richie-havens)
- [On Blamming and Spogging](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/on-blamming-and-spogging)
- [Water Summit Sunk by Hot Air](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/water-summit-sunk-by-hot-air)
- [When I next set foot in Britain](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/when-i-next-set-foot-in-britain)
- [An Ambition Realized](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/an-ambition-realized)
- [Let's Play Extinctathon!](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/lets-play-extinctathon)
- [Hoa's Place](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/hoas-place)
- [What's New in North Vietnam 2014](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/whats-new-in-north-vietnam-2014)
- [Streamlining my life](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/streamlining-my-life)
- [Ebola Revisited: The Green Monkey's Tale](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/ebola-revisited-the-green-monkeys-tale)
- [Unsung Isaan](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/unsung-isaan)
- [Ten Days in Barmy Burma](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/ten-days-in-barmy-burma)
- [Messed up in Mae Sot](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/messed-up-in-mae-sot)
- [Of Book Lists and Bucket Lists: Musings on Mortality](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/of-book-lists-and-bucket-lists-musings-on-mortality)
- [Adios Hola!](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/adios-hola)
- [Cruising the Red River Delta](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/cruising-the-red-river-delta)
- [If you can't beat them,...](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/if-you-cant-beat-them)
- [Journey through Vietnam](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/journey-through-vietnam)
- [Dunkirk: Birth of a Writer](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/dunkirk-birth-of-a-writer)
- [Wicked Wikipedia](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/wicked-wikipedia)
- [On the Trail of...](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/on-the-trail-of)
- [2017 update](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/2017-update)
- [From Muddy Confluence to Cool KL](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/from-muddy-confluence-to-cool-kl)
- [Look on the Bright Side...](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/look-on-the-bright-side)
- [The Beach Blog](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/the-beach-blog)
- [The Royal Wedding and Windsor](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/the-royal-wedding-and-windsor)
- [Chiang Mai - Festival City](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/chiang-mai-festival-city)
- [The Magical Myeik Archipelago](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/the-magical-myeik-archipelago)
- [Tripping on Acid, Mushrooms and Toad Venom:      A Book Review](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/tripping-on-acid-mushrooms-and-toad-venom-a-book-review)
- [Fantasy Football Transfers](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/fantasy-football-transfers)
- [A Rough Deal](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/a-rough-deal)
- [The Waterfall Walk](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/the-waterfall-walk)
- [The 5-star impostor](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/the-5-star-impostor)
- [Back when I was a bus driver](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/back-when-i-was-a-bus-driver)
- [Before the Deluge](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/before-the-deluge)
- [The Sudanese Shuffle](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/the-sudanese-shuffle)
- [Back to Basics](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/back-to-basics)
- [That Blissful Smile](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/that-blissful-smile)
- [In Transit](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/in-transit)
- [More stories from the Seventies](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/more-stories-from-the-seventies)
- [Your Best Guide to Bangkok](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/your-best-guide-to-bangkok)
- [Losing Win Win](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/losing-win-win)
- [Tribute to Keith Mundy](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/tribute-to-keith-mundy)
- [In Search of Chiang Mai's Past](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/in-search-of-chiang-mais-past): Chiang Mai history
- [Thailand's cannabis conundrum](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/thailands-cannabis-conundrum)
- [Spirit of rice dance](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/spirit-of-rice-dance)
- [TEAK LORD takes off!](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/teak-lord-takes-off)
- [Best Books on Colonialism in Southeast Asia](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/best-books-on-colonialism-in-southeast-asia)
- [UK Government Chaos!](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/uk-government-chaos)
- [Christmas Book Bonanza!](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/christmas-book-bonanza)
- [Tracking the Teak Lord](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/tracking-the-teak-lord)
- [It's Teak Talk Time!](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/its-teak-talk-time)
- [Teak Talk for all](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/teak-talk-for-all)
- [Lessons (we never learn)](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/lessons-we-never-learn)
- [Rain season sky in Chiang Mai](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/rain-season-sky-in-chiang-mai)
- [The Bobby Blog](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/the-bobby-blog)
- [TEAK LORD goes audio! Get a FREE copy now!](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/teak-lord-goes-audio-get-a-free-copy-now)
- [Meeting the Book Sisters](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/meeting-the-book-sisters)
- [Picking up the Pieces](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/picking-up-the-pieces)
- [Want a Better Book Experience? Try Whispersync, with Teak Lord!](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/want-a-better-book-experience-try-whispersync-with-teak-lord)
- [Still searching...](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/still-searching)
- [It never rains...](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/it-never-rains)
- [It's Floating Festival Time!](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/its-floating-festival-time)
- [The Power of Friendship](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/the-power-of-friendship)
- [Teak Treat for Christmas](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/teak-treat-for-christmas)
- [An ambition realized](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/an-ambition-realized-noHbd)
- [Homage to Uncle Ho](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/homage-to-uncle-ho)
- [On a roll...](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/on-a-roll)
- [Thai Tea Takes Off](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/thai-tea-takes-off)
- [Thailand's ancient trees](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/thailands-ancient-trees)
- [Heritage sites, hell and the great grain](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/heritage-sites-hell-and-the-great-grain)
- [Retreating to advance](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/retreating-to-advance)
- [Walking with Nature](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/walking-with-nature)
- [The Scamming Era](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/the-scamming-era): scam, deceive, cheat, era, self-destruct, extinction
- [My traffic-island haven](https://www.ronemmons.com/p/my-traffic-island-haven): Traffic island which acts as a refreshing retreat.

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