In 2017, when I was still a single lady, I traveled with my friends Parisa and her boyfriend (now husband) Damien to visit the Sai Khao Homestay in Kok Pho District, Pattani, Southern Thailand. For me, it was one of the most exciting durian trips I’d ever taken. Southern Thailand was, and still is, one […]
Chanthaburi History: Durian Chok Loi
We met Mr. Prayuth Punsri at a coffee shop in downtown Chanthaburi and followed him through a rainy morning to the family farm near Phliu Waterfall. Mr. Punsri is the grandson of a local celebrity named Poon Poonsri, known more commonly by his honorary title, Luang Rajamaitri. Luang Rajamaitri’s gorgeous 150-year-old, dark-wood mansion on the […]
