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Phrae Muang Phi: Phrae’s Ghost City

Sticking with the theme of random whims and legends, I headed north from Bangkok…

Benjamin Williams20 June 2014

Curious Places Sacred Spaces Thailand

Phrae and the Temple of the Industrial Buddha

On the outskirts of the Northern Thailand town of Phrae are a number of fairly…

Benjamin Williams18 June 2014

Curious Places Thailand Travel Tales

Koh Phayam: The Deserted Island Dream

Looks like a kangaroo. Legends you hear in passing without knowing anything about seem to…

Benjamin Williams14 June 2014

Curious Places Thailand Travel Tales

Death Railway’s End and the H.I.V. Staircase

The official name for the Death Railway was the Thailand-Burma Railway when it was being…

Benjamin Williams31 May 2014

Curious Places Thailand Travel Tales

The Death Railway: Just Along for the Ride

It was a legendary railroad, but a late start leaving everyone else behind in Kanchanaburi.…

Benjamin Williams29 May 2014

Curious Places Thailand

Khao Sok National Park – a Hike in Pictures

So, in a momentary spur of monumental wisdom on my part, I had decided to…

Benjamin Williams22 August 2012

Curious Places Thailand Travel Tales

A Walk Along the Death Railway

There’s no point in travelling if you aren’t going to let your whims get the…

Benjamin Williams18 July 2012

Benjamin Williams

Hi all, my name is Ben. I’m a native Michigander with a passion for human culture and new places, and more than that, new experiences. I have degrees in archaeology and writing, pursuing a career in the latter. However, I never quite lost that fascination with archaeological theory. For the past 12 years, I’ve been living and travelling in Asia, Europe, and North America documenting ancient sites and the peoples who built them, and then adapting them into practical archaeological travel information at PathsUnwritten.com.

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Phrae Muang Phi: Phrae’s Ghost City

Phrae and the Temple of the Industrial Buddha

Koh Phayam: The Deserted Island Dream

Death Railway’s End and the H.I.V. Staircase

The Death Railway: Just Along for the Ride

Khao Sok National Park – a Hike in Pictures

A Walk Along the Death Railway

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