Berniegourley

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• DAILY PHOTO: Bangkok’s Big Swing

  

  Taken in September of 2014 in Bangkok This swing is located outside Bangkok’s Wat Suthat. It’s due west of the grand palace in an area north of the heart of... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Thai Yoga & Hatha Yoga: Compare and Contrast

  

  During my recent trip to Thailand, I attended Thai Yoga (a.k.a. Rusie Dutton, i.e. “ascetic exercises”) classes at the Wat Po Temple. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Chinatown by Night

  

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  Posted on 24 September 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

  

  The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page As the title suggests, The Ocean at the End of the Lane takes place in a... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Ganesh Goes to Thailand

  

  Taken on August 25, 2014 in Thailand I visited this gigantic Ganesh on the road between Ayutthaya and Nakornnayok to the northeast of Bangkok. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Muaythai Training in Thailand for Certificate Or Freestyle?

  

  The Muay Thai Institute (MTI) in Rangsit, Thailand is uncommon in that it offers two different approaches to training. The first option is a program that will... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: A Bangkok Trifecta

  

  Taken in September of 2014 in Bangkok. This was taken on a side street in Chinatown near Old Siam Market. Tuk-tuk, food carts, and convenience store–a Bangkok... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Wat Yai Chaya Mongkol

  

  Taken August 25, 2014 in Ayutthaya. By B Gourley in Buddhism, photographs, Photos, pictures, Thailand, Tourism, travel on September 21, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: A Fighter’s Exit

  

  Taken on August 31, 2014 at Rangsit International Boxing Stadium. By B Gourley in martial arts, People, photographs, Photos, pictures, sports,... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Moor’s Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie

  

  The Moor’s Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page The Moor’s Last Sigh tells the tale of three generations of an Indian family that... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Bangkok by Night

  

  Taken on September 10, 2014 from the Baiyoke Sky Hotel. The Baiyoke Sky Hotel is Thailand’s Tallest Building. For about 650 Baht (+ beverage costs) [i.e. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• I’m Back From Thailand

  

  My month-long hiatus from posting has come to an end. I’m back home in India after an educational month in Thailand. I’ve got a lot of posting to catch up on. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Out to Thailand

  

  I won’t be posting much for the next few weeks as I’ll be traveling and training in Thailand. However, when I get back I’ll have plenty of new photos and... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Beach by Alex Garland

  

  The Beach by Alex Garland My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page I imagine the elevator speech for this book being, “Lord of the Flies done Paul Theroux style. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Sacred Pool at Hampi

  

  Taken in October of 2013 in Hampi. By B Gourley in India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on August 19, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Temple at Wat Phra Si Sanphet

  

  Taken in October of 2012 in Ayutthaya, Thailand. By B Gourley in Buddhism, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on August 18, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Bangalore Santhe Under the Tracks

  

  Taken in August of 2014 in Bangalore. By B Gourley in India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on August 17, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Painted Tree in Kochi

  

  Taken in Kochi (Cochin) on July 7, 2014. By B Gourley in Art, India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on August 16, 2014. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Pigeon Liason at the Jain Temple

  

  Taken in July 7, 2014 in Kochi. Taken at the Cochin Shwetambar Murthipujak Jain Temple, this photo captures one of the feeding times during which members of... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Batman: Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison

  

  Batman: Arkham Asylum – A Serious House on Serious Earth by Grant Morrison My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This is the third, and probably last,... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 SOCIETY, TRAVEL