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Last week I was working from The Artists Place in Thonburi, the oldest part of Bangkok. Here’s a map. The new skytrain stop of Wongwian Yai is just down the street, but prices at the guesthouse have remained the same:

…and this week I’m working from White Lotus Press, staying in the guesthouse and dining with its eccentric, charming publisher. It takes a rare person to discover and publish all these old works on Asia – our conversations wander from Asian esoterica and back.

If you’re ever in Pattaya, Thailand, feel free to stop by; they’re happy to have visitors. It’s definitely off the beaten track:

Next week I’ll hit the beaches of Eastern Thailand with ink and brushes in hand, ready to finish the illustrations for my new book, The Paper Apprentice.