Category Archives: Misc

The legend of ‘Silk King’ Jim Thompson

Like Tony Poe, the American soldier who went native with the hill tribes in Laos, Jim Thompson was a larger-than-life military man who commanded the allegiance of the men who followed him. An intelligence analyst for the U.S. military, Thompson … Continue reading →

Posted November 14, 2011, in Misc | Tagged , | 1 Comment

What is walking distance?

Fodor’s Travel Intelligence says that one of the “cons” with the FCC Angkor is that the hotel is “not within walking distance to town.” That seems a odd complaint. “Town,” presumably, is the Old Market area, which is like a … Continue reading →

Posted August 19, 2011, in Misc | Tagged | Leave a comment