Grahame
Your Travel Host in Thailand
I see my path but I don't know where it leads.
Not knowing where I'm going is what
inspires me to travel
Rosalia de Castro 1837 - 1885
Hi my name is Grahame and I would very much like to wish you all a warm welcome to my Thailand travel website. I am 58 years young and the third eldest child of a family of seven children and so far I have remained single. All of my five brothers and one sister are married with children of their own. I am still trying to establish as to why I have not as yet settled down. Perhaps this is partly due to the fact that I was born on the longest day in the southern hemisphere. I shall leave that one for you to try and fathom out, the day I was born, that is.I have another family riddle I would like to share with you after which requires an answer. You may leave your answer in the Contact Me section at the bottom of this page and I shall e-mail you back whether you are either right or wrong. I have a younger brother who is the fifth child in the family. He was born on the fifth day of the fifth month in nineteen fifty five. My question to you is, do you think you could guess his name? Sorry there are no prizes for the correct answer. The spelling of my name Grahame is a little different to the more popular spelling of Graham or Graeme that most of us are fairly familiar with. Herein lies the story behind the name I was given. I am merely allowing you to get an insight into the narrator of this travel website as I am a real person with a real travel passion who would love to share some wonderful travel memories with you. Should you be unable to travel as much to the many fascinating corners of the world, then at the very least, you can immerse yourself in travelling around my website. Okay back to my story then. My mother who was born in the United Kingdom takes up the story. She wanted to name me Graham but my grandmother wanted the name Graeme so they decided to compromise on the name Grahame. I'm happy with that! Of course I have another theory but I will leave it at that. Please do enjoy my travels stories around this beautiful country called Thailand, originally named Siam.
Grahame and Cat at Kanchanaburi Central Thailand
Grahame
I am the ultimate dreamer with a restless soul that needs constant stimulation. My passion for travel to exotic destinations is to continuously visit new places whilst mingling with new faces. I do have a girlfriend in Thailand though but my love of adventure won't allow me to stay in one place for any given time. Most Thai's however do not wish to travel, even the ones that tell you differently. It just seems a lot easier for westerners to travel around the world than for Asians to do likewise and it's not just about the money either. Most Asian people are far closer to their family roots to leave their countries to live in a world that is so alien to their own surroundings. Even for most westerners, coming to places like Thailand can be a real cultural shock. As for myself, I am in absolute awe of all these fascinating wonders of the world.
Grahame and his "other girlfriends"
I have lived most of my life in Cape Town South Africa where I grew up around art. I began a career in advertising before venturing out into the signage industry for some 25 years before opening up an art gallery. My real passion is travel and I have spent more than twenty years traveling around the world and would love to continue spending the next twenty years on the move. I have now decided to try my hand at writing and have since started my very first travel website to share my experiences with you as we venture in and around Thailand. Thereafter I would like to keep writing travel stories right across Asia. Vietnam will be next followed by Cambodia, Burma and perhaps even Laos. I am a very compassionate person who would love to help communities strive for a better existence in a troubled world. I am particularly disturbed by the unnecessary plight of the Burmese atrocities that are ongoing in these very modern times.
Bird's Nest Soup
Art Works by Grahame
The ultra modern art piece above is titled Bird's Nest Soup and I created it using mixed media such as aluminium, brass, steel, plastic, perspex, wood and ostrich eggs. Full size is 1,500 x 1500mm. My inspiration came from learning about this particular soup dish that is an all time favourite delicacy to the Thai people. You can order the soup in some restaurants around the country. There is one in Pattaya that I know of where you can dine on both bird's nest soup as well as shark fin soup. I have not tried either as I am fortunately a vegetarian. Sorry that I cannot give you any reviews but you are more than welcome to try some when next in Thailand. Ask any local Thai or you can purchase some at duty free at the airport. I do have a small jar of a bird's nest beverage with rock sugar at home which is still in it's original jar in my fridge. I use it to demonstrate where my idea had originated from. There is a lot of controversy surrounding this Thai delicacy which is produced from the
sea swallow's
saliva.
Zen
The photo above displays a section of a three-dimensional artwork that I created engaging a mixed media of aluminuim and mild steel. I named this particular piece Zen which basically gives rise to the two nations of China and Japan. Inspiration came from blending Chinese calligraphy with that of the Japanese rising sun. If you can interpret Chinese writing then you will probably be aware that these symbols relate to happiness, good health, prosperity and spirituality, all necessary ingredients needed for a good life. Full size is 1,500 x 1,500 mm.
The Tree of Life
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