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Mick Shippen
Mick Shippen is a freelance writer who has been based in Thailand for over a decade. He currently lives in Bangkok but also spent six years in the northern city of Chiang Mai. Mick regularly travels…
Mick Shippen is a freelance writer who has been based in Thailand for over a decade. He currently lives in Bangkok but also spent six years in the northern city of Chiang Mai. Mick regularly travels throughout Thailand and the region, especially to Laos. He has a strong interest in arts and crafts, particularly local ceramics, hill tribe basketware and textiles. He is the author of The Ceramics of Southeast Asia, published by the University of Hawaii Press and A&C Black. Mick is also into motorcycling and has toured extensively on and off-road in northern Thailand and Laos. His partner exports Thai and Laos silk and textiles through the website www.orientations-online.com
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Orchid Books
If you are interested in buying books on Thailand and Asia, head along to Orchid Books, the outlet of specialist publisher, Orchid Press. The shop stocks all its publications plus those by other local publishing houses such as White Lotus, River Books and Silkworm. It also stocks secondhand and out-of-print titles. Open daily from 11 am -7 pm. Located in the Silom Complex, accessible directly from the Sala Daeng BTS station. Shops 410 and 411, 4th Floor, Silom Complex, 191 Silom Road, Bangkok. http://www.orchidbooks.com