One of the most beautiful temples in Thailand, done in a modern contemporary style, is undoubtedly Wat Rong Khun. This temple, which is in Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand, is more well-known among foreigners as The White Temple. The temple is located in Ban Rong Khun, about 13 kilometres south-west of Chiang Rai city along Phahonyothin Road. It is the brainchild of Thai artist Chaloemchai Khositphiphat who started building it back in 1998.
Richard Barrow's first website about Thailand was launched in 1998 making him among the first of the travel bloggers in Thailand. Twenty-five years later, he is the most well-known of the bloggers in the Kingdom of Thailand. Ambassadors and government ministers are known to be among his followers. During the series of protests and the big flood, expats, tourists and the world media looked to him for accurate and up-to-date information.