Wat Phra Phutthabat (วัดพระพุทธบาทบัวบก) in Saraburi is otherwise known as the Temple of the Buddha’s Footprint. In the 17th Century, a hunter found a puddle of water which looked like a large footprint. It was later declared to be a genuine footprint of the Buddha, and the temple was built around it.
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.