Jim Thompson House

Jim Thompson was sent to Thailand by the CIA toward the end of WW II. Educated as an architect he stayed on in Thailand. We was fascinated by the traditional Thai silk weaving. He is credited with reviving that weaving by finding markets, encouraging designs and employing many weavers. He built a traditional Thai style home in Bkk and was major player in Bkk society circles. In 1969 he was on a brief vacation in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia, the destination of many residents of Bkk seeking to escape the summer tropical heat. He disappeared without a trace and his fate has never been learned.
Today I visited his home which has been preserved as it was the day he disappeared. It is furnished with many artifacts he'd collected from various places in Asia. It also shows traditional Thai architecture.