Duffy Whitmore

Duffy Whitmore

Where He Chose to Abide

• Notes From Elsewhere •

May 08, 2026
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Think of Anthony Bourdain as a probable neighbour of some residents in Chiang Mai. Yes—still very much alive. Somehow he has secured a permanent right of abode, a kind of unofficial sanctuary, as though the Thai authorities run a discreet witness-protection scheme for those who have lifted the veil on human trafficking. And so here he is: a figure half-…

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