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An Australian lady is making news here in Thailand and also back on Australian shores.
Apparently the mother of 4 was a little drunk and the victim of a prank played by friends.
She was in the resort town of Phuket, at the well known Aussie Bar. When she was away from her bag a friend placed [...]

Fancy a soapy Thai massage from Lily Thai? No? I thought not, since I guess you read My Thai Friend for its variety of information about Thailand and expatriate life here. Increasingly when I look at keyword usage on searches that end up with hits on this blog, I find that many innocent [...]

The weather in Thailand is an important consideration for potential UK expats or indeed any expatriate from a Northern Hemisphere home. At times the tropical climate can be unforgiving and debilitating.
Weather in Thailand is clearly effected by the tropical location of the country and there are big variances between the North and South of Thailand. [...]

I hadn’t been planning to go to Kanchanaburi this year, but somehow I ended up there. I was surprised to find such a laid-back, relaxed, friendly little city so near Bangkok, less than two hours away from the new Sai Tai bus station. I enjoyed staying by the river (on the river!), watching the birds, [...]

71. The well-known slang word for a gay, ladyboy-like guy ‘toot’ is English in origin. The word in fact, entered the Thai language after the success of the 1982 movie ‘Tootsie’ starring Dustin Hoffman.
72. The Thai lese-majeste law also applies to foreign heads of states. So, if you come to Thailand and say something patronizing [...]

The Nation:
The Thai monarchy is a revered institution that represents what Thailand is and has been for more than 700 years, since the Sukhothai era. It brings together Thai traditions and culture, and social, political and Buddhist beliefs.

Fact: This notion that the Thai monarchy has been this one long virtuous entity continuing unabated from [...]

As an English expat in Thailand life is certainly never dull, however you might be forgiven for wondering, in the light of the recent political unrest, how I view my adopted home and whether my views have changed since I wrote a post back in June 2008 entitled Ten Things I Like [...]

(As you can see, Thai immigration excels in its knowledge of the English language)Scouring the Internet for Thailand related websites, one of the most talked about issues you’ll come across is none other than the legendary or perhaps infamous, (whichever way you wanna look at it) ‘Thai Visa Border Run’.For these couple of blogs, I’ll [...]

The battle lines are drawn, in the ongoing fight over Thailand’s grotesque lèse majesté laws. It’s “Western” democracy versus “Thai” culture. In contemporary political discourse, after all, ”culture” is just about the only word whose international currency rivals democracy’s. To be sure,  culture commands more respect than the “dictatorship” and “oppression” it is frequently invoked to mask. As [...]

“This province is home to a revered Buddha image and four of the nation’s most beautiful national parks”
Known to the locals as simply Phi-lok, Phitsanulok is an ideal base for those wishing to explore the North and the western part of Isaan. And that’s what most folk do - just pass through and completely forget [...]

In Thailand at the moment it is the summer holidays for school students. At Sriwittayapaknam School in Samut Prakan they have just come to the end of Summer School. Next week marks the start of the Songkran Festival which is the start of the traditional Thai new year. As it is the hottest time of [...]

This is a plain soup that contains mung bean noodles (wun-sen) and pork. In Thai it is called “dtom jeut wun-sen moo sap”. In the ingredients below, you can see mung bean noodles, pork balls, chopped spring onion and chicken stock cube in the middle. The transparent noodles are usually sold in dried form. You [...]

I love Thailand for its variety but I never knew before that it already has an established wine industry. When we talk about wine growing we don’t usually think about Thailand mainly due to the hot and humid climate. But, Thailand has in fact three distinct regions of wine making. In the north there is [...]

Next week sees the celebration for the start of the traditional Thai new year. From the 13th-15th April, Thai people will be dressing up in new clothes and visiting the local temple to make merit and to their grandparents in order to receive blessings. Afterwards, the youngsters will be out on the street taking part [...]

The characteristics of Thai houses in the Central Plain are as follows: High floor level allowing an average height man to walk with clearance above his head and another floor of about forty centimetres below the main floor as to allow free ventilation and sitters on the main floor to hang their legs in comfort. [...]