From the Tourism Authority of Thailand situation update fact sheet:
The situation in Bangkok has returned to normal. Residents and visitors to Thailand are enjoying the Songkran Thai New Year celebrations throughout the Thai kingdom, including in Bangkok.
From The Nation:
Sondhi Limthongkul is in serious condition after being shot as a bullet hit his left skull. The [...]
For those who are unfamiliar with Lese Majeste, it is a law in Thailand that can get you sent to jail for a very long time if you were to insult the King of Thailand.
There are discussions continuously taking place on sites like New Mandela, which encourage open debate not only about the [...]
Fancy a trip on the Orient Express from Bangkok to Singapore? I can’t say that I particularly do since I have no desire for luxury travel, I much prefer the company of ordinary folk on ordinary trains.
But I wonder what prompts folk to splash out so much cash for a journey of 4 days and [...]
I will always remember my first trip on the Bangkok Skytrain or BTS which is part of the Bangkok Mass Transit system. It was back in 2000 and I was on a trip Thailand and the Far East to celebrate my retirement from the police service in the UK. I was not Bangkok savvy in [...]
In the end, they just packed their bags and left. Clutching water bottles, walking slowly towards the buses aboard which they would begin the journey home, the red shirts streaming out of the besieged Government House looked more like a football team’s vanquished supporters than revolutionaries forced to surrender by a violent government crackdown. Dejected [...]
Yesterday’s Sydney Morning Herald carried the following advertisement on page 5. Bad timing? I assume this (no doubt long planned) advertisement would have hit the presses while the battles in Bangkok were still raging. Is this a moment when you would be advising colleagues to invest in Thailand?
If you are looking for a place to escape the craziness of the Songkran celebrations then try the fast emerging Bang Nampheung Floating Market. It is just across the river from Bangkok in Samut Prakan in the place where many people call the “lungs of the city”. This is due to the fact that the [...]
If you are sick and tired of the traffic and pollution of Bangkok, then you might want to consider heading down to Bang Pu Seaside Resort in Samut Prakan for a bit of bird watching and a sunset dinner. As you enjoy the fresh sea breeze at the end of a lazy afternoon you won’t [...]
There are quite a few floating markets around Bangkok these days. It is becoming more popular among the Thai general public. Most of the new ones I have been to recently are aimed at the domestic market. Wat Lampaya Floating Market in Nakhon Pathom Province is another classic example of this. When I was there [...]
Today we went back to Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi Province. I was there last year with Nong Grace (click here for pictures) and as she liked it so much she kept asking me to go again. It is the school summer holidays in Thailand now so we thought we would drive down there [...]
The annual Wai Khru ceremony at Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Chaisi district took place yesterday. For many foreigners this has become known as the Tattoo Festival. Thais from all over the country come to pay respect to their “teacher”, Luang Poh Pern, and also to have their magical tattoos recharged. I first went to [...]
The other day I went for a drive down the Old Sukhumwit Road. In the past, people had to drive down the coast road in Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao Provinces on their way to the beaches in Chonburi and Pattaya. It is a nice drive though not many people do it these days. If you [...]
When you are travelling around Thailand and you use guidebooks such as Lonely Planet, you should never make the mistake of using it as a bible. Just because the guidebook lists five temples for a city, it doesn’t mean that other temples are not worth visiting. Sometimes you can find hidden gems that turn out [...]
I was on my way to the floating market at Amphawa the other week when I came across this interesting temple. On the outside it was deserted and very undistinguishable from any other temple that I had been to in Thailand. I almost passed it by but then a coach load of Thai tourists pulled [...]
TC Kitchen, Ubon Ratchathani Thailand
Bangkok on the Fly, Thailand.
A New Door, A New Journey, Isaan Style.
49 Years of Marriage for John and Nancy.
Nong Ja and Magha Puja Day Thailand 2012
Morning Alms Offering to 8,000 Monks in Bangkok
