
Thai markets are an important part of the local culture. They are social gathering points that also provide a huge range of the fresh ingredients that is the cornerstone of Thai cuisine. Whether its spices, aromatic herbs, vegetables, fruit, meat or fish you will find it in the market in all shapes and sizes.
Each village [...]

Thailand’s tourist industry is struggling. Last year we watched with astonishment as three months of protests and the unopposed occupation of Bangkok’s Goverment House culminated in a week-long siege of the country’s main airport, Suvarnabhumi, and the police stood by and did absolutely nothing. Tens of thousands of visitors were stranded by the yellow-shirt (then) [...]
Where we live in Paknam, it is close to the sea, so we have access to a large variety of seafood. Today we will show you how to cook “pla meuk tod”. Our version here is stuffed with minced pork. In the picture of the ingredients below, you can see the washed squid on the [...]
The birds of Thailand are numerous and often very colourful, they are also quite resourceful. I have noticed that a lot of the bird life here adapts itself well to the presence of man and other animals taking advantage of the different food sources sometimes inadvertently provided by the host, in fact you may well [...]

I am delighted to announce the publication of Tai Lands and Thailand: Community and State in Southeast Asia. It has been published by National University of Singapore Press, NIAS Press, and University of Hawaii Press. The book is the result of research collaboration that has been going here at the Australian National University over the past six or so years. It features [...]

When Wonderful Wi suggested we visit Nong Nooch Botanical and Tropical Gardens it took me by surprise. There I was in Pattaya the sex capital of the world, over 2000 bars, beautiful women and I was being asked to wade through pansies and pose with a rose and have it captured forever on film. So [...]
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My Thai Street Food Challenge
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This Week in Thailand: 20th-26th August 2010
The Good News, and The Bad News Isaan Thailand.
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This Week in Thailand: 13th-19th August 2010