Siriraj Medical Museum
Looks like I may have jumped the gun here, things to do in the rain. It really isn’t raining much, threatening to, but not delivering. I actually decided to write this after my first rain related fall of the season….
Travel in Post Coup Thailand: Same Same but Different
May 2014 Looking around Bangkok today, it would be hard to see that anything out of the ordinary at all was going on. That being said, there has been. Most of it, however, is going on backstage and doesn’t really…
Back to Business as Usual
May 2014 Starting to ease up. Wild times in Thailand this past week or so. Rapid change and a little bit of transitional strangeness. Had there not been the need to make sure any food related errands had been taken…
Safari World
ust about an hour from Bangkok is Thailand’s most impressive zoo/animal show, Safari world. Of all the animal attractions in the kingdom it is the best maintained, the most expansive, the most educational, and the most entertaining. The two main…
Laab Gai Baan – Spicy Thai Minced Chicken Salad
Let’s take a second and talk about Laab Gai Baan. I’m often asked why I live in Thailand by random people I might end up chatting with through the course of a day, particularly taxi drivers. I’m not married, don’t have…
Museum Siam
This week’s destination of choice is the coolest museum I’ve seen in a long time, Museum Siam. Museums are an unavoidable fixture of any thorough travel experience, but so many of these places are not a whole lot more than…
Soul Food Mahanakorn
Soul Food Mahanakorn is an assuming place for all of the international press coverage it’s received since opening. A nicely appointed dining room/bar is nestled snugly into an otherwise ordinary shophouse and the seating, although comfy, is very limited. This…
Bangkok Calms Down for Makha Bucha Day
Happy New Year! Again. The year of the horse and I’m glad to be here to meet it. Lots of excitement in Bangkok lately as I’m sure you’ve seen, but it isn’t slowing down travel to most areas at this…
