High End Transit in Thailand
I was recently told about a special line of tourist trains that run to from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, Hua Hin, Kanchanaburi, and a few other popular tourist destinations. I was told that the food service on this train was…
Thai Homemade Sato
I don’t really drink much these days, but New Year celebrations being what they usually are I do acquiesce and imbibe on occasion. Every year a good friend of mine goes home to Mahasarakham and asks if I’d like some…
Little Arabia in Bangkok
Bangkok is a buzzing international crossroad. People from every corner of the globe find themselves here for one reason or another, whether they are just passing through or looking to stick around for a while. Untold numbers of businesses depend…
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! The temple has been keeping my head nodding to traditional Thai music and it sounded like a war zone with people setting off fireworks last night. I can only imagine what the city is going to be…
Strange looking drinks in the market – Bubble Tea
Happy Holidays!!! It really does feel like winter in Bangkok. If you’re from the sort of place where frost and snow are the usual sort of scenery this time of year, it almost doesn’t feel like the holidays if you’re…
The morning after the Loy Krathong
I almost missed Loy Khrathong! I had checked an online date and time site for this years date, but it was wrong and the party was last night. Fortunately, I live next to a temple and it was loud, a…
Loy Krathong: River Cruises and Alien Invasions
Loy Krathong is upon us again, and I’m excited. Yipeng came into my radar last year, and I thought it was fantastic. What a beautiful compliment to lanterns that light up the waters, to set the sky ablaze. So throughout…
Seenspace Thonglor
Seenspace Thonglor is a great place to kill a whole evening’s worth of drinking and dining. I mentioned the Fatr Gutz pub in the blog, but my trip to Thonglor did not stop there, though perhaps it would have been…
