Thai Ceramics: The Noble Peasant’s Plumage
Many people know of the famous Benjarong style porcelain of Thailand, with its trademark blue and gold diamond patterns. And well they should, it’s gorgeous stuff. But it’s also more the sort of thing you put on the shelf than…
Thailand’s Top 5 Cutest Baby Animals
I’ve been on a bit of an obsessive quest lately, learning as much as I can about the plants and animals of Thailand. Over the course of this sort of research, much of which is pictorial, it is only natural…
Thai Coffee
It may be no secret that I am a voracious consumer of tea and coffee. More specifically, Thai tea and coffee. By “Thai tea and coffee” I mean beans and leaves grown and processed here in the kingdom. And I…
Planes Trains and Automobiles of Thailand: Part 3
I started to outline some of the most prevalent forms of transit around Thailand in the first and second piece part of the series. So with planes, trains and coaches out of the way, and without any undue preamble, let…
Planes Trains and Automobiles of Thailand: Part 2
I started to outline some of the most prevalent forms of transit around Thailand in the first piece of the two part series. So with planes and trains out of the way, and without any undue preamble, let us now…
Planes Trains and Automobiles of Thailand: Part 1
Thailand is a big place. And it’s by no means uniform. From the mountains to the coast it contains every imaginable landscape, and all of the relaxing, interesting and exciting things you could ever imagine to do with said landscapes…
Anzac Day in Kanchanaburi
Today will mark Anzac day for many people around the world, particularly in Australia and New Zealand. Thailand, too, is hosting special memorial ceremonies in Kanchanaburi at the historic Hellfire Pass, of the Bridge over the River Kwai. This is…
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…
