Floods Arrive in Northern Bangkok Suburbs – City May Flood in Next Two Days
On the news in Thailand over the last week, the Thai government has repeatedly said Bangkok will not flood. But, Thai newspapers […]
Read moreOn the news in Thailand over the last week, the Thai government has repeatedly said Bangkok will not flood. But, Thai newspapers […]
Read moreAs some members of the Thai government and the Bangkok governor continue to say “Bangkok is safe”, word out is that Future […]
Read moreOne of the best parts of Phuket Island to visit is the Karon and Kata Beach area. These two beautiful, small beaches are […]
Read moreAlthough the Thai government is trying to put a brave face on it, it doesn’t take much to see the Thai economy could […]
Read moreSince Thailand’s massive flooding problem suddenly became much worse two weeks ago, there has been a rush on dried goods at the supermarket, […]
Read moreEven though floods in Thailand have not hit Bangkok, thousands of Thai businesses in the capital are still experiencing the impact of the […]
Read moreAs massive floods have deluged more than one third of the country, the Thai commerce department announced yesterday the total cost to Thailand […]
Read moreThe national religion is Theravada Buddhism. Thai Buddhism ranks amongst the highest in the world. According to the last census (2000) 94.6% […]
Read moreThais love children. That’s why, unlike many countries in the west where children are expected to be ‘seen and not heard’, eating […]
Read moreFor the last six months Central Ladprao, one of Bangkok’s largest shopping malls, was closed for renovations. It re-opened in September and, to […]
Read moreIn some of the first good news Thailand has had in a couple of weeks, it was announced last night Bangkok will not […]
Read moreOver a week since more than 100 crocodiles escaped from their flooded crocodile farms in Ayutthaya, Thai authorities are worried. Few have […]
Read moreOn a shopping trip to Central Ladprao mall in northern Bangkok, Thailand yesterday, a friend and I took a break from shopping […]
Read moreA few days ago, I made my second trip to the newly renovated Central Ladprao mall in Bangkok, Thailand. After a few […]
Read moreA wonderful way to see Bangkok is to take the Tourist Express Boat on the Chao Praya River. The Chao Praya River […]
Read moreThai TV news is reporting some areas in the outskirts of Bangkok may be evacuated in the next couple of days due […]
Read moreOne thing newcomers to Thailand are often surprised by is how often it rains during rainy season, which lasts six months of […]
Read moreIn recent years, the number of Thai women getting some form of plastic surgery has grown in leaps and bounds. Once the […]
Read moreI just had the misfortune of spending 20 minutes reading the Thorn Tree forums on Lonely Planet’s website. Full of travelers, some of […]
Read moreYou have to give the Thai army credit for working their butts off to try to stop flooding around the country. […]
Read moreChiang Mai is in northern Thailand, an hour and a half plane ride from Bangkok (between 9-12 hours by car, train or bus), […]
Read moreIt’s incredibly sad watching Thai news in the last few days and seeing all the tens of thousands of people flooded out […]
Read moreSeveral times a month, low budget travelers contact us to find out if we have cheap budget hotel recommendations around the Khao […]
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