How to Take the Bangkok Tourist Boat and What to See From Each Pier
A wonderful way to see Bangkok is to take the Tourist Express Boat on the Chao Praya River. The Chao Praya River runs the length of Bangkok…
A wonderful way to see Bangkok is to take the Tourist Express Boat on the Chao Praya River. The Chao Praya River runs the length of Bangkok…
Thai TV news is reporting some areas in the outskirts of Bangkok may be evacuated in the next couple of days due to fears of rising flood…
One thing newcomers to Thailand are often surprised by is how often it rains during rainy season, which lasts six months of the year, and how fast…
In recent years, the number of Thai women getting some form of plastic surgery has grown in leaps and bounds. Once the realm of only the wealthy,…
I just had the misfortune of spending 20 minutes reading the Thorn Tree forums on Lonely Planet’s website. Full of travelers, some of whom have been to Thailand…
You have to give the Thai army credit for working their butts off to try to stop flooding around the country. In the last few days,…
Chiang Mai is in northern Thailand, an hour and a half plane ride from Bangkok (between 9-12 hours by car, train or bus), and is surrounded by mountains,…
It’s incredibly sad watching Thai news in the last few days and seeing all the tens of thousands of people flooded out of their homes in many…
Several times a month, low budget travelers contact us to find out if we have cheap budget hotel recommendations around the Khao San Road area. The most…
When you have large breasts and you live in a country like America or England, one thing you may not always think about is if you will be…
Phuket is an island just off the west coast of Thailand and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. It is around 850 kilometres…
One thing that is interesting about living in Thailand is the way the ultra-conservative culture of much of Thai society keeps banging into the modern, more risque culture…
As the flooding in Thailand gets worse and floods are likely to hit Bangkok in the next few days, if you’re a tourist in Thailand, or planning…
Thailand is one of the hottest countries in the world and Bangkok is the world’s hottest city. So if you don’t keep yourself hydrated, you can…
Pattaya, just over an hour south of Bangkok, is Thailand’s most visited beach resort town. One reason so many tourists and Thailand residents stay in Pattaya is…
Famous for its superb Thai restaurants, Hua Hin, Thailand also has a plethora of international food restaurants. For travelers, or those who live in Hua Hin and…
More than 30 provinces in Thailand are already flooded, with some having been under water, on and off, since July. Now, if the government of Yingluck Shinawatra…
As more flooding hit the city of Ayuttayah, just an hour away from Bangkok, yesterday, around 25 crocodiles escaped from a crocodile farm as the waters hit…
Like just about everyone in Thailand, I’m a Mama noodles fan. Mama is the most famous brand of instant noodles in Thailand, with millions of packets of…
As floods in much of Thailand continue and, in some areas, worsen, it’s being reported the former capital city, Ayuttayah, just an hour away from Bangkok and…
Shop-aholics in Bangkok, Thailand, like me and half the people I know, are all excited that the country’s first ever IKEA store will be opening in Bangkok….
Do you like sushi? Then you’ll love eating in Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok is home to hundreds of sushi restaurants, sushi bars and sushi chains. Edoya is one…
Beijing, China’s capital city, is a phenomenal city and one of the most traveled to destinations in Asia. Home of the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Summer…