Culture and Facts

  If you want a Thai girl to love you, you have to love her family. Thai women are close to their families, so close in fact that,…

Thousands of Western men come to Thailand every year, many because they’re looking for a Thai girlfriend or wife. The biggest mistake a lot of these men make…

A few months ago, I went to a traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Bangkok, Thailand, where I live. One of my Thai friends had been suffering from severe…

If you travel to Thailand and stay in a western-style hotel, your showering experience will be just the same as at home. But, if you stay in a…

  If you’re planning on booking a vacation to Thailand, there are some quick tips you should follow to make sure you have the best vacation ever. Learn…

  The most popular place for every tourist who loves shopping is Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok. The largest outdoor market in south east Asia, tourists can’t believe…

  Tens of thousands of tourists travel to Thailand every year for medical tourism. Medical tourism is where, instead of visiting Thailand for a vacation, a ‘tourist’ comes…

  Vaccinations Needed For Thailand Unless you’re planning on doing some jungle trekking, in which case you should get a malaria vaccination, there’s no need to get vaccinations…

Western men looking for a Thai wife in Thailand One of the well-known facts about Thailand is it’s a country known by Western men as a place to…

Thailand, which used to be one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, has seen tourism fall by between 15-20 percent in the last year. The Thai government…

How to have fun, behave and protect yourself on Songkran Next week, it’s Songkran in Thailand. Songkran is the Thai New Year and is also known as the…

The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) is an excellent art museum The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) opened a few months ago in the downtown area…

I have lived in Thailand for five years now, so am quite familiar with the culture. However, just like most westerners living in Thailand, there are still many…

Valentine’s Day in Thailand is huge, but is it all romance or are Thai teens having sex? Valentine’s Day in Thailand is one of the country’s biggest holidays…

Thailand has a reputation as having some of the world’s nicest people. As a teacher in Thailand, I have always noticed that Thai kids do not behave like…

Funeral pyre for Princess Galyani’s funeral now complete According to Thai television, the design for the funeral pyre for Princess Galyani Vadhana of Thailand has been completed and…

Bangkok Bank is one of Thailand’s largest and most popular banks. It tends to be somewhat of a more hi-so (high-society) institution, as fees are often higher than…

The Thai Wai is the Form of Greeting Used in Thailand, Here’s How to Do it Properly The first thing you will notice when you come to Thailand…

Superstition in Thailand permeates all of Thai life If you live in or have visited Bangkok, you are probably under the illusion that Thailand is a modern society…

Princess Galyani Vadhana has died, aged 84 The King of Thailand’s sister, Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana, Princess of Narathiwat, died at 2:34 am this morning –…

We’ve  lived in Thailand for more than 10 years and, during that time, gained more weight, bought more things and seen more stuff than we’d care to mention….