Culture and Facts

Even though I have lived in Thailand for years, some days I still stop and think how much I love Thai people. Today was one of those days….

Rainy Season begins in Thailand Thailand’s official ‘rainy season’ is May to October but tends to start in vengeance in June. So it’s been no surprise this week,…

Recently a woman asked me a simple question about living in Thailand, “Are Thais honest people?”. She is coming to Thailand to teach English and, after reading a…

  You wouldn’t think cycling in Bangkok, Thailand would ever become popular. Not when Bangkok is one of the world’s most congested and polluted cities. But, in the…

  When someone asks me about the standard of Thai workmanship when it comes to having house repairs done in Thailand, honestly, I have to laugh. That’s because,…

  Thai baht falls to four-month low in May Good news for tourists and expats in Thailand this week as the Thai baht continues to fall. In fact,…

  Someone asked me a Thailand visa question this week, and I thought it was worth talking about here as, if they didn’t know the answer, you might…

  If you’re looking for recent Bangkok pictures and aren’t sure where to start to find them, check out our Daily Photo section. Not only does it have…

  If you are one of those people for whom riding motorcycles in Thailand is a way of life, you won’t be too surprised at how crowded it…

 Are Thai police bad? I don’t think so As anyone who has lived in Thailand for a while knows, Thai police have a bad reputation. Many non-Thais living…

  While, normally, there’s at least one Thai movie being entered in the Cannes Film Festival each year, this year there are none. So, it’s faintly surprising that…

If you’re relatively new in Thailand, or just visiting for a short-time, one thing you may be confused about is when can you buy alcohol in Thailand? Is…

  One interesting thing I’ve noticed lately is Buddhist books hanging on the back of bus seats in Bangkok. The books have been put in clear plastic bags…

Are you asking why is Bangkok traffic so bad? One thing many westerners ask when they first come to Thailand is “Why is Bangkok traffic so bad?” After…

You know you have been too long in Thailand when you are sitting side saddle on a motorbike, wearing heels and a skirt, with a bag slung over…

When you live in Thailand long enough, you eventually hear about black market money lenders. These are people or companies, otherwise known as ‘loan sharks’ or ‘predatory lenders’,…

  Thailand, like most other countries, has a plethora of beauty contests. One of them, Miss Grand Thailand 2013, is currently in the middle of choosing finalists, which…

A Thai friend recently asked me “Why are there so many loser farang men in Thailand?”, something she had noticed as she went about her daily life in…

  Coco Ice Cream in Bangkok, Thailand is one of the newest players in the massive Thai ice cream market. But, I doubt it’s going to be a…

  No matter what country I’m in, I love looking at old postcards as they give you a look back in time to how things used to be….

  One thing that sometimes drives me nuts about living in Thailand is the high number of low-class ‘farangs’ (Caucasian non-Thais) who come here. Bizarrely thinking Thailand is…

One thing I and many other non-Thais currently living in Thailand find annoying is the number of times a month Thai English-language newspapers like the Bangkok Post publish…

  I was at a Bangkok shopping mall on Friday and trying to explain to a Thai friend why I think Thailand is the world’s most beautiful country….