Travel in Thailand

While I like donuts well enough, I am not a big fan of Krispy Kreme and certainly will not be buying them at Thailand’s first ever Krispy Kreme…

Bangkok, Thailand is known as a shopper’s paradise. With more shops and markets per square meter than any other place in the world, you can find everything in…

Squat toilets are all over Bangkok, but there are plenty of Western ones too. In the rest of Thailand though you’ll find much fewer toilets other than squat…

I am an absolute sucker for Thai crepes and, when they come with ice cream and fruit, even better. You can buy traditional Thai-style crepes at just about…

One of the oldest malls in Bangkok, Thailand is Emporium Mall. Located next to Phrom Phong sky train station, Emporium Mall is popular with locals and visitors, which…

Many tourists to Chiang Mai, Thailand go to the city for golfing. Known as having some of the best golf courses in Thailand and, also, with world-class facilities,…

Thailand is South East Asia’s most popular destination for golf. Late to start building golf courses, Thailand soon took the lead in the number of golf courses in…

  I was just thinking the other night, while watching TV on UBC satellite, we really have the ODDEST stuff here! I get programs from all over the…

As a cable and satellite TV subscriber in Thailand, I have watched the Hallmark Channel for many years. So it was with some surprise I discovered recently the…

Phuket is Thailand’s most popular island destination. As you’d expect with a tropical island, hotel prices are not cheap, particularly if you don’t know where to look. As…

With thousands of coffee shops in Bangkok, it’s sometimes hard to choose. For me, I often like to eat a meal with my latte so, if I find…

For those looking for great jazz or blues music in Thailand, Bangkok has some of the best jazz clubs and blues bars in Asia. There’s an amazing choice,…

Many tourists visit Chiang Mai, Thailand every year to take an adventure tour. Chiang Mai, located in northern Thailand and surrounded by mountains and dense jungle, is a…

Thousands of western retirees, western expats and western teachers move to Thailand every year. For many of them, a choice between moving to Bangkok or Chiang Mai in…

Where are the best banana pancakes in Bangkok? One thing I cannot resist when I go shopping at Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok, Thailand is a small cafe…

So, this is technically not Thai food but, if you visit just about any city in Thailand, a visit to a Swensen’s ice cream parlor is still a…

On a trip to Bangkok, you mustn’t miss the city’s Forensic Museum. The Siriraj Forensic Museum is one of the scariest, freakiest, weirdest and most fascinating museums in…

It’s so hot in Thailand, chocolate would definitely melt Okay, so it is not that hot in Thailand that your bags and shoes could melt, but I did…

Weirdly, a fun place to eat in Bangkok is in the building where the new Immigration Office is located, just off Chang Wattana in northern Bangkok. This absolutely…

If you are looking for the best seafood in Bangkok, Thailand, look no further than Chinatown. Known by the Thais as Yaworat, it’s the place just about every…

One of the best places for independent coffee shops is Chiang Mai, Thailand. With a few hundred coffee shops located all over the city, and most of them…

This is the old man I bought ice cream from last week, preparing my tub If I’m feeling like a sweet snack and don’t want to spend a…

  Paula Taylor – most famous luk kreung actress in Thailand If you’re not familiar with the term “luk kreung” in Thai, it means someone who is half-Thai…