After Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the government of Thailand has voted to send 200 million baht (around $6.6 million) to Japan to help with…
One of my newly discovered pleasures is shopping at Fortune Town Mall in Bangkok, Thailand. Just a few minutes by underground from my house, it is the best…
Don’t even ask me how I managed to live in Bangkok, Thailand for almost seven years before I discovered Witch’s Tavern. Weirdly, I’d never even heard of it…
Although Thailand is still a cheap country, things have become a lot more expensive in recent years. Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city, is like most capital cities –…
Update, Bangkok, 2018 — Even though this was written in 2011, the prices I quote are not that much different now. Just in case you’re planning your budget!…
One of the first questions English teachers ask before they move to Thailand is how much money they should bring with them. Most teachers wait until they get…
Bangkok, Thailand is a paradise for teenagers who love to shop. With its enormous number of fashionable shops selling cool things at incredibly cheap prices, it’s no…
I live in a tsunami-prone country. That’s why, as a nine-year resident of Thailand, one of the Asian countries hit by the December, 2004 tsunami, whenever I visit…
One of my favorite tours to take in Bangkok, Thailand is the Bangkok Noi Canal Boat Tour. Rather than book it through a tour company, which is prohibitively…
On a trip to Bangkok, Thailand you may decide you don’t need to pack a swimsuit. After all, Bangkok is a chaotic city, so why would you ever…
If you are going to be in Bangkok, Thailand, one of the things you may first want to do is to buy a cell phone or mobile phone….
In an ‘about time’ moment, representatives from the UK’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), were in Bangkok last week to meet with Thai police and the…
Santa Fe Steak restaurant serves some of the best cheap steaks in Bangkok, Thailand One of my favorite places to eat steak in Bangkok, Thailand is at Santa…
One of Thailand’s top cookie snacks is a cream-filled cookie or biscuit called ‘Hello Panda’. Available in Thailand and all over Asia, they’re originally a Japanese cookie…
Many long-term travelers come to Thailand to learn something. Thailand has classes and courses, both certified and otherwise, in many different subjects and most of them are at…
One of the best things to do anywhere in Thailand is to buy fresh, cut fruit at a street stall. These little stalls or mobile carts are…
The Davis Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand has gorgeous guest rooms Bangkok, Thailand is well known for its hundreds of four and five star hotels. It’s not however known…
One thing many non-Thai speaking expats worry about in Bangkok, Thailand if they’re a pet owner is how to find an English-speaking veterinarian if their pet gets sick….
One of the interesting ‘farang’ (white westerner in Thai) success stories in Thailand is that of Christy Gibson or ‘Kitty’ as she’s known in Thailand. A Dutch-British woman,…
Hotels in Bangkok, Thailand are as cheap as under $50 a night. In Thailand though, ‘cheap’ doesn’t mean nasty. In fact, a hotel in Bangkok under $50…
Your toddler will love the hippos at Dusit Zoo in Bankgok Being on vacation with a toddler in Bangkok, Thailand might seem scary. It shouldn’t do. Many people…
Whether you’re living in Bangkok, Thailand and furnishing a house or apartment or if you’re just here on holiday, you’ll soon discover Bangkok has some amazing places…
‘Big eye’ contact lenses in Thailand have been popular with Thai women for a couple of years now. Big eye contact lenses originally were sold in Japan…