Take The Chiang Mai Factory Tour Trip – These Thai Handicrafts Are Beautiful
When I travel to the northern city of Chiang Mai, Thailand, I always end up on the city’s famous factory tour. A half-day trip to several Chiang Mai…
When I travel to the northern city of Chiang Mai, Thailand, I always end up on the city’s famous factory tour. A half-day trip to several Chiang Mai…
It is a surprise to many that Thailand is the world’s number one or number two rice exporter depending on the year, and the world’s fifth or…
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…
At least six times a year, I travel to Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia to do some shopping. Just like Bangkok, the city I live in, Kuala Lumpur has…
One of the most popular things to do in Chiang Mai, Thailand is to visit the many handmade furniture factories in the town. Chiang Mai is world-famous for…
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…
Hua Hin, a small town about three hours’ drive south of Bangkok, is Thailand’s most popular beach resort. Hundreds of thousands of international tourists stay here every year…
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…
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…
Many Thais and westerners living in Thailand eat mostly at restaurants near one of Bangkok’s sky train stations. Bangkok has some of the world’s worst traffic jams, so…
Guest houses in Bangkok, Thailand, are popular with low-budget travelers. Usually in convenient locations and offering inexpensive rooms and friendly staff, Bangkok guest houses are a good choice…
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…
Wildlife smuggling in Thailand is rife Customs officials at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday discovered a live tiger cub stuffed in a suitcase with a lot of…
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…