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 Some Thai – Although some people will tell you Thais speak English, honestly, most of them don’t speak much. So, if you want to be able to…
Chom Suan is a lovely independent restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand One of the best kept secrets in Bangkok is the restaurant Chom Suan (which in Thai means, ‘around the garden’). Chom Suan is owned by a famous Thai singer, Anchalee Jongkadeeki, but as it’s tucked towards the end of a long soi (small lane),…
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 how many stalls there are – at last count about 15,000. Chatuchak market though is hot, crowded and exhausting so, if you want to get the best…
This week, I went to my second wedding at the Rajpruek Club in northern Bangkok. Rajpruek Club is a sports club that is part of the North Park Project in northern Bangkok, close to the old Don Muang Airport. It has an 18-hole golf course, a huge sports club with both indoor and outdoor sports…
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 to visit Thailand. Medical Problems Should you have any medical problems while in Thailand, you’ll find most Thai cities and towns have one or more hospitals with…
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is one of the nicest airports in Asia. Unlike some other airports in the south east Asia region, traveling through KLIA is a dream. From efficient staff to excellent restaurants, a relaxed atmosphere and free airport-wide Wi-Fi internet, it couldn’t be better. Getting to KLIA from downtown Kuala Lumpur…
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 has been blaming H1N1 or swine flu, but this actually has little to do with it. Thai government decisions, however, have made more and more tourists avoid…
When I was getting ready to teach my first week in an EFL classroom abroad, I must admit I was terrified. Not having much experience teaching non-native English speakers and living in a foreign country, everything suddenly seemed stressful. Luckily, a fellow teacher with several years experience in Thailand gave me some tips about how…