Homeward bound
About once a year it is strangely quiet in our household when the maid and her Yasothon mob take off for the home village on…
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All in the family
Living in Thailand one can never be sure what you will be greeted with as each new day arrives. Take what happened to me one…
A Man needs a Maid
I have been in the fortunate position of having the same maid, Tong, better known as Ms Yasothon, for many years. It would be nice…
The odd couple
One morning I was in a bit of a rush to get to work and noticing my shoes were even more grubby than usual, asked…
Sizzling Cinders
Renting DVD’s in Thailand can sometimes lead to a few surprises. One festive season a friend rented a DVD of Alice in Wonderland to keep his children…
A matter of taste
Bangkok’s gourmets really don’t know how spoiled they are with the marvelous food available to them. The following sample of mouth-watering dishes comes from a…
Some menus in Thailand can be even hotter than the food
Anyone for ogsters? One of the most delightful aspects of living in Thailand is the food and the knowledge that there is always a chance…
Intercultural Speed Bumps
Every now and then I notice little differences between the way the Thai people do things, and the way people do them in the West….
Bangkok – A City for All Seasons
The name alone is a killer. Krungthepmahanakhonamornrattanakosinmahintarayutthayamahadilokpopnopparattanaratchathaniburiromudomratchaniwetmahasathanamornphimanawartansatitsakkatatiyavishnukamprasit. It means The City of Angels, the Great City, the Immortal Magnificent Jeweled City of Great Indra, the…
Getting to Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai is 700 kilometers (440 miles) north of Bangkok and is just beginning to sprawl across its own mountain valley. It is a day’s…