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…
Thailand Travel Tips
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…
MAE RIM AND CHIANG DAO
Mae Rim is some fifteen kilometers (nine miles) north of Chiang Mai. Turn left immediately after the town for the Mac Sa valley and its…
MEO HILL TRIBE
The Meo hill-tribe village is just over three kilometers (two miles) past the palace. Where the road forks, stay on the asphalt and go downhill…
CHIANG MAI ANCIENT MASSAGE
Chiang Mai prides itself on its traditional therapeutic massage (also referred to as ancient massage, and not to be confused with the sexual variety). Many…
HILL TRIBES AND MOUNTAIN BREEZES
Anna Thai, “Land of Abundant Rice Fields,” is what Thais call the northern part of their country. The region is perhaps Thailand’s most distinctive: it’s…