The Elephant in the Room at TBEX Asia
A travel blogger requested on Twitter that I write something about the political situation in Thailand, rather than merely “trolling” by sharing links about the...
Category: Thailand
Travel Photo: Bamboo Umbrella Frames
Handcarved from bamboo, umbrella frames create an abstract pattern of light and shade in Bo Sang, near Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Travel Photo: Umbrellas, Bo Sang, Thailand
Bo Sang, a village outside Chiang Mai, is the umbrella-making capital of Thailand.
Sign Language
One of my spawn’s many endearing qualities is that he generally, as here with his new friend Solène, looks as though butter wouldn’t melt in...
10 Lines that Say You're Being Hustled
This rather charming warning sign comes from Wat Pho, Bangkok, home of a 50m reclining Buddha and, it would appear, a gang of light-fingered Playmobil...
Into the Deep
Why learn to dive? Well… Scuba diving opens up an entire new world. There’s the fluid, graceful movement in three dimensions, moving up or down...
Penguins in Bangkok
We didn’t come to Thailand for the penguins. But there’s something surreally magical about stepping out of 35 degrees of sweaty, humid heat and coming...
Vertigo, Bangkok
This is the view from Vertigo, the aptly named, open-air bar which sits on the sixtieth floor above the Banyan Tree hotel, Bangkok. And I...
Zorb Balls and Sky Coasters
Thinking of taking the kids to Thailand this year? One of the huge benefits of the general nervousness right now is the instant availability of...
Imagine Peace
Junior remarked the other day, “I do hope the shirt war doesn’t start again while we’re in Bangkok.” And my mother asked me over the...