Category Archives: Thailand
Shopping frenzy
“Place where the riches of ages are sold – anything and everything a chap can unload.” Portabello Road (in Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks) was desribed thus, but how much more appropriate a description for Chatachak Market, Bangkok: a market the … Continue reading
Strike a pose: there’s nothing Tao it
“Ladies with an attitude. Fellas that are in the mood. Don’t just stand there let’s get to it. Strike a pose: there’s nothing to it. Vogue.” – Madonna, Vogue, 1990 There are some places that you go to see and … Continue reading
Ban Talae Nok: tsunami village
It’s a bit of an Oprah-ism but sometimes the most rewarding experiences come when you least expect them. In early August, we rocked up in the one horse town of Khuraburi, just inland from the North Andaman coast, with the … Continue reading
Tail light
Not 10 minutes ago we looked out of the window outside our hostel room to see two teengae boys walking a baby elephant down the road. Of course we ran down to say hello and of course we got stung … Continue reading
Dog day afternoon
Everyone who’s been backpacking around Asia knows the problems of stray dogs here. Mangey packs of the animals live along the sidelines of touristville: begging for scraps at romantic moonlit tables for two, following you home to squat outside the … Continue reading
Telly addicts
Having a TV in your room while travelling is often a mixed blessing. The dreaded box can be a welcome relief on evenings when you’re not inclined to drink any more chemically-tasting Chang beer but not yet bored enough to … Continue reading
Thai cooking for morons
The great philospher Socrates once said ‘Wisest is he who knows he does not know’. If this is true it makes me a very wise person indeed when it comes to Thai cooking. I had always thought I could throw … Continue reading
Rubbing me up the wrong way
Tourists arriving in Thailand generally can’t wait to do one of three things: tuck into a bowl of the excellent cuisine, hit a sandy beach or get their kinks rubbed out with a bit of traditional massage. Well, not me. … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, Thailand, travel
Ko Lanta: Lo Season
We had a couple of weeks to kill between The Sanctuary on Ko Pha Ngan and meeting our friends on Ko Tao (for the uninitiated, these are neighbouring islands) and weren’t sure what to do. We didn’t want to stay … Continue reading
Squeaker
My tale today is more of a tail actually, about a little tiny cat, named for the pitiful sounds she makes, although woe betide you if you give this little lady pity. You’re liable to get a claw in the … Continue reading
