Did you know that in Thailand there’s a color for every day of the week? As you can imagine, this tradition is not as popular with young Thais, but many more traditional Thais still know the colors and when to…
A common question among people considering a visit to the land of smiles, Thailand. Is It Safe To Travel To Thailand? Whenever you travel, you have to consider your own personal safety, especially when you’re traveling abroad. Every country has it’s…
An American tourist, who demanded to keep singing karaoke after being told to stop, was killed outside of the bar by one of the musicians. According to a local Thai police , Bobby Ray Carter Jr, a 51 years old American businessman…
Visitors to Ao Phrao (Phrao Bay) on Thailand’s island of Koh Samet are being evacuated due to an significant oil spill that occurred July 28th. Thai officials estimate that 5,000 liters (or approx 1,300 gallons) of crude oil have washed…
If you’ve visited Thailand, you’ve likely noticed the hospital VIP lounges in the airports catering to the so-called “medical” tourist. Those tourists who come to Thailand from wealthy countries for low-cost, high-quality (in many cases, but not all) medical care…
The Airports of Thailand (AoT) announced this week a plan to invest at least 10 billion baht on renovating the quickly aging Don Mueang Airport. The goal is that Don Mueang will serve 27 million customers by 2016. Suvarnabhumi Airport, the…
If I had a nickle for every time some asked me about traveling to Thailand I’d be…well…I’d have a few dollars. Seriously though, tons of people ask me about planning trips to Thailand so I thought I’d put a post…
What are the best rooftop bars in Bangkok? Well, I’m sure you’ll get a different answer for each person you ask. But here are some of the popular ones you might try. Vertigo and Moon Bar at the Banyan Tree…
I’ve never really been concerned, as a tourist, that I was a target for any real crimes in Thailand other than taxi scams. I’m sure, like all countries there are crimes that tourists fall prey to … but in all…
American entrepreneur and architect, Jim Thompson made his home in Bangkok, Thailand after World War II. Thompson is credited with saving the dying craft of silk weaving in Thailand and reviving the entire Thai Silk industry. The beautiful Thai Silk…
If you watch the food channels, you’re probably familiar with the concept of semi-homemade. Take something from a box and add a little bit of this and a little bit of that and poof…it’s semi-homemade. When I go to Thailand,…
I have what? Dengue? How did that happen? Well, the answer is that dengue is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. An estimated 50 million dengue infections occur annually according to the World Health Organization (WHO). So it’s shouldn’t be…
Back in December decided to spend a few nights at the brand new – circa two weeks old – W Hotel Bangkok. I love W Hotels and since I’ve stayed at almost every Starwood property in Bangkok (haven’t been to…
Many of my regular readers, friends and colleagues know that I spend a lot of time in Thailand and since I had a business project in Thailand for the past 2 years, it meant a whole lot of time in…
I’d love to say it’s forever, but I am sure I’ll be back in a month or two. I love your country and the people I work with, but I just can’t take the smog and traffic in Bangkok. For…
You can’t The end. Here are some of my favorite Bangkok smog pictures from the week