Bangkok Celebrations

Dancing dragons, snapping firecrackers, booming drums. This is what I expected at the opening ceremony of the Chinese New Year in Bangkok Chinatown but in the end, find none of them. Guess I should have researched better. I was in the centre of Bangkok’s Chinatown on Yaowarat Road to celebrate the Year of the Snake […]

A Thai tradition practised in the run-up to and early days of the New Year. The nine temple tour as you may have guessed tours nine different Buddhist Temples. The significance of ‘nine’ or in Thai ‘gao’ is the word also translates as ‘step’ as in ‘gao nah’ meaning ‘step forward’. Progressing to a better

Since living the dream life in Southeast Asia it has been hard to recreate the magical Christmases from back home. Christmas is celebrated in Thailand but it just doesn’t feel Christmasy. It drags along without magic, meaning or momentum only to end in lacklustre and a hangover. Tomorrow will be my third Christmas in Thailand.

While the adventurous trek to the opposite side of the city for Loy Krathong I (as always) opt for the easy option. Just a short motorbike taxi from my condo finds Benjasiri Park. Loy Krathong at Benjasiri Park is a quieter and less crowded alternative to the popular riverside locations. For directions to Benjasiri Park

The Golden Mount Temple (Wat Sakret) is revered in Bangkok and houses the ash of Buddha. The name Golden Mount (Pho Khao Tong) refers to the shape of the gold (tong) chedi which tops the hill (pho khao). Every November the temple area hosts week-long festivities starting 7 days and 7 nights before the Full Moon