Life and living in Bangkok as an expat. From buying condos to daily life,shopping and cooking.
Arrive, push to the central market sprawl, get lost, stumble on trinkets and treasures, good luck in getting back out. For first-timers to JJ Market the biggest mistake is to plan. Even after years of visiting I still fail to find what I am looking for. It is a complete maze. Half a million visitors each […]
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Today’s guest photographer is Chang… or at least for the purpose of this post he is called Chang. I don’t actually know his name. The photo shoot takes place at my local street food street where we meet at the Som Tam counter while ordering lunch. What starts as a conversation on Chang’s awesome Elephant (Chang)
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Some people are good at languages. Others are not. I am the latter. After 10 years travelling in Thailand I still know very little of the Thai language. Feeling lost in translation. There are reasons for this. My brain only has enough room for one added language. The more Thai I learn the more French I
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In the UK you will not likely see me before midday; now living in Bangkok I am bright and chirpy at 6am, sometimes earlier (05.05 today). When the sun rises in Thailand I rise with it. ‘The early bird catches the worm’ or in my case ‘the early bird drinks coffee and plays with Facebook’.
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The longer I live in Bangkok the more life becomes ordinary. Surroundings appear normal and routine repetitive. As with any lifestyle this is inevitable. Nothing stays new forever. While I don’t think I can bore of my Bangkok lifestyle I do at times enjoy to escape it. Today was one of them days. It doesn’t
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Unfortunately Bangkok is an amazing city for shopping. An absolute curse for people who detest shopping (like me). If I need something other than groceries I order online. Unfortunately this doesn’t cut it with a girlfriend. Today was just one of them hellish days. Five hours at Sampeng Market and the back alleys of Bangkok’s
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Ruling lines, cutting cardboard and glueing bits. This is what I did today. Not the most exciting of days but it is my duty as a hapless boyfriend. As an assigned project Fanfan was to design and build a model temple with less than 24 hours on the clock. I offered an extra pair of hands. To add
Concept, Cardboard, Scissors and Glue. Read More »
As a 10-year-old kid pulling a tin of Blueberry Fanta from my lunchbox would draw bigger crowds than two dogs humping. This excitement hasn’t changed for me with my life in Southeast Asia. Like a kid in a soda shop every time something new hits the shelves I’m first in to try it. The latest
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To celebrate winning Wanderlust’s Blog of the Week, myself and Fanfan spoil ourselves with treats. Fanfan chooses wine and romance at Wine Connection (K-Village) while I choose a box of Pop Pop Fun Snaps. Not a great combination. Pop Pop Two hours of romance is hard with a box of fun snaps set in front of
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On moving to Bangkok I made a promise to Fanfan. Until we find a condo near the University campus I would go with her to study each day. Two years later we still haven’t moved. I now spend my weekdays at Sripatum University observing the weirdness of Bangkok student life. To be fair I am the weird
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