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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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Today I was at a loose end. Fanfan working through the previous night meant I was left tiptoeing round the condo and as always I end up at the pool to ‘work’. A couple of work beers down and I find myself relaxing on the pool edge overlooking local life on the street below. The
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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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There’s only one reason for me to visit Chinatown. The same reason as most people. I go to stuff my face with delicious Chinese food. I do this often at my local Bangkok Chinatown; an area centred around Yaowarat Road and the sprawling maze of backstreets surrounding it. But the Chinatown in Bangkok isn’t so
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If dressed well, with a fresh box of doughnuts then yes – Songkran is annoying. Do you expect me to eat water soaked donuts…? Bastards. For those new to Songkran in Thailand it is the celebration for the Thai New Year where every street, in every town, in every region of Thailand goes a little
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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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Something many Bangkokians will be familiar with. Opening my kitchen drawers you will find piles high of ketchup, oregano and chilli flake packets. In the cupboards below you will find bags full. These are the three condiments which accompany every Bangkok Pizza Delivery order. For years they have accumulated in anticipation of a ketchup emergency
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I rarely write about individual restaurants but we do go here a lot. Wine Connection started in Bangkok first operating in import and distribution before expanding through clever diversification to open wine shops, delis, bistros and tapas bars. With control of supply, they have obvious advantages over competing ‘Wine Bars’ and use it well. Instead
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