March 16, 2006
Diamond Jubilee Of His Majesty
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand will celebrate his Diamond Jubilee in Bangkok in June 2006. The King of Thailand is one of the most highly respected spiritual leaders...Read this update
March 15, 2006
"Letters From Thailand"
"Letters From Thailand" is a lovely novel wrtten in 1969 by "Botan", a pseudonym of the Chinese-born Thai female writer, Supa Sirisingh, and recently translated into English by Susan Fulop...Read this update
March 08, 2006
Hope For Thailand
Thousands of people have been demonstrating for several days and nights in the streets of Bangkok calling for Prime Minister Thaksin to step down. One hundred university and business leaders...Read this update
Visa Misery
Every month my son Doug has to cross into Burma and come back into Thailand to get another 30 day stay in the country. If you are late it's...Read this update
February 25, 2006
International Night
We're back on Samui and I have rented a brand new furnished one bedroom house for $12.00 a night at "Solitude Resort" on a mountainside about a mile from Doug...Read this update
February 05, 2006
Now...Not Later
It is typical for Thais to think only about what to do now...not some time in the future. So when Doug was showing me houses to buy next year, we...Read this update
October 17, 2005
Third Culture Kids
Third Culture Kids are children of expatriate families who live for a significant proportion of their lives in a culture other than their own, where they travel to many countries...Read this update
July 17, 2005
Thainess And The West
The July 2005 edition of the slick upscale magazine for English-speaking foreigners called The Big Chilli ran an article with interviews of prominent Bangkok residents to get their views of...Read this update
July 14, 2005
What Is A Farang?
Or what does "farang" mean to the Thai people. It has been said that the word derives from the French. It is also the Thai word for guava so you...Read this update
May 16, 2005
"Oh New Shoes Lost Me!"
After a flight from Bangkok on Bangkok Air, I have been enjoying my 26 year-old daughter-in-law on quiet Khlong Muang Beach in Krabi Province the last couple of weeks...Read this update
April 28, 2005
Inconsistent Values
After nearly a dozen visits and about six months time in the city, over the last several years, we have gotten to know Bangkok a little. In this city with...Read this update
March 11, 2005
Vibrant Bangkok
Bangkok Air From Koh Samui to Bangkok again. Not a pretty city but it's vibrant. The populace, as with much of Asia, lives outdoors…almost all 10 million of them. It...Read this update
December 28, 2002
Bob's Thai Village Visit
While Jana and I were playing with Chinese teenagers in Ruili in the south of Yunnan, Bob spent some time in an ethnic village in the mountains in Issan Province...Read this update
August 06, 2002
Expatriates
There are many expats in Bangkok who love this city and it’s people for many reasons. One day I struck up a conversation with a Brit woman sitting next to...Read this update
A Bit Of Thai Culture
Thai people are usually friendly, warm, charming and hospitable. Sanuk, the Thai word for fun or enjoyment is paramount to the Thai’s way oflife. For something to be worthwhile it...Read this update
Thai Food!
Our favorite in all the world! In Thailand a fork in the left hand is held upside down and used to push food onto a large spoon that is held...Read this update