Did someone simply forget that they owned this boat?
Thai Society

Rubbish in Thailand

Thailand is a great place, however, its full of rubbish and I am not talking about the low quality fake products you can buy in markets here, or indeed even the unpleasant unwanted unregistered and [Read more…]

A different kind of Full Moon Party
Thai Culture

The Real Full Moon Party

Tonight 10,000 to 20,000 mostly foreign visitors will go to Sunrise Beach in Haad Rin on the island of Koh Phangan for the famous monthly Full Moon Party to dance the night away drinking and, [Read more…]

Mobile Pet Shop
Thai Culture

Making Merit by killing goldfish

Life and culture in Thailand never ceases to amaze. When you think you have seen it all in Thailand, something new comes along and surprises you all over again. Rather like this handsome fella I [Read more…]

Living in Thailand

Getting Drunk in Thailand

I read a particularly sad story today in one of Thailand’s newspapers, and this got me thinking about taking the time to discuss with our readers the dangers of getting really drunk, and in particular [Read more…]

Becoming a Parent

Our Thai baby is very very ugly

Bringing Home a Newborn Baby in Thailand We have recently brought our new baby home from the hospital. The first thing my wife did was stock up on food and drink in large quantities. Things [Read more…]

Thai Culture

Songkran 2016 (Koh Samui)

It’s the 13th April and that means one thing in Thailand: Songkran. Songkran is New Year in the Thai calendar, which coincides with the ‘rising’ of Aries on the astrological chart, and the celebration in [Read more…]