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9 Wonderful Videos in Memory of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej

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Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej (ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช) was born 5 December 1927. He was the ninth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri Dynasty. Coronated on 9 June 1946, he was, at the time of passing, the world’s longest-serving head of state, and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history; serving a total of 70 years and 126 days.…Read More

10 Popular Music Videos You Didn’t Know Were Made in Thailand

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Beautiful beaches, great weather and easy-going people (mostly), who don’t mind you filming “on location”, makes Thailand the perfect country to shoot a music video. There’s been a few chart-toppers too. Digging through the archives,  I unearthed an eclectic list of 10 famous music videos you probably didn’t know were shot on the shores of Thailand.…Read More

10 Videos of Old Thailand That’ll Make You Wish You Could Travel Back In Time

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From low hanging electricity cables to ancient ruins, street vendors with decrepit carts and old trucks pumping out fumes darker than burning coal, Thailand sometimes still feels like something out of the middle of the last century. That is until you see a Tesco or 7-Eleven, jump on the BTS in Bangkok, or see a…Read More

The Boy With a Bamboo Heart [Book Review]

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It has been a while since I read a really good “life-story” book from a Thai author. In fact, the last would have been the heartfelt stories of celebrated Thai writer Pira Sudham. Not because I haven’t wanted to, mind, but because nothing has really pulled at my attention since that. The last time I…Read More

10 Tear-Jerking Thai Adverts That Will Bring You to Your Knees

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When it comes to tear-jerking adverts, Thailand takes the gold medal. Over the last 5 years, touching Thai TV commercials have been watched millions of times on YouTube and shared like crazy on Facebook. In this post I’ve compiled the cream of the crop, the top 10 emotional Thai adverts (with English Subtitles) that will have…Read More

Thailand Prostitution Documentary – Human Trafficking In Bangkok

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I came across this documentary the other day and found it very interesting on a number of levels. Firstly, I didn’t realize just how badly human trafficking has taken a foothold on Bangkok and Pattaya. Of course, I’ve seen the African and Russian women on Sukhumvit Road, and it doesn’t take a genius to work…Read More

Documentary: Thailand, Torn Between Two Worlds

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As I read a news article about another foreigner “falling” from a Pattaya hotel balcony, I shake my head for the umpteenth time. A recent Thai TV news report put the suicide rate amongst foreigners living in Pattaya at an average of one per week. That’s known suicides, as opposed to the “falls” that happen on a…Read More

A Beginner’s Guide to Thai Amulet Collecting

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You’d only have to be on Thai soil for a few minutes before stumbling upon a Thai amulet, be it hanging from the rear view mirror of a taxi or dangling around the neck of a young “entrepreneur” hoping to attract luck into his life. Amulets can fetch upwards of 1 million Baht, depending on…Read More

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