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 th … [Read more...]

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 a … [Read more...]

From temples and ancient ruins to street vendors with decrepit carts and old trucks pumping out fumes darker than burning coal, at times, certainly in rural Thailand, the Land of Smiles still feels like something out of the middle of the last century … [Read more...]

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 rea … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

Contrary to Western-centric stereotyping, day-to-day life in Thailand is still largely conservative. Television programming is centered around game shows and predictable soap operas (Thai Lakorn), and sex education premised on abstinence over birth … [Read more...]

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. T … [Read more...]