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I’ve been asked a number of times what is the best place to stay on Ko Samui. As always, the answer depends on what you are looking for because the ideal location for a honeymooning couple probably won’t be right for a single backpacker. Over the years I’ve been fortunate enough to stay in a [...]

Thailand is firmly established as a popular honeymoon destination, but more recently an increasing number of couples are also deciding to get married in Thailand. A Thailand wedding can be both romantic and practical and is no longer as difficult to arrange as it once was. Whether you want a traditional Thai wedding, a Christian [...]

Thailand is a relaxed country to visit but that doesn’t mean that anything goes. Unfortunately, some tourists forget that when they hit the beach. Although Thai people in tourist resorts are generally very tolerant, partly out of practicality because tourism brings revenue and jobs, there are some things that show disrespect to local culture and [...]

It is true to say that Thailand is better known for its food rather than its beer, but there are a number of locally produced beers that visitors might enjoy during their trip to Thailand. One of these is Singha beer which is often marketed as being the national beer of Thailand with the tagline, [...]

I went to the hospital in Chiang Mai last week because I’ve had an ongoing problem with my eye. I’ve had a stye for ages and I’ve been saying to myself for months that I had to get it properly sorted out. I was also well aware that as the stye still hadn’t gone away [...]

Food plays an integral part in Thai culture and one way this is demonstrated is in the question used in everyday life, ‘kin khao reu yang?’ The phrase translates as ‘have you eaten yet?’ It’s a social pleasantry used between friends and acquaintances along the same lines as saying ‘how are you?’ or ‘how’s it [...]

The Bank of Thailand (B.O.T.) has been instructed to keep a close eye on the value of the Thai Baht. This follows a meeting between government ministers, senior economic officials and the governor of the B.O.T. Despite the internal political problems in Thailand, the Thai Baht has strengthened this year. Economic experts say this is [...]

In Bangkok there are numerous hotels and private operators who run dinner cruises along the Chao Phraya River. I recently took my family on the Manohra dinner cruise which only holds a maximum of 40 guests so the atmosphere is intimate and sedate.
The Boat
The Manohra boat is a 50-year-old converted teak rice barge which has [...]