Thailand Webzine, Bangkok Pattaya Thailand
Pattaya and Jomtien are not the only beaches on the Eastern Seaboard, although I’d bet that more than half the bar farangs coming to Pattaya have never touched the sand on the beach, unless it was to get a sexual favor from a ka-toey working the Beach Road. The number is probably greater than half. […]
FROM BANGKOK POST
Recently, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggested citizens come up with a five-word motto to capture concisely what makes Britain great.
He might be having second thoughts after seeing some of the hundreds of suggestions the Times newspaper has received.
On the positive side someone suggested: “Britain, a terribly nice place” and another offering was: […]
Singapore once known as the Pearl of the Orient has gained a reputation as the unsexiest city in Asia. The Chinese work ethic instilled by the former PM Lee Kuan Yew has transformed the city-state into a first-class metropolis with the consequence that Singaporeans have little time or patience for sex.
In 2004 I missed a […]
Train workers walked off the job this morning to protest the threatened privatization of the State Railways of Thailand (SRT). Service halts on the long lines to Chiang Mai, the South and Northeast forced travelers off the trains onto station platforms. The labor union said the work stoppage will continue until the Prime Minister withdraws the legislation to sell […]
This monring 2bangkok.com posted an article from Travelling Board about the most dangerous roads in the world.
http://travellingboard.net/travel-guides/the-most-dangerous-roads-in-the-world/
The winner was the ‘Road of Death’ or North Yungas Road in in Bolivia.
The winding mountain ‘highway’ covers about 70 km. through the Bolivian Andes from La Paz to Coroico. Heavily traveled the route reaps from 100-200 souls every year. The […]
In 1991 I arrived by boat to Ternate in northern Indonesia. The volcanic island was a backwater, but back in the 15th Century European nations sought the quickest route to this destination for its treasured cloves and spices. Hoping to be first to reach the fabled island, Christopher Columbus set sail west across the Atlantic […]
Tourists in Northern Thailand flocked to the convergence of the Mekong and Mai Klong Rivers in expectation of seeing the notorious Golden Triangle. Most express deep disappointment that there aren’t any opium dens from which they can watch the flow of the Mekong River. A few harass the riverside shop owners for a taste. “Four hours on a […]
The British Foreign Office released press report about the dangers facing UK travelers abroad. The diplomats titled the campaign Know Before You Go to counter British behaviour while on holiday. Let’s face it, the Teabags like to drink and drink a lot, which leads them into situations threatening life. limb, and liberty to themselves and […]
In the summer of 1965 Frank Sinatra sailed on the yacht Summer Breeze. He supposedly was hiding from the media, however the yacht’s arrival was greeted by reporters and fans. His passenger, the 20 year-old Mia Farrow waved to the crowd with a Hollywood smile. My mother and I were standing on the dock. She […]
On Saturday I rented a car from Charlee at Buffalo Bar for the drive north to visit my wife and daughter.
At Chonburi I decided to cut through Bangkok instead of wrapping around the megatropolis on the outer ring. The cityscape was clear under a peerless sky. Traffic was minimal. The direct route saved gas and time. […]
