You might have been wondering what’s happen? where did they go? And the short answer is to New Zealand. I’ve been wanting to write another blog post for a while but didn’t really know what to say or how to say it. When we started this blog we had just moved to Bangkok, Thailand … Continue reading
Over the last couple of days I’ve finally realized that Bangkok is departing it’s long cool winter and I’m a little annoyed. I’m annoyed because I’m no longer used to 31 degree heat. Now I’m sweating as I walk down the street, I feel hot all the time and I just want to hide in … Continue reading
Durian is a strange and interesting fruit. It is one I do not personally enjoy and maybe that is a good thing after I came across this article. The essence of the article is that a woman died and both alcohol and durian were found near her body. It is commonly believed in Thailand … Continue reading
In many ways Thailand is a country of entrepreneurs, and maybe a good example of this is the gutsy move by Pepsi’s local distribution company to give the multi-national brand the flick last year. Although there was no doubt a lot of advance planning behind the scenes, seemingly overnight Pepsi disappeared from Bangkok’s streets and … Continue reading
Having been for several months without leaving the city, last weekend we took the opportunity to head out of town for the weekend, with a visit to Phetchaburi – a quiet, very Thai town only a couple of hours south of Bangkok. While the outskirts of Phetchaburi are home to some interesting caves and numerous temples, a … Continue reading
Kuay jab nam khon is a delicious soup with a not so good description in english, it was a toss up between pig bits soup, pig innards soup, or pig offal soup. Maybe using the Thai will be easier. The first time I had it was in the small sleepy town of Nakhon Pathom (about … Continue reading
Last Friday we spent the day driving to the Cambodia border and back again! (Hence no Food Friday last week) We were doing a visa run to renew our visas for another two months. It was a long day up early and back after dark (with a lot of waiting in traffic along the way). … Continue reading
Having now spent a couple of months in Bangkok, we’re starting to realise that it’s amazing how much technology has changed the process of travel in only a few years. On our “big trip” back in 2008, checking emails was a once-a-week occurrence, it was a careful choice which books to take (you have to … Continue reading
English is pretty common in Bangkok, with signs and product names often having an english version as well as thai (which definitely helps in the supermarket!) But product and brand names in asia have a tendency to be quite literal compared to western brands. You gradually get used to it, but the other day we … Continue reading
As the sun sets in our neighbourhood (near On Nut BTS) the street vendors start to set up their stalls of clothes, sunglasses, electronics, and much more. The streets start to hum a little louder with people returning from working and wandering the streets on the hunt for dinner or something else. Evening is a … Continue reading
