Like I’ve mentioned earlier in part one (Best Non-traditional Thai Food on 09/25/06,) good foods along with good atmosphere equal great dining experience. Below is what I’ve compiled. Please note that these places are recommended according to my own dining preferences (and some trusted friends.) These restaurants and dining places are all in Chiang...
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With the opening of the brand spanking new Suwarnnabhumi Airport, I think it’s important that we let the foreigners in on how we pronounce the name. Suwarnnabhumi : su-wan-na-POOM I know it should read “su-warn-na-boom-me” according to its spelling, but that’s not how us Thais say it. Most of the time, any Thai names...
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Yes….what is wrong with foreigners in Thailand? Why do they keep pissing you off? I’ve been in business more than 8 years now in Pattaya and Phuket….and I’ve been pissed off so many times that I can’t even count’em! Maybe the term “pissed off” is a bit too harsh….but let me explain what I...
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When I first heard of the coup in Thailand, I was discussing President Aroyo with a Filipino lady in a provincial city, somewhere in the UK, where its respectable citizens were outraged by the Christmas light that the city council has put out far too early before the actual celebration. The news of the...
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Thai school children offer their respects to a soldier.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) In 1978 whilst the Thai King was visiting and helping a remote area in the North East a Western journalist mistakenly thought the King was trying to influence the communist insurgency. He asked “Do you think your visit and support to these people...
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A Thai dancer in traditional dress walks in front of tanks at the Royal Plaza in Bangkok (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) When the news of the coup d’etat first came in from my friend in England, I felt a mixture of fear and excitement. What should I do? Tell Jay to pull over immediately and...
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Travelling is fun! I do it as often as I can. I love spending my money in various ways, and I got my opportunity recently, to spend some in a way I din’t want to – OVERSTAY FINE! A catch for some travellers and residents, alike. Now, I know it’s stupid to ‘forget’ when...
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Tanks are stationed outside the Royal Plaza in Bangkok.(AFP/Mike Clark) The next two blogs I write are how I saw the coup from Australia. I am in Melbourne, Australia at the moment. Yesterday as I walked to work I was stopped and asked if I had heard about the coup in Thailand. I hadn’t....
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I enjoy eating. Unlike most food lovers, atmosphere has as much to do with the taste of the food I eat. Food goes to tummy. Atmosphere goes to my brain. Combining the two, they make great dining experience. My rules: 1) This doesn’t mean it has to be expensive. 2) Food doesn’t need to...
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Our aim at Thailand Voice is to promote the work of people who are blogging about Thailand. Although many people regard our own Thai-Blogs.com site as the number one blog in Thailand, there are quite a few other blogs out there which deserve your attention. At Thailand Voice you will find the largest directory...
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Samut Prakan Central Prison, Klong Dan The old prison in Samut Prakan is just down the road from me. All that remains are portions of the wall and the guard towers. They were supposed to turn the place into a public park. But that was about three or four years ago and nothing has...
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Criminal Court in Samut Prakan, alongside the Chao Phraya River I had last seen my former student at the Criminal Court in Samut Prakan. He was no longer “defendant number two” as he had already been tried and convicted. The judge had sentenced him to three years and a fine of 200,000 baht (about $5,400...
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Politic and religion—two topics I’ve sworn that will never talk about or if cannot be avoided, I will not be opinionated. I’ve got my reasons. I’ve started working at a local newspaper here a few years back, and since then, I feel that I have, if not intentionally, placed among the international politic and...
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Well I am going to re-post what I put up on my personal blog. A bit of my political point of view, but my intention here is to lighten the mood. Yes, LIGHTEN THE MOOD. Sort of like Gnarly Kitty’s coverage of the coup. Educational, yet entertaining. Always look on the bright side of...
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After all the drama from last night, I decided to drive into Bangkok this morning to see for myself the affects of the coup. At that time, Thai television was still running videos of H.M. The King and the UBC cable operator was still blocking the international news organizations such as CNN and BBC...
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Army Tanks in front of Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall(Photograph by Richard Barrow) It all started as a rumour last night. Just before 10 p.m., I got a telephone call saying I should check out Channel 5. Regular programming had been interrupted and they were showing video clips of H.M. The King. This channel is...
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Thai soldiers ride in a car next to Government house in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday Sept. 19, 2006. Rumors of a military coup swept the Thai capital after an army-owned television station suspended regular programming and played patriotic songs. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) We are doing live updates here on our forums. Also see latest...
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This is now the final part of the series of blogs I have written about my two days in a Criminal Court in Thailand. The time between the court case and the reading of the verdict was an agonizing nine days. Defendant number two obviously didn’t get much sleep in the days leading up...
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“Oh. My. God. This is the BEST!” proclaimed Tom. This was before Tom and his girlfriend backpacked through the world over the summer of 2004. Thailand was one of their destinations. So, I wanted to introduce him to Thai cuisine before he embarked on the journey. There was a Thai restaurant not terribly far...
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Even if you’re a disabled Thailand is still a Paradise!! If you’re sitting in a wheelchair you will find Thai people wery kind and helpful, same thing if you’ve got other disabilities. In general I find Thai people much more helpful and patient than in my western home country. In Thailand disabled people get...
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