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Just outside of Nakhon Pathom, to the West of Bangkok, there is a popular wax museum called Thai Human Imagery Museum. Though, to be precise, they are fibre glass models as I guess wax ones would melt in this heat. There are various rooms with different themes. This one shows the …

There are dozens of hot springs around Chiang Mai, some are well-known and extensively developed like Sankamphaeng, others are only just more than small pools of water in the forest. Pong Dueat is on route 1095, one of the attractions …

The “Chulalongkorn Day or “Piya Maharaj Day” is considered as the memorial day for King Chulalongkorn, or King Rama V, which falls on 23 October every year. King Chulalongkorn the Great was one of the most important kings of the Chakri Dynasty. The most prominent contribution he made was slavery abolition as well…

I had not been to Pai since my second Thailand holiday in 2002. It doesn’t really make a convenient weekend getaway if you rely on public transport or your two wheels. However, it was the perfect thing to do in my friend’s car. Riding up and down hills smoothly…

This wonderful little gorge on the Khan river is one of my favourite weekend getaways. I didn’t have anything special in mind when heading out there this afternoon, just dangling my feet in the water, having a little swim, reading my book, taking a few pictures in the green …

I have to admit I am not a very diligent traveller: I don’t dive very deep into my guidebooks. I usually enjoy ancient monuments, temples, ruins and other buildings for their atmosphere and architectural beauty, not for the tales from olden days that they tell to an eager listener. I cannot imagine what life must…

Beyond a doubt, ASTV, backed by the People’s Alliance of Democracy (PAD) has escalated in popularity more than any other TV channel in Thailand in 2009. This is due of course to precise unbiased news reports which particularly penetrate the essence of Thai politics and offer the audience a real chance to get the …

Welcome to The Thai Pirate's Complete Directory of Interesting Ways to Expire in Thailand. Funny stories welcome, even if false. A Aeroplane Air travel! Safest form of travel. Just don't mention 1-2-Go. Change of fatality – 8/100 Anaconda A big snake, there are lots in Thailand. But don't worry… Read full story >>>

The Nation : What’s interesting, though, is how the partisans treat the respective scenarios. If you are pro-Abhisit, you tend to believe he was in the car, but you wouldn’t lose sleep if there was evidence that he was in fact hiding somewhere else. If you are pro-red, of course… Read full story >>>

Abhisit’s nightmares: If anyone in Thailand would wish away the ugly political events of 4/09, it would be the prime minister himself. Barely three months in the office, PM Abhisit had to go through the worst imaginable political crisis. On 7/4/09, he was ambushed and his car … Read full story >>>

THAI TAKES By PHILIP GOLINGAI IN POLITICALLY polarised Thailand, it is easier to find a tank on the streets of Bangkok than a Thai who is able to give a neutral take on what’s happening to his country. So I tracked down Paul Quaglia, a Bangkok-… Read full story >>>

What a month April was and for all the wrong reasons in Thailand. Red shirt protests in Bangkok and Pattaya saw the cancellation of the ASEAN conference in the coastal resort and the army was sent in to disperse protesters in Bangkok. … Read full story >>>

Hindsight is 20/20. I could have happily called my blog 'The Fat Farang' and posted all about Thai food, I like it so much. Nevertheless, it's always nice to eat the things you've been brought up on back in the old South end of the Sea. … Read full story >>>