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Long-tailed macaque monkeys are offered food during the annual Monkey Buffet Festival, in front of the Pra Prang Sam Yot temple in Lopburi, 150km (94 miles) north of Bangkok November 29, 2009. The festival provides various types of food and drink to the local…

Buddhist Monks receive offerings at the takbat ceremony on November 28, 2009 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. During the ceremony, held in Nimanhaemin Rd, approximately 10,000 Buddhist monks received offerings, including food, drink and money. (Getty Images) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

During the school holidays in Thailand, it is common for Thai students to ordain as novice monks for a short time. In the olden days, before there were government schools, poor boys would ordain in order to get an education. However, these days, their parents want them to ordain for a short time during…

In Thailand, one of the cheapest places to buy and eat food is by the side of the road. These are the mobile stalls which vendors wheel to their locations every day. Sometimes they might leave the cart there and then bring…

The rainy season has been rather dry so far up here in Chiang Mai, ideal for daytrips – if you don’t mind baking in the sun shining right above your head at this time of the year. For a change, I decided to hop on a bus today and go on one of …

Khao Sarn Road Cop Box (AKA: Chanasongkram Police Station) seems to have a fetish for trying to bust pot-smoking backpackers but not the hundreds of scammers operating in their vicinity. Let me take the chance today to write a …

What does science have to say about the most effective way to learn Thai (or any language)? I am writing on behalf of Lanta International Language School , a Thai language school located on Koh Lanta, a small island along the west … Read full story >>>

Han ten Brummelhuis, King of the Waters: Homan van der Heide and the Origin of Modern Irrigation in Siam , Leiden, KITLV Press, 2005. pp. xvi, 409 This important work of scholarship breaks new ground in the history of Siam’s political economy and the transfer of technology that took place in Southeast Asia … Read full story >>>

Wonderful Wi and myself woke up to the sound of raindrops falling outside once more. The morning followed a similar pattern to the first day, midday the rain stopped and the sky started to look brighter. We were off to Jomtien beach and left the Marin Place with Wilai talking about… Read full story >>>

As I mentioned in an earlier post I was lucky enough to spend the Thai New Year, known as Songkran, in 4 different provinces. I spent the first day of Songkran in Pattaya on soi Diana playing with all the bar girls and the subsequent days I spent in Mukdahan, That Phanom and … Read full story >>>

Uruphong Raksasad’s feature Agrarian Utopia continues to collect awards and accolades on the film-festival circuit, winning a special mention at the 11th Barcelona Asian Film Festival , which wrapped up on May 10. According to the festival website , the jury recognized Agrarian Utopia “for its unusual approach” and Uruphong for “his masterly … Read full story >>>

         Missing Phana, I suppose I most miss our home there. The house was completed in 1995, in theory. In fact, we have been making minor alterations to it ever since. An architect friend in Bangkok drew up the plans, largely according to our ideas. We wanted … Read full story >>>

Thai hospitality is legendary across the world, ‘they will do anything for you’, so it goes. I wrote about a Seven-Eleven hero who drove me to a cash point when the local one had failed on me , but this time I’m not … Read full story >>>

An Asian Sensation – Bangkok’s sidewalks are crowded with tasty options for pedestrians who need – or just can’t resist – a quick bite. And now imagine being guided through Bangkok’s sensational world of street food by a true connoisseur. Though I’ve toured markets in Mexico and roamed… Read full story >>>

… nice wine – even works with Thai wine. A bottle of THB 280.00 Thai wine which when tasted makes your spine shiver, becomes drinkable!. The product has no competition on the market and we are looking at developing further treatment units for clear spirits as well as whiskey. … Andovar, an International Software … Read full story >>>

Shameless plug for a little project I’ve set up to help me get money back from someone who has owed me for a long while. Long story (I’ll spare the details) but I’ve reached the end of my tether waiting for this … Read full story >>>

Prime Minister Abhisit has stuck his neck out and told the media there will no be a repeat of the ASEAN summit protests (in Pattaya) last month when the reschedule meeting takes place in Phuket. Whilst he is under pressure as the shambles in Pattaya ( why oh why was it held there, a place … Read full story >>>

Erawan waterfalls in Kanchanaburi province is one of the most popular national parks in Thailand, a favourite with local people as well as visitors on their Death Railway tour. It was certainly the top destination on my itinerary, as I am an avid waterfall …

I’ve found that one of the most frustrating things about dating Thai girls is their inability to make decisions, and this is quite true when deciding. … Dining and Entertainment in Thailand What’s new out on the town? Been anywhere good? Got a restaurant you want to recommend? Anywhere we should… Read full story >>>

That’s right, it’s Friday already :-ว Check these tweeple out and below is an invite to the next BKK Charity Tweet-up Get behind some fatties, these tweeple love food: @ sleepyandhungry @ steakRIOT @ MisterNoodle @ migrationology @ simonleung I’m fresh on the … Read full story >>>

Today is Isaan Thailand it was cloudy and eventually wet. It has been hot lately, very humid and for days it has looked like we were going to have a storm but didn’t eventuate. The rain came early today, usually the storms roll in late afternoon but… Read full story >>>

The siege at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang Airports is now over and Thailand is again open for business. Tourism is the main source of income for the country and it is very important for them to get their house in order and to re-open their gateway to the world. I was …