In the Netherlands we have "anti mosquito spray" with 30-50% DEET (Kruitvat, Makro), does anyone know if it is for sale in Thailand, what it is called, where to buy it and what it costs approximately?
Elvis Presley in Thailand
In my younger years, Elvis Presley was one of my idols, so not the idol, but one of. I have also seen a number of his films, which I mainly watched because of the hits he sang.
Orangutans back in nature
In Thailand, fourteen orangutans have had their final medical checks before being allowed back into the wild. Soon they will be transferred to their original habitat in Indonesia.
I have a 32-inch Sony Flat Screen TV for sale. This one is left because I recently bought a furnished studio in Bangkok, which already had two TVs.
KLM World deal weeks: Bangkok return from € 596,-
These are World Deal Weeks at KLM, which means world discounts on more than 100 destinations. With the KLM World Deal Weeks you fly return to Bangkok from just € 596 with a ticket that is valid for 3 months.
I am looking for a nice guesthouse in Khon Kaen for a month. From the beginning of September to the middle of October. I like to fish, so I'm looking for something near fishing waters, or easy to get to.
I plan to put up a building in my garden 5,5 meters by 3 meters floor space. Yesterday a Thai came by to take a look. Construction would take a month. He went to take a good look at the plan and then agree on a price for the work. The three of them work, he with his wife and son.
Founder Nong Nooch Tropical Garden passed away
On August 4, the founder of the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, Mrs. NongnoochTansajjja, passed away at the age of 91. In 1980 she and her husband bought 1500 rai of land to create a garden, mainly to grow fruit.
Former bank executive KTB gets 18 years in prison
The former president and chairman of Krung Thai Bank has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. The Thai Supreme Court has found the gentlemen guilty of a malfeasance. KTB is 50 percent owned by the Bank of Thailand, making it a state-owned bank.
Elephant kills mahout during tourist ride
A number of Chinese tourists have had a bizarre elephant ride. Things went wrong in northern Thailand when an elephant flew into a rage and killed its 40-year-old mahout. The elephant bolted and then fled into the jungle, three terrified Chinese tourists still on its back.
A while ago I asked questions about building a house via the blog. I've had a lot of responses to that, thank you. Some of you wrote that if I want more information I can email them. I would like to do that, but there were no e-mail addresses and the editors do not pass on addresses for understandable reasons. Hence this call to a number of people, or who would be so kind as to put their e-mail address on my mail.
Men who eat cabbage vegetables three times a week are probably half as likely to develop prostate cancer as men who never eat cabbage vegetables. You can deduce this from a study that researchers from the American Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
“Schoolmaster” in Thailand
On a Saturday afternoon I sit on the terrace behind my computer. Three children very carefully venture into my neighborhood to find out what that Farang is up to behind his 'machine'.
Reader question: By train from Chiang Mai to Khon Kaen?
We want to take the train from Chiang Mai to Khon Kaen in January. Is this possible? Another option is by bus, but I hear horror stories about that.
The taxi driver is sure that the suspect of the bomb attack is a foreigner. He picked up the suspected perpetrator at Charn Issara Tower on Rama IV and took him to Hua Lamphong station. From there, the man in the yellow T-shirt took a tuk-tuk to Ratchaprasong, where he caused death and destruction.
Jet Ski problems in Pattaya
An emergency meeting was held at Pattaya City Hall on August 7 after complaints were received from India and other countries about jet ski problems in Pattaya.
Airberlin world days: flight tickets to Bangkok from € 515
The World Days started yesterday at the airline Airberlin. Until August 31, various destinations within and outside Europe can be booked at a discount.