Report and photos Sinterklaas evening Hua Hin
At the start of the pleasant evening, the big question in Say Cheese was: will Sinterklaas come to Hua Hin this year on horseback and will everything go well?
Tick: Hard-working mother of three
Ton Lankreijer (61) is a writer and TV producer. He lives and works in Chiang Mai and observes Thai society. In this posting Ton writes about Tick, a portrait of a hardworking Thai woman in his environment.
Fireworks Festival Pattaya off to a spectacular start
Last night you could already get a taste, but tonight the party really starts! The sky above pattaya will then light up and color with spectacular fireworks.
The Iceman on a motobike (video)
Anyone who enters traffic in Thailand will regularly frown. Every now and then videos pop up that make you wonder where the mind of the road user is. That certainly applies to this man on his motorbike.
Reader question: We want to get in touch with hibernators and expats
We have the idea of leaving for Thailand for a longer period of time (overwintering) or semi-permanently. At the beginning of 2016 we will go to Thailand for orientation for four weeks, not directly as a tourist, but in a rented house instead of a hotel to feel and experience how things are going now.
Of course, I have no experience in sending a daughter to a university in Thailand. Next year it's time. She is already looking around for a university. She would like to become a nurse.
Ticket sale at Emirates: AMS – BKK €592
The airline ticket sale at Emirates has started. You can fly back to Bangkok from Amsterdam until December 17 for 592 euros. This ticket is valid for one month. You can fly until June 30, 2016.
'Eight years in prison demanded for criticizing Krabi police'
You have to be careful what you say in Thailand. That is what Sukanya Laiban (23) and Peerasuth Woharn (22) found out when she criticized the local police on Facebook. Eight years in prison have now been demanded against these two persons.
Global growth in aviation passenger traffic will be slightly less strong in the long term than previously forecasts. This is mainly due to China's weaker economic growth, according to the aviation association IATA.
Emirates and Bangkok Airways codeshare partners on 19 routes
Emirates has entered into a codeshare agreement with Bangkok Airways, a regional boutique airline, since mid-August. For example, Emirates passengers from countries such as Europe can easily transfer to Bangkok Airways' routes in Thailand and other Southeast Asian cities.
Reader question: My Thai girlfriend to Belgium for 3 months
My Thai girlfriend would like to come to Belgium for 3 months next year. That's why I had the following questions.
Bangkok Sukhumvit Soi 38 – Thai Street Food (video)
Sukhumvit Soi 38 is well known among tourists as the place to go for street food in Bangkok.
Reader question: Buy visa for cruise from Bangkok to Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Vietnam and Cambodia?
We are going on a cruise from Bangkok to Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Vietnam and Cambodia. At the very last moment they now say that we also need a visa for Cambodia and Vietnam, even though you do not go ashore in these countries. This comes to say that we are sailing in territorial waters. If you do not have a visa, you may not be able to embark.
Fair in Thailand: Unkindness to women elevated to an art? (video)
A remarkable video of a carnival in Bangkok at Wat Seket. Not very female friendly and that is an understatement.
Hotel annoyance number 1: Noisy neighbours
Hotel guests can be quite annoyed and mainly by other hotel visitors who make too much noise. Neighbors who cause noisy conversations during the night, quarrels, running down the corridor or slamming the door just a little too hard are the biggest irritations in a hotel.
The largest climate conference ever in Paris
On Sunday, November 29, the largest climate conference in the world will take place in Paris. Many people worldwide will also raise their voices to advocate for the reduction or even abolition of fossil fuels. Sustainable energy will be advocated in order to combat climate change on earth.
EVA Air orders 26 new aircraft from Boeing worth $8 billion
Taiwan's EVA Air, which operates a scheduled service from Amsterdam to Bangkok, has placed an order for twenty-four Boeing 787-10s and two Boeing 777-300ERs. The order is worth more than eight billion dollars (7,5 billion euros).