A bad luck day in Bangkok
I don't really like Bangkok! I live in Pattaya where I feel at home and I only go to Bangkok if it is necessary or to meet certain people. But no bad word from me about “the city of angels”, because for tourists and people who live there it is a great city.
Cheap tickets Brussels – Bangkok from € 398,-
Cheap flights to Bangkok are possible if you fly from Brussels. This promotion is only valid this weekend, but OP =OP! You can leave on various dates in 2017.
Progress of various projects in Pattaya
Good news is no news! So let's take another look at the various projects in Pattaya.
Luxury cars stolen from England smuggled to Thailand
The Thai Federal Police (DSI) has discovered ten of the 42 mostly exclusive cars stolen in England and smuggled into Thailand. They have been discovered in car showrooms.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Thailand wants a new law to take effect this year that sets a maximum of 10 percent for the amount of sugar in foods. When producers exceed this limit, more tax is levied on the product.
Reader Submission: 'On the Threshold of a Thai Cell'
They caught me at Ekkamai bus station. Two men picked me from the arriving travelers. 'Passport', it sounded and they gestured: open that backpack. I'm hanging, I thought immediately. It wasn't hidden, just in my toiletry bag.
I officially got married in Thailand last year, the documents were legalized at the Belgian embassy and issued by me at the municipality in Belgium for registration, this has happened in the meantime. We live in Thailand but my address is in Belgium.
My girlfriend had a row of rooms (10) built in Prachinburi. All rooms are rented and now she wants to install video surveillance. And she should be able to see the images at home in NL from time to time. So there must also be internet. Not only to continue the images, but also for the tenants. Wi-Fi must therefore be offered. Are there any experts here who know the ins and outs of how this can be arranged in Thailand?
A week of rainy season in Isaan (Friday)
Despite the Duvels, we both wake up fresh and cheerful at the same time. Happy mood too, it was fun yesterday. Only, there is no electricity. Hello, is that already from seven o'clock last night? Apparently not, the first customer in the shop tells us that the power was back around ten o'clock last night. But no one knows when it fell out again. The people here don't really lack electricity.
Exploring Bangkok by bicycle
Living in Bangkok for 21 years and many cycling trips behind him. Raymond Haasewinkel knows the real life in Bangkok. He would like to share his extensive cycling experience in this overwhelming city. By bike you see a completely different Bangkok, such as the many small alleys where local life takes place, you sometimes literally cycle into a living room.
Tino uses a video with text to describe a form of funny and some mischievous entertainment in the north of Thailand. Part spoken and part sung.
Reader Submission: On Vacation to Thailand
More than 20 years ago I went on holiday to Thailand for the first time, fell in love with the country, the culture and the people and then returned every year.
On Wednesday evening, extreme rainfall fell in Bangkok, as much as 100 mm per hour, a record in 20 years. And you guessed it: floods therefore a traffic chaos. Governor Aswin has apologized for this.
DNA testing now also free for low-income Thais
Thais can go for a DNA test at the Central Institute of Forensic Science from next month. Until now, this service was only accessible to police, prosecutors and judges.
Reader question: Sizes of faucets in Thailand
I am going to emigrate to Thailand next year. Now I have my own cranes for my house yet to be built. Are the sizes the same like 3/8″. 1/2″ 3/4″ and for drains 32-40-50 mm can we guide me through this?
Reader question: Hotel or guesthouse in Siem Reap
I am planning to make a 3-4 day trip from Bangkok to Angkor Wat in October. Suggestions for a decent and affordable hotel or guesthouse in Siem Reap are welcome.
A week of rainy season in Isaan (Thursday)
An ordinary morning is about to start, De Inquisitor thinks. But that's not counting dear-dear. Her sister from Bangkok, who is also a cosmetics consultant after work, has left a large banner. Because those cosmetics are also offered in our shop. The Inquisitor is very cynical about this: nobody is going to buy it here, much too expensive. A bar of soap for one hundred and fifty baht next to the one for fifteen baht, what do you think they will take? Ditto with toothpaste, one hundred baht for fifty grams. Face cream, no matter how much 'whiter than white' they promise, one hundred grams for three hundred baht – they never buy. But yes, family, do everything for yourself.