I'm a little bit with my hands in my hair. I would like to exchange my Belgian driving license for a Thai driving licence. But after a few tries, they really play with my feet here.
Landed on a tropical island: Back home on Koh Phangan
These are tough times, but I am back home on Koh Phangan. Without my buddy. The Kuuk is dead. It is not yet easy to comprehend. The lives of everyone who loved him will never be the same again. We continue with the Kuuk in our hearts.
Reader submission: That's how it is!
She came to the Netherlands more than 28 years ago. Coming from a small village 2 hours north of Chiang Mai. As the daughter of the mayor, she wanted to go out into the wide world. Entrepreneurial like her family, she saw that there were more opportunities than in the village community.
The Electoral Council is targeting Thanathorn from the Future Forward Party, which won 80 seats from scratch. They are investigating him because he allegedly owned shares in a media company when he applied for office.
Remembrance Day May 4 at the Dutch embassy cannot take place
Due to the ceremonies from May 4 to 6 around the coronation of HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, the traditional May 4 commemoration at the embassy will not be able to take place.
Thai soap operas: The real life in Thailand?
Not to be missed on Thai TV: soap operas. Every day at 'prime time' trainloads are poured over the hungry viewers. The Thai love it.
I have often seen the METV and the possibilities of staying in Thailand for almost 9 months, I have a few questions about that.
What is the best way to drive a car in Thailand?
I am going to rent a car for a week long trip in Isaan. I wonder how best to drive without making chunks? Yes defensively of course and looking in the mirrors a lot but is it best to stay in the left lane or the right lane? In the right lane you have those dangerous U-turns and merging traffic, but in the left lane you have all those motorbikes with their antics.
Traveling to Thailand? A surcharge for a suitcase or hand luggage that is too heavy is easy to avoid. In addition, an overfull suitcase is only annoying. In any case, make sure you leave the 10 items below at home when you go on holiday to Thailand.
Who will tell me the secret of the butt syringe?
Maybe a weird question, but how does the butt syringe work? I just can't seem to use it properly. Everything is soaking wet and the ass is not yet clean. How do Thai do that? How do they manage to keep their ass dry? I don't feel like pulling up the pants with a wet ass. That looks so weird.
Smog and particulate matter in the North increased again
Air pollution in the north of Thailand rose sharply again at the beginning of this week. In the district of Muang (Chiang Rai), a concentration of 105 mcg of PM 2,5 dust particles was measured in the air.
Thai AirAsia from July 1 direct to Sihanoukville in Cambodia
Airline Thai AirAsia will start a direct route from Don Mueang airport to the Cambodian resort of Sihanoukville on July 1, 2019. There are four flights per week.
A requirement for obtaining a non-immigrant OA visa is the health certificate. I have asked my doctor about this and he cannot sign it because he does not have the "tools". Where can I have such a statement signed?
Drug problem in Thailand
Many drugs are now synthetically formulated with new raw materials, making it more difficult to prove that they are drugs, but also what dangerous effects they have on users.
How much alcohol in your blood is allowed as a road user in Thailand?
Learning Thai is still difficult
I try everything. There is plenty of free content on the internet, Thai and Isaan. But what I'm actually looking for are Thai/Isaan spoken videos with NL or EN subtitles. The idea is that you can watch such a video 20 or 50 times and understand a little more about the language. Anyone a tip? A YouTube video maybe?
Sex Museum The Green Lantern in Bangkok
In the Bangkok Post a nice article about The Green Lantern, a seemingly ordinary cafe near the Thong Lo BTS station in Bangkok.