André Rieu in Hua Hin
Almost all Hua Hinse hotels had registered for the opening of Oriental Living on Saturday evening. That is a nice shopping complex on Petchkasem Road in the seaside town, on the way to Cha Am, say. The owner is a wealthy man. Like many Thai businessmen, he wants to show that on occasion. Oriental Living is a store where all kinds of authentic looking Thai furniture are for sale. In fact, everything that Westerners think is in the houses…
Makro Hua Hin is definitely worth a detour
Unsurprisingly, on Makro's opening day in Hua Hin, people were hanging out with their legs. Finally, the royal seaside resort has a large supermarket.
Terminal 21 Bangkok
I hadn't been to Bangkok for a while and when I was there recently to arrange a new passport, I took a walk from the Dutch Embassy on Sukhumvit Road to Soi Cowboy for lunch at Old Dutch.
Promenada Resort Mall Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai will have a prestigious shopping mall, the Promenada Resort Mall. The mall will be located on the new Chiang Mai – San Kamphaeng road on a stretch of 9.3 hectares.
Ikea opens without a party
The first Ikea store in Thailand will open on Thursday without a party. The company donated the budget allocated for this purpose, 20 million baht, to the Mae Fah Luang Foundation to help victims of the floods.
Bangkok attracts fashion brands
Bangkok is becoming an attractive location for the world's most popular fashion brands. Uniqlo opened its flagship store in CentralWorld today and hopes to open in CentralPlaza Lard Prao and Central Rama IX in the next two months. Zara, Gap, Breshka and Forever 21 Inc have already established themselves in the capital and brands such as H&M Sweden, Givenchy, Alexander Wang and Lanvin are eager to get there. The Emporium and Siam Paragon have a long…
The floating markets of Hua Hin are (finally) open
It still smells strongly of fresh paint and construction, towing and carpentry is still going on everywhere, but the two floating markets of Hua Hin, the famous seaside resort 220 kilometers south of Bangkok, opened their doors last Friday. That's almost four months after the announced date; digging a large lake in an area where there has never been much water resulted in a considerable loss of time. Yesterday I went to take a look…
Hua Hin will have no fewer than two floating markets
Undoubtedly no market research has preceded this, otherwise one of the two organizers of the new floating markets in Hua Hin might have changed their mind. You read that right: the royal seaside resort 220 kilometers south of Bangkok will have two floating markets. And that while Hua Hin has never had one ... It is also remarkable that they are close to each other, on or on soi 112, well outside the ...
Naklua weekend and night market
Every Saturday and Sunday from November to February you can visit the Naklua weekend market near Pattaya. Popularly, the Nakluaroad is already called the Naklua Walking Street, but this is not at all comparable to Walking Street in Pattaya. From 16.00 p.m. to 22.00 p.m., the Groteboom/Vismarkt changes into a large pedestrian street, the Naklua weekend market. A cozy market where you can stroll along the stalls and stalls. Don't expect spectacular shows...
IKEA is coming to Thailand
It had to happen sometime. IKEA with already more than 300 branches in 37 countries is coming to Thailand. There are 6 IKEA stores in Belgium and 12 in the Netherlands. The originally Swedish company is known for affordable furniture and home furnishings. You often have to assemble the furniture yourself on the basis of a detailed manual. In Thailand, an IKEA store is being built, where an …