Visiting Thailand in November and December more expensive every year! (reader submission)
What started as a spontaneous idea to bring chocolate letters to Thailand quickly grew into an annual tradition. From nephews who prefer a larger letter to a school principal who asks for a treat for 600 children – this Dutch “Sinterklaas” creates high expectations and warm memories in the village every year.
Agenda: Sinterklaas comes to Bangkok on December 2
Yes, it's almost that time again; the best day for the children, and the parents, in Bangkok and beyond. Sinterklaas has just informed the NVT that he will be present again this year on Saturday morning, December 2, in the beautiful garden of the Dutch embassy.
Santa Claus in Hua Hin
A column by Bert Vos with a look back to December 2015 when I performed as Zwarte Piet at Say Cheese in Hua Hin.
Agenda: Sinterklaas party at the embassy 3 December, last chance!
On December 3 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM you can sing, dance, do crafts and play games with Sint and Piet in the garden of the Dutch embassy in Bangkok (entrance address: 15 Soi Ton Son). The gates are open from 09:30.
The Dutch Association in Bangkok organizes a fun afternoon for young and old with crafts for the youngest, making marzipan figures, etc., while the parents can enjoy a drink.
Agenda: Sinterklaas is coming to Bangkok!
Fortunately, we have just heard that Sinterklaas and his Pieten are coming to Thailand again this year! Even a little earlier than other years, because on Saturday morning December 4 they will visit the garden of the Dutch embassy where all children are of course ready to give them a warm welcome!
Sinterklaas with Zwarte Pieten in Hua Hin
The hearts of 36 children beat with anticipation on Saturday evening. Sinterklaas came to Say Cheese in Hua Hin on horseback, accompanied by four real Black Petes.
Sinterklaas visiting Belgian residence
The Belgian residence received an unexpectedly high visitor last Sunday! Sinterklaas came to visit the good children together with his faithful followers. Straight out of quarantine, he immediately adapted to Thai culture and arrived in a Tuk-Tuk. The children present also shared their happiness with others and donated their old toys to the Gift of Happiness Foundation.
Agenda: Sinterklaas party in Hua hin on December 5th!
Saint Nicholas come in with your servant! And he will visit Hua Hin/Cha Am on December 5 at Say Cheese. This in collaboration with the NVTHC. And despite Facebook's ban in the company of real Black Petes.
Full house at Sinterklaas in Hua Hin (photos)
No fewer than 33 children received a present at Say Cheese in Hua Hin on Saturday 30 November. Sinterklaas had come over from Pattaya especially for this, while the three real black Zwartepieten have their home base in Hua Hin.
Dutch embassy in Bangkok bans Zwarte Piet
It has been a tradition for years, the Sinterklaas celebration in the garden of the residence, but this year there is a radical change. Zwarte Piet is no longer welcome on the grounds of the Dutch embassy. He must make way for the soot sweep Piet, the embassy has decided in consultation with the NVT Bangkok.
Agenda: See yonder the steamer arrives in Hua Hin…
See yonder the steamer arrives in Hua Hin. And he brings us Sinterklaas again, albeit in a slightly different design. Until last year in Hua Hin we were blessed with two assistant Sinterklaas, but this year one of the old bosses is absent for medical reasons.
Agenda: Sinterklaas is coming! (N/A Bangkok)
Sinterklaas is getting ready for his trip by boat to Thailand. As soon as he has arrived on November 16, the children can start putting on the shoe. Like every year, he also celebrates his birthday in Bangkok.
Sinterklaas in Hua Hin: a lot of fun!
A lot of fun, worthy of Sinterklaas in Hua Hin. That is how we can call the arrival of the good saint in the royal seaside resort. The two Black Petes came tearing into the Happy Family Resort on quad bikes, while St. Nicholas followed with dignity.
Agenda: Sinterklaas on November 30 in Hua Hin and Cha Am
You have until Wednesday 27 November to sign up for the festive arrival of Sinterklaas in Hua Hin/Cha Am. Sinterklaas will then make his entrance at Happy Family Resort, accompanied by two Zwarte Pieten.
Agenda: Sinterklaas is coming to Bangkok!
Sinterklaas has once again confirmed that he and his Pieten will visit us on December 5 at the embassy grounds in Bangkok between 10 and 12 o'clock. There is a lot for the kids to do, don't let them miss this.
Sinterklaas celebration in Thailand
It can be read in various media that the Sinterklaas party will be celebrated at the expat associations. Fortunately, no endless discussions about certain subjects that are not part of this Dutch tradition.
Agenda: Sinterklaas is coming
Sinterklaas is approaching and will pay a unique visit to Hua Hin on Friday, November 30. On that day, Saint Nicholas would like to bring a present to all children from Hua Hin, Cha Am and the surrounding area at Happy Family Resort, where René Braat provides the appropriate setting. Sinterklaas is accompanied by two new Black Petes.
Agenda: Sinterklaas party in Pattaya with ambassador Kees Rade and barbecue on November 29, 2018
Also this year we are happy that Sinterklaas has found the time to visit us in Pattaya. In addition to Sinterklaas' visit, we are also very pleased that ambassador Kees Rade has responded very enthusiastically to our invitation to meet the members of the Dutch Association in Pattaya on Sinterklaas evening.
The still incomplete Sinterklaas committee is looking for volunteers who want to help organize the Sinterklaas party on Wednesday morning, December 5, a day off in Thailand, in the garden of the embassy in Bangkok.
Sinterklaas overwhelmed by the massive reception in Hua Hin
Sinterklaas's birthday was celebrated in grand style at White Sand Beach in Hua Hin. Saint Nicholas came with his two Pieten, Pedro and Jonathan in a nice pick-up to the Dutch Association in the hotel on the beach. The sea was too choppy to come by boat and the Sinterklaas couple was ill, the good saint told the crowd of children who had gathered on the spot at the invitation of the NVTHC.
Agenda: Sint with two Black Petes in Hua Hin
It will be crazy on November 29, when Sinterklaas and his two Black Petes arrive in Hua Hin, for a visit to the Dutch Association of Thailand.