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A bomb went off in Bangkok this week, by which I mean to say, in a less passive manner, that a man wearing a yellow t-shirt and, possibly, a …
On behalf of a well-respected travel site, a well-known travel writer recently visited Bangkok on a quest to find the “perfect pad Thai.” It was a noble, if not …
The over-the-counter pharmacist, with whom I’ve done business for years at a Ratchaprasong pharmacy that shall remain nameless, said that he’s fresh out of Xanax. “Oh, no, no more. …
Just over a year ago I briefly noted the unfortunate demise of Talad Rot Fai, the laid-back Bangkok night market where booze-addled treasure-hunting for all manners of vintage and …
By Brian Spencer To single out just one dish — a simple, everyday Thai standard at that — from the culinary vortex that is Tawandang German Brewery’s accomplished kitchen …
By Brian Spencer Traffic is still a nightmare, but it’s balanced by long taxi rides that are still dirt cheap. Package tourists are still visiting in record numbers, even …
Where Bangkok is long on daily experiential pleasures, for such a vast city it’s somewhat short on proper tourist attractions. You know, “must sees” on the rudimentary sightseeing circuit …
By Brian Spencer Sometimes Bangkok’s fickle taxi drivers just don’t feel like driving to Rama III. It’s not that far from the new city center — the area loosely …
I don’t remember flying into Don Mueang International Airport back on June 22, 2006, for what would end up being the first of many flights to Bangkok. I don’t …
Was it a flash mob? I guess, kind of, but it doesn’t matter whether it was a semi-spontaneous dance party in front of MBK Center or a rehearsed event. …
At home, I am generally not a fruit person. If you know me, you would know the following to be true: put a strawberry, watermelon, cantaloupe, or banana in …
I found it while picking through yet another artistically presented pile of worthless, wonderful junk at Bangkok’s Talad Rot Fai weekend night market: an authentic AT-AT Driver from one …