It’s been quite a while since I’ve blogged, and I have been stirred into action by someone a good deal more industrious than me.
Catherine (Cat) Wentworth is a young lady living and learning in Thailand. Her website, Women Learn Thai (WLT) is home to a range of “Thai language learning tips and techniques, local quirks [...]
I recently attended a wedding in Thailand, held in the bride’s village near the Laos border. It was an event the whole village (pop. 150) was involved in.
There were monks …
… home-made guitars …
… food …
… more food …
… dancing girls …
… and the town drunk.
The hospitality of the people was incredible and humbling. They [...]
Any talk of visiting Thailand inevitably raises the subject of Ladyboys, or, as they are called in Thailand, Kathoey. They are those peculiar creatures who deign to be women, but only go halfway. So for appearances sake they are women, until such time as you realise that south of the hipline they are not. By [...]
Last night I went to Walking Street in Pattaya. As its name suggests, it is a street only for walking, at least it is after 6pm.
Keeping the cars and motorcycles out allows for scenes like this.
As you would expect, there is plenty of alcohol on offer, and after a few hours, Walking Street looks a [...]