27 Jan
Riding high on the BTS or Skytrain public transportation system in Bangkok has its advantages. You can see the urban sprawl, the nice houses hidden behind high walls, the corners in this concrete jungle where people congregate and little gems hidden from street level view, like the 116 year old Blue Elephant Restaurant and Read more…
25 Jan
Cigars can be dangerous to your health alright – specially when you ride on a scooter and try not to fall from it. I was the one to count my blessings on the coastal road here in Pak Nam Pram and ended up at the Royal Thai Army Infantry Hospital in Pranburi. Rented a Read more…
16 Jan
Staying right next to the Chao Praya river we are almost across from a restaurant we visited and enjoyed first almost 15 years ago. A quiet and elegant terrace next and below Thaksin bridge with almost exclusively local Chinese-Thai patrons and good cuisine. So we decided we had to go back to the Red Read more…
12 Jan
Arrived to a hazy sunny Bangkok and were welcomed by a grinning Adison holding a big sign to greet us. Nice ! Off to one of the best residences by the Chao Praya river, The Chatrium, large room and a beautiful view over the river and down to the Oriental, unpacked, a shower and down to Read more…
12 Jan
Admittedly, I would have preferred the B-747, but sitting in the Lufthansa A-340-600’s first class on the way to Bangkok, and sipping a glass of “D” de Devaux vintage champagne waiting for dinner to be served I reflect on how civilized travel can be if you approach it right. So, instead of driving the Read more…
19 Jul
Bangkok July 2009 Friendly Hotel Staff at my Farewell flight Picture Gallery Hotel Pool Hotel Pool The water boat arrives On the Chao Praya On the Chao Praya – Royal Palace On the Chao Praya – Wat Arun On the Chao Praya On the Chao Praya On the Chao Praya On the Chao Praya Read more…
