The Lowdown on Bangsaen, Thailand. May 23rd, 2006
Songkran, the official Thai new year, is between the 13th and 16th of April. It involves everyone throwing lots of iced water over everyone, and smearing faces with white powder. This is believed to earn merit and good luck for the coming year...
February 23rd, 2006
Before I came to Thailand, I had heard how delicious Thai cuisine was. I’d been to a couple of posh dinners at Thai restaurants in London, and loved the prawn cakes and red curry...
October 26th, 2005
Karaoke is an extremely popular pastime in Thailand, and there are karaoke bars on virtually every street corner. Absolutely everyone sings karaoke in Thailand...
September 16th, 2005
Bangsaen, Getting Around, Secret Stuff
The Temple of Hell is located at the end of soi (street) 19 in Bangsaen - only six streets away from me. A friend at work tells me I should take a look, and informs me with amusement that the sculptures depict gore and suffering, as is typically associated with Hell...
September 6th, 2005
Bangsaen, Culture, Secret Stuff
Monkey Mountain is situated about thirty minutes walk from where I live. I have taken a few visiting friends up there for the novelty, each time warning them about the greedy monkeys, who are rather cheeky in their demand for food...
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