The Lowdown by Aliwyn Cole.
I like to write as a way to pass the time. It's my favourite hobby.
I used to write poetry-I wrote my first poem at the age of nine, about my love for Prince. Thankfully, I've moved on from that, and I'm now halfway through writing two books.
March 26th, 2006
Bangkok, General Info, Getting Around
When you arrive in a new area, one of your first priorities is getting around. When I arrived in Bangkok, I had to find my way around the sprawling, smelly, noisy city, and then on to Bangsaen...
August 16th, 2005
Bangkok, General Info, Getting Around
We began our journey at the BTS Sky station, Saphan Taksin, and took the labeled exit to the Chao Phraya River...
July 10th, 2005
Bangkok, Buying Stuff, Entertainment
Before I came to Thailand, a friend told me about Bangkok. She described it as a "noisy, smelly city, with a great friendly vibe"...
June 21st, 2005
I arrive at Bangkok airport in a backpacked-out daze. Having travelled around Australia for a year, I am now exhausted from a year of parties and good Aussie beer, and have little money as a result...
June 20th, 2005
Bangkok, Traveling, Where to Stay
My journey began on Kao San road, the renowned two streets or so which are popular with backpackers of all nations...
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...
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...
September 6th, 2005
Bangsaen, Culture, Secret Stuff
Monkey Mountain is situated about thirty minutes walk from where I live...
January 29th, 2006
Same same, but different is a slogan on a very popular T-shirt in Thailand, so when I spotted the sign for the Same Same Café, I thought I’d give it a try...
December 1st, 2005
Fancy a snack? Feeling a bit peckish? Thailand always has plenty of snacks on offer, ranging from fried bananas, green mango, and deep fried delicacies such as hotdogs, spring rolls, and chicken cla..
October 25th, 2005
The infamous buffalo races of Chonburi are held once a year, usually in October, during the three week school holidays...
August 1st, 2005
I work as an EFL teacher at a private language school in the province of Chonburi...
June 27th, 2005
Pattaya, Food and Drink, Music and Clubs
Pattaya is on the coast, east of Bangkok, and is renowned for diving from Jomtien beach...
January 6th, 2006
Siem Reap, Culture, Social Issues
“You buy postcards, lady? Ten for one dollar.” The list of wares sold for one dollar goes on: bracelets, flutes, bamboo fish and grasshoppers, cold drinks...
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