Monthly Archives: January 2010
Corporate Barbie
So, it has come to this. Chucking in life on the open road to write for in-flight magazines in the unrelenting urbanity of Hong Kong. Is it the ultimate sell out…returning to the office after 8 months of freedom as … Continue reading
A walk through Kowloon
Arriving in Hong Kong was a little overwhelming. The desire to go everywhere and see everything tempered by the confusion of momentarily confusion, the manic pace of life like headlights to my frightened rabbit. My first full day here I … Continue reading
Hong Kong Phooey!
I have to admit that my first impressions weren’t good. It’s cold, it’s expensive, it’s busy. Admittedly, it’s only because I’m coming from Thailand that it seems cold. Any stray Brit who ended up here now, unexpectedly, transported straight from … Continue reading
Snapshots of Prachuap
Mai is a wannabe rock star who runs the smallest bar in Prachuap Khiri Khan, “possibly in the whole of Thailand” he tells me proudly. The Small World Bar, opposite the night market in this sleepy coastal town has only … Continue reading
Filed under Pubs and clubs, Thailand, travel
The only ferang on the train
I hate Surat Thani. In my experience the place is a dump where a white face quickly gets you swindled. The Thais here are used to seeing westerners on their way to Ko Samui or Ko Pha Ngan and their … Continue reading
Back to blog, back to reality
I’m back! Took a few days off the blog for the festive season, spent some time in Bangkok and Ko Lanta with my good mates Si, Charlie, Debs and Hasan. Very odd sort of Christmas really – didn’t matter that … Continue reading
