Category Archives: Thailand
Health and safety inspector
Hong Kong officials are obsessed with public health and safety. Every conceivable risk has been identified and then warned against. Every activity seems fraught with danger, if you take the time to read all the millions of signs dotting every … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, Hong Kong, Thailand, travel
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
Kanchanaburi: where tourists come to die
Early colonists to Africa heard a myth that has endured down the generations: that of the elephant’s graveyard. The story went that the majestic elephant, when he sensed the coming of his end, would join thousands of others who laid … Continue reading
Turning to dress
“Most people after a break up turn to drink. You’re turning to dress!” said my friend Sarah after a particularly brutal morning at Chatuchak market in north Bangkok. It’s true that I am developing a bit of a habit. With … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, Thailand, travel
How the other half lives
Being a travel writer with no money leaves you with two options. Write about things that you can afford to fund yourself, or get nice, fat freebies. I would love to say that my tendency to go with the first … Continue reading
One more border to cross
I have got so used to crossing borders now that changing country is little more than a nonchalent stroll through No Man’s Land. I strut across, exuding that air of privileged dispossession, common to western wanderers and old hippies, shuffling … Continue reading
New pieces in portfolio
I have new work! Things seem to be taking off feature-wise and not only have I written three features this week for upcoming issues of The Word and TNT Magazine UK, I also have added three recent pieces to my … Continue reading
Filed under Thailand
Head hunted
It seems amazing to me but apparently there are people out there who are reading my blog. Even more amazing is that one of these people is the editor of an inflight magazine (Tiger Tales). She emailed me on my … Continue reading
