Archive for September, 2007
The True King
It’s His Majesty the King’s 80th birthday – Long live the King! On December 5th at 7.19 pm an ocean of candles lightens up Thailand for the King of Hearts. Wear yellow or any of the now fancy royal colors to join Thailand’s unique Father’s Day. We though have a special surprise for you: A
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Minority Report: Kiting
Ever had the feeling of being like imprisoned in Bangkok? Longing for nature, trees, the ocean? There is a way out: Kitesurfing, or kiting as we call it – or how about flysurfing? A sport of pure fun, even doable as day trips from Bangkok. The nearest schools are in Pattaya’s Jomtien and Hua Hin.
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Greetings From Exile & See You Soon!
Thaksin is about on his way home. But why hurry. Life in the UK is not only fun, he has got lots of friends over there. No need to hurry back to Nakhon Nowhere, reliable sources report from the UK. Get proof, get Thaksin’s GreetingsFromExile-PDF. Translation from top left/right: House in Chiang Rai / House
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A Letter From W.
W. just spent a few days in Thailand – her first since many years. After the half business, half leisure trip, she sent us this letter. Some serious food for thought: “Dear BangkokDan My stay in Thailand, especially Hua Hin, was very nice. Back home it’s foggy. But I still do carry the sun in
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The Clown Of Clowns
This is not your average adult topic: Clown Eckie, a Bangkok institution by now. Not that Clown Eckie is a clown for youngsters and birthday parties only. He had joked at the wedding party of David Beckham and Posh Spice, he performed with Robin Williams and Meat Loaf. Eddie Haworth alias Clown Eckie is Bangkok’s
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D’oh! How To Avoid Christmas In Bangkok
Luckily Thailand has never been colonized. Take the christianized Philippines, where each Good Friday they nail their own Jesusses to the cross. Because in the Christian Philippines, they celebrate Christian holidays with fervor. Nevertheless even in flexible Buddhist Thailand Christian holidays are cherished. With the dire consequence that the very time of the year lies
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The Princess’s Fashion Royale
She’s bright, she’s beautiful – and she is royal. According to Forbes even one of the world’s most eligible young royals. Meet Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana – a fashion designer who just created her debut collection. A collection teetering between two contradictory worlds: One bound by ancient royal rituals and ceremonies. The other
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Lady Diana & Bangkok’s Gorgeous Hats
Not that BangkokDan ever had a weakness for Lady Diana. Not that he ever cared about any British royalty – once called a “geriatric circus” by a wise man. “Who cares,” my son would say. But somehow Colin McDowell changed all that. Colin was in Bangkok the other day to present his Book “Diana Style”
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Thaksin’s Double Eriksson
It was an unavoidable event, the return of Thaksin to Thailand. Well, he sent his ambassador Sven-Göran Eriksson first. But Thakins’s nominees of the People Power Party PPP have already made clear: Their main aim is not politics per se. But to bring back the old demagogue. The recent Bangkok visit of Eriksson was a
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The Thailand Taboos
// Cruising through Thailand’s current expat blog world one becomes aware of certain difficulties. Some respected bloggers are suggesting they’re the victim of censorship and intimidation. Some respected blogger got a strange phone call asking him to remove a certain post. No, I am not talking about some intervention of higher-ups against uncovered nipples. I
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