Archive for the 'Food & Drink' Category
Bangkok Night Clubbing Guide
Some people consider Bangkok as a dangerous place for late evening activities and club visits. But, the fact is that it is no more dangerous than the neighborhood in your own home town. There are plenty of options before you to enjoy one or more peaceful evenings and it is never difficult to find a
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Cheap Hotels At Bangkok Airport
Ok here it is, the top 5 cheap hotels that you will need to know if you are making a short stop over at Bangkok Airport. Rather than spending top dollar for one of the 5 star airport hotels, the following will provide you with adequate amenities and most offer transfers to and from Bangkok Airport. Top
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Chinatown Bangkok
The Chinese have a far-reaching presence throughout Thailand, but the majority are from Bangkok and other coastal regions. Most of the Chinese population originally lived on Rattanakosin Island, which lies on the east side of the Chao Phraya River. However, in 1782 King Rama I forced the Chinese immigrants south to make room for the
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Bangkok Food & Dining Tips
Bangkok Food & Dining Tips – For most, the best part of traveling to Thailand and Bangkok is eating the local cuisine. With only a few steps from the Bangkok airport, you begin to understand the importance of food to this country, with street stalls, restaurants, and markets outlining every street. All day and all
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International Cuisine Bangkok
Bangkok Cuisine -Like the French, it’s not uncommon to have long social sit-down dinners and to see everyone seemingly eat around the clock in Thailand without a national obesity problem. This foodie spirit along with the shared national centric mindset has rocketed Thailand and Bangkok to the top of every traveler’s “must-see” list and continues
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Bangkok Street Food
Bangkok Street Food - Bangkok is a foodie’s dream come true, especially if you’re from a place where street food extends only to the lengths of hot dogs and ice cream. To find great food in the city of Bangkok, you must go where the locals go- and to a Thai local, this destination presents itself
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Food Prices Soar
Thailand’s rising prices of sugar and egg – a political issue? Simple inflation? Dark market mechanisms or even speculators at work? Food giant CP must love it. You may not have noticed because for you the price increase is minimal or you don’t do your own shopping, but the issue has become so political that
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Apolitical Thai Hangover Causes & Cures
The real art these days in Thailand is to say something by not saying it. What cannot be said can still be said, just chose a careful wording. Some say though that some are still too cautious. As a trusted friend advised: “The boundaries have been stretched enough to allow you more space to roam.”
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Thai Cheese? You Bet
There is a limit to what the human mind can absorb. Especially in Thai politics. Hearing the names of Abhisit, Thaksin and the likes just gives me a bad mood these days. The latest newsletter by the one sent into exile a year ago on February 6th was a lonely bright light amid cheats and
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Hail 2010, Year of More Liberal Booze
As we all know, being a wine lover in Thailand is an elitist thing. Imports being taxed over 200%, because wine lovers are considered to be snobs who can afford any price. An average bottle sets you back at least the double of the price you pay in the West. Or even in Vietnam or
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