Archive for the 'TTT – Top Thai Things' Category
Miss Hopeful Universe
It’s this time of the year again, on August 23rd, of the Miss Universe contest, this time on the Bahamas. Hopeful Thailand, known around the world for the most pleasant aesthetic singularity of her female offspring, is represented by Chutima Durongdej. Chuti-who? Miss Thai Universe?! Gimme a break! She’s 23 years old, measures 35-26-35, has
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Ode To CP Shrimp Wonton
Me knows, what a topic, what a heresy, but wait, who doesn’t like good food. And who’s never in a hurry. See? But even when you got time: CP Shrimp Wonton are … well … remarkable for a frozen food that you just nuke for two minutes and then enjoy. They’re piling up in our
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The Face Of Thailand
He’s old school, Ronn Aldaman, photographer and Thai resident, who once tried digital cameras. He had a Nikon D200 and Canon 5D with a few zooms. He’s using film again exclusively. And “limits” himself to primes, with basically only the 35mm and 50mm. “Once the 50 finds its way onto a camera it tends to
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Freedom, At Last
Salvation could have arrived years ago. It probably was the world’s oldest ready-to-use but unused public transport. Finally, after years of poisonous struggles of vested interests forcing Thonburi residents to face more senseless years of gridlock the suffering of thousands of commuters has finally come to an end. The first Skytrain route to venture across
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For Buffet Lovers
Decadence marked the fall of the Roman empire, right. So be it. If you don’t mind to kick over the traces once in a while, this one’s for you: American Express Cards has that campaign 1 For 1 Dining: Some of Thailand’s finer festaurants have teamed up with Amex – and your partner dines for
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Siam’s Old Cinema Splendor
Remember going to the movies as a child at that big old theater in the heart of town, the one with the marquee that was the length of the building and twinkling lights all over the facade? Can you recall the excitement you experienced when entering that ornate lobby, the sort that would be too
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A Snacker’s Guide To Bangkok Street Food
An Asian Sensation – Bangkok’s sidewalks are crowded with tasty options for pedestrians who need – or just can’t resist – a quick bite. And now imagine being guided through Bangkok’s sensational world of street food by a true connoisseur. Though I’ve toured markets in Mexico and roamed the streets of Hong Kong’s Central district,
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Golfer Prayad’s From Nowhere To Riches
I’m not a golfer. Got a single club, a no. 7, somewhere. What can you do with a single club. I’m a kiter. But even as a anti-golfer, Thailand has a great PGA event with a promising Thai twist coming up. Hua Hin’s Black Mountain Golf Club from March 26th to 29th hosts the Black Mountain
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Your Typical Bangkok Food Intake?
Hardly a foreigner who arrives in Thailand be it for work, to fulfill one’s own Disneyland dreams or to simply lead a peaceful life can keep his or her waistline. Epicurean temptations are plentiful, the heat makes you rather lethargic and the climate is not too encouraging for outdoor sports anyway. Worst though, even if
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Thailand In A Glass: Siam Sunrays, Cocktail & Savior
What a hard-to-understand place. First they try to prohibit all sorts of alcohol and related pleasures – even during Thailand’s most sanuk of all sanuk-festivals Songkran the sale of alcohol shall be prohibited -, and then the authorities launch a national cocktail to lure tourists to save the nation from the brink of the world’s
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