First time I’ve been to Loy Krathong for many a year, these days the hassles of getting in to Pattaya and parking are a deterrent. As if that’s not bad enough then there’s the nightmare of chaperoning 2 children through…
There’s a lot of talk about “face” in Thailand, but what is this thing they call a face? Let’s take a look at this strange quirk of Thai culture, let’s “face up to face.” Maintaining face, gaining face, and “saving…
Where there’s a festival there’s a character, where there’s a character there’s a festival, that seems to be the way in Thailand. Festivals, meets, sporting occasions and shows more than occasionally throw up a colorful character or two. The first…
Some of the many tourist attractions you’ll visit in Pattaya and elsewhere in Thailand use a two-tier pricing system. You might also call it dual pricing or even double pricing, and it basically means there are different prices for foreigners…
Never mind, “it’s nothing”, “no problem”, “it’s not a problem” they are all common translations for the famous Thai phrase “mai pen rai”. When faced with a problem, no matter how large or small, the initial response of most Thai…