Our articles about Thailand, the famous Land of Smiles.
Once again I’m about to leave Thailand. I depart in a couple of hours. And departure always gives me these awkward sensations — my chest feels heavy, my stomach turns and trembles, my throat chokes, [ Read more … ]
I’ve already written about the concept of Losing Face in Thailand, and of course, that already implies a lot of dos and don’ts. But then, let’s take a look at behavior in Thailand that doesn’t [ Read more … ]
Thailand is a country, nation, a people with a beautiful, enigmatic, strong, and proud history. A place where losing face is as important as eating, sleeping, and shopping, but where “losing face” increasingly means “losing [ Read more … ]
I’ve spent many Christmases in Thailand and I was always happy with it. I suppose it is that I don’t like Christmas so much, basically because the celebration puts friends and family relationships at its [ Read more … ]
Bang Saen Town, with the Bang Saen Beach connected to it, is situated in the Chonburi Province, in eastern Thailand, about 108 km southeast of Thailand’s capital Bangkok. Bang Saen Beach is a very popular [ Read more … ]
The famous Thai smile is a mysterious phenomenon. In the “Land of Smiles,” as Thailand is often called, it can mean at least five different things: a genuine smile of sympathy or humor, a gesture [ Read more … ]
Bangkok is a city that definitely deserves more than one or two days of visiting. In my opinion — one or two weeks sounds more like it. There’s so much to see, to experience, so [ Read more … ]
In Thailand, the expression “same same, but different” is a widely used and well-known slogan. Its origins are quite interesting, because it’s a hybrid of Thai and Western outlooks. The Thai would say “same same” [ Read more … ]
Thailand gives many of us the impression of a free, kind of Wild West, and happy disorderly country where everything is possible. And in plenty of ways that is very true. Nonetheless, the mistake some [ Read more … ]
Unfortunately, tourist scam practices in Thailand are rather common. In fact, over the years, I’ve had my own part in being a victim in good old Siam. Typically, you learn bit by bit through experience, [ Read more … ]