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Traditional Thai Puppet Theater: Joe Louis
When googling goes wrong… Before I head out into Thailand, I learn what I can about my target subject. It usually works a charm, but this time my googling ended with a FAIL. You see, finding outdated(?) information about the Joe Louis Thai Puppet Theatre set my heart on a traditional puppet show with… well… [...]
A Toad Trip: Friendly Frogs Draw Tourists to Temple
Wats are full of turkeys and frogs, and sometimes storks too… If you are an animal lover, one of the first things you notice in Thailand are the decaying dogs laying around scenic Wats. Their scabby bodies make my heart hurt. Yours too? Disregarding the sickly canine and healthy cats – why is that? – [...]
Zebras, Questions, and the Chao Mae Tiger Shrine
Zebras and tigers and chickens with questions… Agree or disagree, but I believe that I live in one of the most interesting cities in the world – Bangkok – in one of the most curious of countries in the world – Thailand. Living here is just like being 3 years old again. Why? Because my [...]
Happy New Ears to You too Prudential
Prudential is all ears in Bangkok… In your taxi treks around Bangkok, have you come across the Prudential ears marketing campaign? Ever? I have (obviously). And before this goes any further, I have a confession to make. Not knowing how to tackle the mystery, but still wanting to know why, I sent the photo (left) [...]
Bangkok’s Fertility Shrine: Chao Mae Tuptim
Sightseeing around Bangkok… Last month a friend emailed to say, ‘I’M COMING TO BANGKOK!’ I emailed back, ‘Whooh! WHEN?’ A mere two days after his arrival, David had already paddled up the floating market, tussled for eight hours with tigers, then dropped a krathong into the klong. And more. Which got me wondering… … just [...]
What’s This About Songkran?
Red Shirt riots aside, just what IS สงกรานต์ (Songkran)… One of the benefits of writing posts for WLT is being inspired to look up the many details I don’t know about Thailand and its culture. And while I realise that Songkran is officially over (isn’t it?) my previous post needed a trim. And besides, the [...]
