Hong Kong honours Tin Hua with celebrations starting from April 29
Tin Hua, the city’s most popular deity with over 70 temples dedicated to her, is honoured every year on her birthday on April 29. Fishermen and boat people believed that she possessed the power to forecast the weather and save people from shipwrecks. Today, to celebrate her special day, fishermen adorn their boats with colourful […]
Thai sailors move up the standings on Day 4 of 2016 Top of the Gulf Regatta
PATTAYA, Thailand – Today is Day 4 of the Top of the Gulf Regatta Presented by Ocean Marina, but only the third day of racing in the keelboat and multihulls’ four-day series. All other classes finished their series last night and now full attention turns to the big boat course which enjoyed another “Champagne” day […]
My Lake House adventure
Thailand has various destinations to discover and explore: cities, islands, national parks but how about something remote and less well known? I wanted to discover something different, unusual and new. So I went on a Lake House adventure trip to Khao Laem Lake in Sangkhlaburi, hosted by Go Beyond Asia. The company that for 20 years […]
This is your life. Live it
What makes you happy? What would you like to have done, experienced, felt, and meant? During the start of 2015 we asked ourselves these questions. We made the choice to create our own dream job rather than to look for the next office job. Instead of choosing security we took the plunge: in search for […]
Spectacular sailing on Day 3 of Top of the Gulf Regatta 2016
PATTAYA, Thailand – It was more of the same on Day 3 of the Top of the Gulf Regatta with consistent winds and glorious sunshine. On the Optimist, dinghy and windsurf courses it was the last day of their respective series adding both pressure and excitement to the proceedings, while for the keelboat and multihull […]
Steady winds deliver close racing on Day 2 of 2016 Top of the Gulf Regatta
PATTAYA, Thailand – Yesterday’s storm didn’t reappear today and steady winds of 10-12 knots delivered some close racing across the fleet. Today was the first day for the keelboat and multihull classes and with the series being just four days in total they wasted no time in getting started. Denis Thompson and his Race Management […]
Unseen Bangkok: Cycling the khlongs
Cycling has become increasingly popular in Thailand over the last few years; even more so since the ‘Bike for Mom and Dad’ events for Thailand’s King and Queen last year. Far more cyclists can now be seen milling around the streets of Bangkok, its parks and suburbs. I’ve been a keen cyclist for many years […]
Stormy conditions kick off Top of the Gulf Regatta 2016
PATTAYA, Thailand – Excellent winds welcomed the four classes that kicked off the 2016 Top of the Gulf Regatta Presented by Ocean Marina today. With 43 boats competing in the single and double monohull dinghy classes, 46 windsurfers in the RS:One class and 140 youngsters in the Optimist class, the “dinghy” fleets are again reaching […]