A Morning with H.E. Mrs Kshenuka Senewiratne the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand
On a sunny morning in June, I stepped in for a chat with Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Thailand, H.E. Mrs Kshenuka Senewiratne at the Embassy in Ocean Tower 2, which is just around the corner from where I live and also home to one of my favourite restaurants ‘About Eatery’. While waiting a few minutes […]
So long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye
These words are the beginning of a song from the musical “The Sound of Music”, performed by the 7 von Trapp children, waving goodbye to guests at a ball in their Austrian castle. This song came to mind when I paid a visit to the current German Ambassador to Thailand, H.E. Mr Peter Pruegel, and his Italian […]
Penang, the Pearl of Asia
As Songkran, the Thai New Year, came closer, I said to a friend, ‘let’s escape the water splashing and go somewhere else we haven’t been yet’. Our choice was Penang/Georgetown in Malaysia. From Bangkok it’s a short flight, just one hour thirty minutes. We flew with Air Asia from Don Muang and landed at Penang […]
Experience Bangkok by Night on a Bicycle!
There is so much you can do in the City of Angels, so go for it, you won’t regret it. I have now been living 12 years in Bangkok and I realise, there are many things on my bucket list, things I really want to do, but haven’t managed yet. For a few days, we […]
The Private Life of the Colombian Ambassador and His Wife
I went to meet with H.E. Mr Andelfo Garcia, Colombia’s Ambassador to Thailand, and his wife Astrid Amaya. I had asked for an interview and was invited for lunch, lucky me! I arrived warm and sticky to their magnificent residence at the penthouse of The Met Building at South Sathorn Road. The enormous windows, from […]
A Virtuoso Diplomat and Piano Player
When I walked into the Chilean Ambassador’s residence on a very humid morning, I was greeted by H.E. Ambassador Christian Rehren, Chile’s Ambassador to Thailand. It was a warm welcome, as warm as the climate, but more gracious and forgiving. This man belongs to my list of favourites and I’m very proud to call him my friend. […]
The French Ambassador
For a bit of la civilisation francaise in Bangkok, meet the French Ambassador, Monsieur Gilles Garachon. On a steamy morning, the Swedish photographer Thomas Engström and I visited the French Ambassador, Monsieur Gilles Garachon at the French Embassy located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. The Embassy is an ultramodern building in front of […]
When you Suddenly get Time to Reflect about Life… Unwillingly though!
Here I sit with a bone fracture in the right foot with a kind of half cast. My whole life, I have been skiing, horseback riding,exercising etc. and I have been lucky never to break a leg, foot or arm. But walking my two small dogs on Sunday morning, we suddenly got attacked by two huge dogs coming […]
Wherever you Go, take Traditions with You
How important are our traditions to us? I think the answer should be, very important. When you are an expat, you seem to be even more concerned about your mother country’s traditions and culture. As a born Swede, I am very proud of ours, as I think most people are. As well as the St […]
Great and Good Friends
200 years strong Thai and US friendship. On Thursday the 8th February Daniel Herron and I went to the American Ambassador’s beautiful residence on Wireless Road to attend a major press event. This is an important and special year for Thai and U.S. relations. It marks 200 years of friendship between the two countries. H.E. […]