Koh Phangan Welcomes First International Secondary School, Si Ri Panya
Si Ri Panya International School has become the first accredited international secondary school on Koh Phangan. Awarded a license from the Thai Ministry of Education, the secondary school campus opened on September 4. This noteworthy development on the Gulf island, accessible by ferry from Koh Samui or the mainland, represents a substantial leap forward in […]
The Chiang Mai Lions Mercy Visit to Thomas House
On 28th September 2023 the Lions Club from Chiang Mai drove a tortuous 8 hours round trip, due to heavy rain, due North of Chiang Mai through the Chiang Dao mountains to deliver a van load of help, assistance and donations to Thomas House, a school for disabled children in Tha Ton, just 2kms from […]
Chatrium Residence Sathorn
This week I had the opportunity to visit the Chatrium Residence Sathon, a hotel that I have stayed at in the past. The hotel is owned by Chatrium Hospitality and has 560 keys and offers studios, one, two and three bedroom apartments. I say apartments, as all the rooms have a kitchen, bathroom, living room, bedroom/s and a balcony. […]
Thai Motorcyclists
Today I was driving my brand new car across a junction and some oik riding a tiny motorcycle with a girl in the front and a man in the rear holding a small child drove onto the roundabout without even looking my way or any regard what any other road user was doing. Frightened that […]
Khun Kajit Habanananda – a Lion amongst men
I have lived in Thailand now for over 16 years, and having run a business magazine here I have met many Thais – businessmen, politicians, rich and poor, and of course ’normal Thai folk’ over the years. It is very rare, indeed, I would go as far as saying never before, have I met a […]
Off the beaten track with AVIS Thailand
If you are visiting Thailand for a short holiday, or are a long resident term international resident of the country then please don’t waste all your time jostling with the crowds in the bazaar at Chiang Mai or in the street markets of Phuket, Hua Hin and Pattaya. The real beauty of Thailand is found […]
Pakasai Resort and Red Ginger
Tolani Hotels, a leading hotel management company in Thailand, has announced two new management contracts in the exotic province of Krabi – Pakasai Resort and Red Ginger Chic Resort. Krabi is the capital of and main town in Krabi Province on the West coast of Southern Thailand, where the Krabi River flows into Phang Nga […]
Twist by David
At a recent Chiang Mai Lions event I was taken to a brand new restaurant on the Chiang Mai scene ‘Twist by David’. British restauranteur David Gordon ran the highly acclaimed ‘David’s Kitchen’, an Italian restaurant that was highly successful in Chiang Mai but was sadly closed due to the pandemic. He is back with […]
Driving into the future with the BMW iX3 M Sport
I was given the opportunity to test drive one of the range of new electric BMWs, and I leapt at the opportunity. The car I was lent by BMW in BKK was a cherry red, metallic iX3 with only 293kms on the speedometer and it looked and felt really impressive. This was the first time […]
BCCT Tourism conference and Thailand’s black economy
I want to say right at the start of this article that I love Thailand and chose to live here, when I could have lived anywhere in the world. I chose Thailand and now proudly call it my home. Before I launched Expat Life in Thailand I went as an interested guest to a BCCT (British Chamber […]