The mental health state of BAME communities
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities In England and Wales, nearly a fifth of people come from a BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) background.The mental health of BAME communities is important because people from these communities often face individual and societal challenges that can affect access to healthcare and overall mental and physical health. It […]
Blue Swimming Crabs Bank
The Khao Takiab Blue Swimming Crabs Bank was formed by a group of small boat fishermen in the Ban Khao Takiab community in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. The objective is to rehabilitate and increase the number of blue swimming crabs resources in the Gulf of Thailand which is releasing sea creatures are the […]
Thomas House. Thaton.
Thomas House. Thaton, 3 hours (177kms) North of Chiang Mai – 2kms from the Laos border is a small rural school set up by donations, for children (and adults) affected by Down Syndrome. Before the school these children, which are often the offspring of hill tribe people with no ID cards, papers, or identity, were […]
Fly Tipping….
Every morning I go out for a ride to enjoy the countryside. Sadly all too often nowadays I come across scenes like this. Why do Thai builders do this? And before the Thai authorities try to blame anyone but Thai people this was builder’s rubbish. It was not discarded by visitors to Thailand. It was […]
Street Photography by Hon Du Muc
Hồn Du Mục is a long time American resident of Vietnam–Hà Nội and Quảng Ninh mostly. He can usually be found wandering alleyways late into the night and photographically trying to do justice to what he finds there. His photos can mostly be found on Twitter, but occasionally also Instagram or Post.
Chatrium Grand
I had the opportunity to stay in a brand new hotel on the Bangkok scene last night that I am sure will be highly successful. The Chatrium Grand at Siam. As you would expect from a new hotel, they opened in November 2022, everything is fresh, pure, innocent and squeaky clean. I was dropped off […]
Driving to and then on from the Golden Triangle in Thailand
I left Chiang Rai after missing breakfast at the hotel so first stop was Starbucks… After a venti latte lon and a warm almond croissant (sorry Dr. Onkarn, my endocrinologist at BDMS) fuelled and sugared up for the trip I headed north in my AVIS hire car. I really cannot understand why more people don’t […]
