Mastering the malaise: Eat, be merry …

Enjoying fabulous food is definitely something we do not need to experience vicariously, via the posts your friends and family flood your social platforms with, on a somewhat too regular basis. Thank you, but an out of focus photo of you eating your sausage and mash doesn’t really do it for me, even if the […]

Getting to know Stefan Sanchez… Bangkok maestro

angkok is a city of many sights, sounds, flavours, tastes, and aromas… all of which are essentially Bangkok. But I believe that another facet of Bangkok that makes it so fascinating is the eclectic mix of interesting people that this giant city has drawn into it, who have chosen to make it their home, or […]

Dance Me to the End of Time

So long, farewell, I’m leaving you… goodbye. In his latest novel Christopher G. Moore brings to an end the travails and adventures of detective extraordinaire Vincent Calvino. He has taken a smorgasbord of situations, characters, and locations, and whipped them up into a very palatable crème brulee of exploits and mysteries, set in a place […]

And did those feet-treading the ancient pathways of the Royal Bath Spa

A few days after the long flight from Bangkok to Birmingham two pairs of feet had sufficiently recovered to venture out again — my own, and those of my Thai daughter. Thailand is fortunate to have beautiful islands, beaches, and delicious food, that combines well with the hundreds of beautiful golden temples and other exotic […]

Clown Eckie

Charity begins at home – and home is where your heart is…

For Edward Haworth (aka Clown Eckie) home for him now is Thailand, but the journey to get here was long, and not always easy, though it has always been interesting. The charity he founded in Thailand is called ‘Gift of Happiness’(GoH), and we’re going to look into its story. The initial idea of setting up […]

Myanmar

It’s Friday, it must be Myanmar… or is it?

The Irish and the Chinese have long been itinerant travellers to different parts of the world, to different climes and cultures. But while you are very likely to find an Irish hostelry to serve you up a cool glass of Guinness as you progress around the planet, you are unlikely to find an ‘Irishtown’. Many […]

Little India

Penang- ‘Pearl of the Orient’

Smash! The wrecking ball swung down, splintering the antique structure. In recent times Bangkok has lost the wonderful Hemingway’s teakwood mansion to development by the voracious business sector–it was a popular meeting and drinking place for locals and expats in Bangkok, but was demolished in favour of the corporate beast, to make way for yet another […]

Thaidance

A fine few days on the riverfront

It was 7.30 in the morning in an already buzzing Bangkok. I was at a pier watching the colourful long-tail boats darting along the river, weaving in and out of the paths of the larger vessels. After only a few minutes a boat pulled up to the jetty, and the waiting throng boarded. There was […]

The Workshop musical

It really works! World exclusive in Bangkok

No one expected this! A Broadway-style full-on musical extravaganza – with an all-Thai cast. But that’s what we got – in spades – with the worldwide premiere of ‘The Workshop: a dress rehearsal for life!’, that opened on May 18 to a packed house at Bangkok’s impressive Thailand Cultural Centre . But let’s go back […]

Charles the french

Charles The French in ‘Here Comes the Secret’!

Get ready for it … Stagetime Comedy Club brings you … ALL AGES COMEDY MAGIC SHOW! Snapper, 3rd floor, Sukhumvit Soi 8 Back by popular demand as part of his Asian Tour is Charles the French! For this show comedy and magic lovers of all ages are invited to attend! Funny in video, hilarious on […]