Mike Van Orden

BKK Comics Art Festival 2023

BKK Comics Art Festival Event Details: Exhibition Duration: 10th to 22nd October 2023 Location: 5th floor of BACC Convention Dates: 14th & 15th October 2023 Locations: 5th floor hall and 4th floor SEA Junction office at BACC Overview: Highlighting Thailand’s vibrant comic book culture, the BKK Comics Art Festival returns for its second edition. This […]

Morrissey Bangkok Poster

Morrissey To Perform in Bangkok

Legendary artist Morrissey is coming to Thailand as part of his latest world tour. The show takes place on the 18th of November at Samyan Mitrtown. It is part of the Morrissey: 40 Years of Morrissey tour that takes the artist to several Asian nations, including Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore. Reached Cult Status With His […]

Two People at the Bangkok Book Festival

Bangkok Book Festival 2023: A praise to translators

The Bangkok Book Festival is back and will start the upcoming weekend. The festival takes place at the library of Goethe Institute. The first day is 30 September 2023 but if you are busy this weekend you don´t need to worry. It is a month-long festival that will go on until 31 October 2023. Celebrating […]

People at the Hope Fair in Bangkok.

The Hope Fair Returns: Discover and Delight!

Mark your calendars for September 28th and prepare for a memorable day at Avani Sukhumvit Hotel. The Hope Fair unfolds from 11 am to 8 pm, offering a unique blend of conscious shopping and community. The Hope Fair brings together over 100 hand-picked vendors, providing a line-up of products, culinary treasures, and quality services. From […]

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 […]

Invitation to the Thailand Phil Season 2022/23 “Goddesses and Emperors” Concert

Dear Excellency and Distinguished Guests,     The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and College of Music, Mahidol University cordially invites you to the Thailand Phil Season 2022/23 “Goddesses and Emperors” Concert, on 3 June2023 – 4:00 pm,  Prince Mahidol Hall Antonio Pompa-Baldi is the first-prize winner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition and silver-medalist of the prestigious Van Cliburn Competition. He joins the […]

Finch Bangkok

I recently attended an opening of a cocktail bar restaurant on Sukhumvit Soi 11 called Finch about 150 metres from the main Sukhumvit Rd. The Indian food that they serve is more worthy of an Indian restaurant than a bar but it had live music and a DJ and the bar is on 3 levels. […]

The Samui Summer Jazz Festival

In the first week of May I attended the above event on the beautiful island of Samui. 5 concerts at 5 different venues where diners were spoilt with some excellent food and first class live entertainment. Organised by SKAL Samui – the largest of Thailand’s six regional groups (SKAL is the hotel industry’s organisation promoting […]

Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time

By Esme Stallard Climate and Science Reporter, BBC News Wind turbines have generated more electricity than gas for the first time in the UK. In the first three months of this year a third of the country’s electricity came from wind farms, research from Imperial College London has shown. National Grid has also confirmed that […]

Invitation to the Thailand Phil Season 2022/23 “Romeo and Juliet” Concert

The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra and College of Music, Mahidol University cordially invites you to the Thailand Phil Season 2022/23 “Romeo and Juliet” Concert, on 13 May2023 – 4:00 pm,  Prince Mahidol Hall Get ready to be mesmerized by a one-of-a-kind concert featuring music from your favorite anime! In a sequel to one of its most requested shows, the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra […]