Chatrium Residences Sathon Bangkok
I had the opportunity to try the Chatrium Residences Sathon Bangkok this week and I was very impressed. I knew the name as they have another hotel on the riverside alongside Shrewsbury School but I had never had the opportunity of staying as a guest. They have 560 rooms which range from one to three […]
Dos Pueblos Magicos in Mexico & Guatemala
Hello Thailand Expats! You all have been hanging in there after a few years of perhaps having to be a recluse but I see that even unvaccinated are allowed in now so looks like things are opening up. I do feel once Thailand takes steps and leads the way, others in S.E. Asia will follow. […]
What is it good for …?
By Robin Westley Martin For over two years world news was dominated by disclosures about Covid, and other Covid related issues – from its outbreak in December 2019, in Wuhan, China, to its transition into a pandemic that spread around the planet. But that all changed on 24 February 2022, this year, when Russia invaded […]
Pattaya…. city of many faces
by Kathleen Pokrud, President of Hong Kong Ladies’ Group in ThailandPhotographs by Teresa Biesty Pattaya on the East of the Gulf of Thailand remains one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. I have lost count how many times I have visited the beach resort since my arrival of Thailand 30 years ago. Be it […]
Opening of Pha Kluay Mai-Haew Suwat Waterfalls Nature Walk in Khao Yai
Amata B. Grimm Power recently joined the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Embassy of Germany in Thailand and Amata Foundation to preside over the opening of Pha Kluay Mai-Haew Suwat Waterfalls Nature Walk on March 2. The opening of the 3.4-km trail in the Khao Yai National Park was to commemorate the 160th anniversary […]
Hyatt Regency Sukhumvit
Earlier this week Expat Life was in Bangkok for official functions, a business dinner and a hospital visit and I stayed at the excellent Hyatt Regency Sukhumvit alongside Nana BTS. The hotel is still relatively new at 4 years old but has rapidly established itself as a key destination hotel in the middle of Sukhumvit […]
Lock, stock and one red hot smoking Barrow: On tour with RB
We are a strange trio; one international blogging star, Richard Barrow in his Amazing Thailand corporate wear, one 195cms ex British policeman (my publisher) and one Little Wandering Wren whose been plucked from her Thailand holiday nest in Krabi. Although to be fair between us we probably hit most of the expat demographics except perhaps […]
Chanthaburi: A hidden gem in Thailand
by Kathleen Pokrud, President of Hong Kong Ladies’ Group in ThailandPhotos by Jenny ChanPhotos of Chanbthaburi Gems Festival by event organizer Chanthaburi is famous as an important source of gemstones, especially rubies and sapphires. It is located on the east of Thailand. The province is popular with local tourists for its plentiful tropical fruits like […]
Alien wives: Tips to survive cultural shock for “brides from abroad”
After I officially married and moved to Thailand in June 1991, I recall my first impression upon arrival to Bangkok. Noticing the immigration channel for non-Thai that I had to take, I vividly remembered it said “Aliens”. Then, I thought about my new status, “an Alien wife?” Many “brides from abroad” who are foreigners marrying […]
Thailand – Report
The date is January 2022, a period of restricted overseas travel, lock-downs and Covid. I had decided to escape the UK winter and visit friends in Thailand after the country eased their quarantine restrictions for overseas visitors in order to revive their decimated tourist industry. Pre-flight Besides the normal booking of flights etc I had […]