If Thai food were a language, it would be Italian: stylish and loud. Negotiating the menu every time you eat is intimidating. It all looks appetising but what is it? After your fifth tom yam gung, you’ll be begging for something familiar. Three Tiers Bangkok, like any self-respecting capital city, caters for all budgets. TheContinue reading “When Indian Food is the Mildest Option in Bangkok”
Tag Archives: Thailand
On Attending a Stranger’s Funeral in Thailand
Thai monks always remind me of Discworld wizards, vaguely comical, and either morbidly obese or so body-horror sinewy you wonder whether their organs are still on the inside. “My dear, you have black dress?” My heart sank. Nina’s English can be a little cryptic at times. She couldn’t mean did I have a black dress;Continue reading “On Attending a Stranger’s Funeral in Thailand”
Nina Na Reviews in Pakse, Laos
Nina Na runs riot around Pakse, Laos, indulging in the local food, freeing captive birds at Vat Phou and visiting the world’s 7th greatest waterfall, Khone Phapheng.
Nina Na Reviews: High Tide in Hua Hin
Nina Na takes a walk on a Khao Takiab beach in Hua Hin.
Nina Na Reviews a Sarnie and a Cuppa in Starbucks (Episode 3)
Nina Na Reviews (Episode 2)
In Episode Two, Nina struggles with her spinach and cheese.
Graffiti Around Hua Hin, Thailand (2020)
Love some good graffiti.
Crabbing on Hua Hin Beach, Thailand (2020)
In the early days of the current social apocalypse, I managed to flee Nepal, where I had been working since 2018. Nepal barely functioned at any appreciable level even during peak civilisation. The idea of spending the pandemic faced with its medieval infrastructure and incompetent social governance didn’t seem a winning formula for extended longevity.Continue reading “Crabbing on Hua Hin Beach, Thailand (2020)”
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