Thailand Stories

Sometimes, the best way to discover a city is through eating and drinking. EAT DRINK BKK is ideal for those looking for great food & drinks in Bangkok. Drop the guidebook and get locally-approved reviews of the best eats and drinks in Bangkok on-the-go with this application. Eat and…

This is a review of what happened in Thailand during the last week based on topics that I tweeted. You can follow me live for latest news about Thailand @RichardBarrow . Friday 6th August 2010: The Bangkok Post today, including the front cover picture, is in 3D. http://twitpic.com/2by5kt # King …

Inspired by Korean culture and entertainment that fluxed around Asia, the film tells a love story of a guy and a girl who destined to meet in Seoul during their private trip to Korea. Title: Hello Stranger (Kuan Meun Ho) กวน มึน โฮ Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun Starring: Chantawich Tanasewi, Nuengtida

Forget about heavy guide books or tricky to fold maps. Don’t waste time getting lost or ending up in the wrong places. Download this app for your iPhone while at home and use offline without an internet connection. Guidebooks for the iPhone are improving all the time. I wouldn’t…

Is TrueMove planning on officially releasing an iPad 3G soon? At the moment in Thailand we can only buy iPads in the grey market at places like MBK, Fortune Tower and Panthip Plaza for inflated prices. Now comes the news that TrueMove are selling microSIMs and new data packages for the iPad 3G …

One of the benefits of having a data plan with True Move is their 3G network. On the downside, it is mainly limited to locations in Bangkok and cities such as Chiang Mai, Chonburi, Phuket and Maha Sarakham. However, I had …

The story centers to five attractive girls who find themselves trapped in an unfamiliar place with a strange voice telling them that one of them has to sacrifice her life to a diabolical ritual. Struggling to survive, the girls need to reveal…

A new translator app will be coming out soon that will allow you to converse with a local person during your next holiday in Thailand. The app is called “Converse” and allows you to have conversations in up to 51 different languages. As you can see from this picture, the screen is split in two and has two …

I have just returned from a three day trip to Trang and Satun in the South of Thailand. I was invited by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to join them to do “Product Testing for Quality Tourists”. It sounded like fun so I jumped at the chance to go. We flew …

My three day trip to the South of Thailand with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is now coming to an end. I had a great time doing product testing for quality tourists in Trang and Satun. The time went very quickly but at the same time it is hard to believe it has …

Our last stop on the 3 day TAT trip to the south was the Peninsuar Botanical Gardens in Amphoe Muang, Trang. The highlight here was the impressive canopy walkway that takes you up to the tree-tops. It is open every day from 8.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. It was built back in 2003, with six…

Early on the morning of day 3 of our TAT trip to Trang and Satun, we sadly checked out of our beach resort after only one night. I would have loved to have spent longer on Koh Lipe, which is in Tarutao National Marine Park. Before leaving we went to do a site inspection of Sita…

On day two of our TAT trip to do product testing for quality tourists, we checked out of our hotel in Trang and drove 90 minutes further south to Satun. Our destination was Pak Bara Pier which is the jumping off point for people who want to take a boat to Tarutao National Park. This…

From the mainland of Trang we took a speedboat for the short trip to the beautiful island of Koh Muk. Our destination here was Koh Mook Sivalai Beach Resort. This beachfront property has a total of 36 villa guestrooms. The white sandy beaches were complimented by the crystal clear waters. A great and safe place for …

As part of the TAT trip I am on, we have to do site inspections of some hotels along the way. This first one by the sea in Amphoe Sikao is called Anantara Sikao Resort & Spa in Trang This is the view from the deluxe suite. The swimming pool seen …

After all the stress of red shirt protests over the last month, I was happy to get an invitation from the Tourism Authority of Thailand to join them on a 3 day trip to Trang and Satun in the South of …

At about 2 p.m. this afternoon, I left the main red shirt stage at Ratchaprasong Intersection and headed East towards Chitlom. I had heard that riot police were gathering there. By this time, the red shirts had already started to use trucks to block the six lane road. This is the scene that…

The red shirt protests have been going on in Bangkok for 4-5 days now. Countless thousands of protesters have been camped out along the Royal Avenue. The news hasn’t received that much attention yet in the international press, mainly because there hasn’t been any violence. …

One of the most important events in the Thai Buddhist calendar is Makha Bucha Day (sometimes spelled Magha Puja). It takes place on the full moon day of the third lunar month which is usually late February or early March. This year it was today, 28th February 2010. Like many Thai people, I was up early this morning before …

Title: Gong Pan Kreuk-Kreun Tor Ta-Haan Keuk-Kak Director: Note Chernyim Starring: Buddha Bless, Warapat Petchsatit, Note Chernyim Website: http://www.phranakornfilm.com Release Date in Thailand: 25 February 2010 Jiwon, a young man is enlisted into the army where he meets his new and strange friends, especially Yuri, the girl that he has a crush on. Jiwon …