See the full gallery on Posterous They say that it has been scientifically proven that boats moored along the river will help “push” the water out to sea. In Samut Prakan they are using a fleet of 50 fishing boats. 30 at Taiban and 20 at Paknam. Permalink | Leave a comment
See the full gallery on Posterous I’m at Sukhumwit Aquaduct in Samut Prakan. Pumps here working hard to get water from Suvarnabhumi Airport to the sea. The drainage canal is very full. Before it can be pumped up and over Sukhumwit Road & into the sea, the floating debris has to be cleared. As a result pumps …
See the full gallery on Posterous I’m at Sukhumwit Aquaduct in Samut Prakan. Pumps here working hard to get water from Suvarnabhumi Airport to the sea. The drainage canal is very full. Before it can be pumped up and over Sukhumwit Road & …
See the full gallery on Posterous Now that the Vegetarian Festival is over, I thought I would eat all of my favourite street food dishes. These are the first five after quitting being a vegan for 10 days. Five more to go. Permalink
This is the vegan version of the pork noodles in a thick gravy “rat naa”. I had “mee grob” which is the crispy egg noodles, though hopefully they bought the ones made without egg. It was actually quite good. Shame they won’t be selling it any more. Permalink | Leave a comment
This is the vegetarian version of som tam. Although it was still spicy, I found it a bit bland. Maybe missing the grilled chicken that I usually have with it. Permalink | Leave a comment
All of my local food stalls at Taiban Circle have gone vegan for the Vegetarian Festival. Most of them have changed the recipe slightly to be vegan while a couple have new dishes. There are several dozen stalls here but none have meat. This is the famous pad thai but…
See the full gallery on Posterous This morning we went to take a look at the Bangkok Treehouse which is a new riverside hotel. They are building this green hotel in an area which is called the “lungs of Bangkok”. They have some really exciting ideas. Can’t wait to see once
The meatless dish wasn’t enough so I had these vegan spring rolls too. It cost 25 Baht. The Vegetarian Festival is always more expensive for me because of the snacks. Permalink | Leave a comment
It is the Vegetarian Festival so plenty of fake meat to trick you into thinking it is the real thing. This is the vegan version of “pad grapao moo” without the pork. Can you tell the difference? Permalink | Leave a comment
See the full gallery on Posterous This is a selection of some of the vegetarian food on offer at Racha Market in Samut Prakan. As you can see it all looks very delicious and I’m very excited about eating everything over the next week or so of the Vegetarian Festival. Permalink | Leave a comment
The Vegetarian Festival in Thailand has started and I’m now buying vegan for every meal. Luckily plenty of stalls with yellow flags near my house. Permalink | Leave a comment
See the full gallery on Posterous Today is Wan Phra which is the Buddhist version of a Sunday for Christians. As it is set by the phases of the moon, it is on a different day each week. Normally monks go out each day to collect alms but…
See the full gallery on Posterous The Vegetarian Festival officially started this afternoon with the ceremony to invite the 9 Gods down from heaven. They will stay here for 9 days so people try to be good by eating a strict vegetarian meal.
See the full gallery on Posterous I think Nong Grace is having so much fun here that I think we will be spending all day at Suan Rot Fai. This is a great park for cycling and to have a picnic. There is also a play area and butterfly garden. Perfect for families. Permalink | Leave a comment
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