Bangkok Markets: Talad Iam Sombat
This month we stopped in on the banana fair at Seacon already, so now we’ll head up the road a kilometer or two and visit a real fresh market. I also need some food for the coming week, so let…
Secret Shopping Siam: Bangkok After Midnight
Just as the sun pokes its head over the horizon, Bangkok comes alive with smells and sights that make the stomach growl and the mouth water. From the delectable moo bing grilled pork on a stick to quail with chives…
Thailand Souvenir Ideas
Hi there! Just want to share some of the things you can bring back home from your travels in Thailand. Either clothes, miniatures, silks, carvings, pouches and many more. Well, there were plenty of stuff to choose from. Here are…
What in the World is That? – Part 1
If you ever been to Thailand you’ve probably had the same experience when you came upon your first market. Smells and colors and bits of animals that you had thought were extinct, broths and curries, fried creatures great and small…
Talat Bobae and Talat Pa Hu Rat
Thailand is one of the largest powerful manufacturers of fine textiles in the world; they make a whole bunch of everyday things too. Thailand is also renowned for producing the finest silks in the world, with its iridescent, shimmering hues….
Pak Khlong Flower Market
Bangkok’s historic Pak Khlong Flower Market has a long and most illustrious history. During the reign of the first king of the current dynasty, Rama I, there was a floating market at the site where the market is today; back…
Siam Paradise Night Bazaar
Night markets are a unique feature of Thailand and no tourist should miss a visit to one of these colorful areas. Night markets mark a diversion in the nightlife of Bangkok. Great bargains can be obtained at this night markets…
Siam Niramit
One of the coolest things to do in Bangkok is take in the show at Siam Niramit. Performed on Asia’s biggest stage, it is one of the most impressive musicals in the world, but the ticket to the show actually…
