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• How to get out of Bangkok by train

  First published: 05 Jan 2012
  

  Headed off to Chiang Mai in Thailand’s north or the beaches down south (or to Penang, Kuala Lumpur, or Singapore)? Want to explore Isaan by motorbike or strike out east into Cambodia? Who’s your best friend for all these long sojourns? The train. Taking the train is how lots of Thais travel; you’ll notice that … read the full post

• Bangkok Noi market

  First published: 26 Dec 2011
  

  If you’ve come to Thailand for the food (and let’s be honest: if you haven’t, you’ve made a mistake,) visits to local markets are key. Bangkok’s markets are varied — some gigantic, some tiny — but all are a cacophony of striving for the best food at the best price. Participation in this ritual is … read the full post

• Bangkok: Dinner and a movie

  First published: 22 Dec 2011
  

  Movie theatres in Bangkok run the gamut from shining, multiple screen palaces of movie consumption to ageing-yet-still-grand examples of mid-sixties architecture. Dinner and a movie are among the most affordable of Bangkok entertainment, especially with all of the great street food available in the City of Angels. So where to eat and what to see? … read the full post

• Christmas in Bangkok: All the sparkly things

  First published: 16 Dec 2011
  

  Christmas might not seem to have a home in the land of palm trees and sunshine, but if you are spending the holidays in Bangkok don’t despair — there’s plenty of holiday spirit to go around! Thailand might not have a religious tradition that justifies a Christmas celebration, but Thai retailers have gone the extra … read the full post

• Bangkok live music holiday season 2011

  First published: 12 Dec 2011
  

  December and January are shaping up to be awesome months for booty-shaking times in Bangkok. Flood water receding, beer gardens opening, and some quality, kick-assity is coming to town in the form of great live music. Is Bangkok finally earning itself a place on the global music sojourn? It better be; your correspondent is getting … read the full post

• December getaways: From Bangkok to Ko Chang

  First published: 08 Dec 2011
  

  Ko Chang lays to the southeast of Bangkok an easy five hours by bus. Lazy beaches belt this (very) mountainous island in the Gulf of Thailand, while inland waterfalls, craggy headlands and pleasant hiking await the city weary. Christmas in Bangkok might be exciting, but sundowners with your toes in the sand and some crabs … read the full post

• How to eat street food: Noodle soup

  First published: 05 Dec 2011
  

  Our How to eat series explores common street food in Thailand and explains the how-and-what of ordering. Ready, set, EAT. Noodle soup is one of the most common dishes served on the footpaths and sidewalks in the Kingdom — it can be found in tiny alleys behind a wat, next to convenience stores, and on … read the full post

• Getting a Chinese visa in Bangkok

  First published: 28 Nov 2011
  

  In a fantastic departure from the way that nationalism (as a concept of nationhood, not a political system) was traditionally explained, Benedict Anderson posited that nations are nations because we, collectively, decided to believe in them as nations. It’s easy to see the logic in that as you travel around Southeast Asia. While the ethnic … read the full post

• Bangkok’s weirdest shopping mall: Mansion 7

  First published: 21 Nov 2011
  

  File this under “World’s Weirdest Shopping Malls.” That Bangkok has a love affair with shopping malls is not a secret. It’s a destructive trend at times, such as when they city decides to get rid of a wildly popular and fun market (RIP Suan Lum Night Market) so that yet another department store/hotel combination can … read the full post

• Bangkok flood update, November 17, 2011: The last one?

  First published: 17 Nov 2011
  

  It’s not been the end that most would hope for — a clean whooshing sound as all of the flood water washed out to sea and left Bangkok licking its wounds and restocking its 7-Elevens. The floods are *not* over — not for millions in the northern suburbs, not for millions who live across the … read the full post