Tag Archives: Bangkok

Introducing the Issaya Siamese Club

Posted on 14/12/2011 by

Many many congratulations to my friend Ian Kittachai on the opening of his new restaurant, the Issaya Siamese Club, which opened yesterday. It’s been pretty much my fantasy restaurant ever since he described the concept to me back in April, and … Continue reading →

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A Bug’s Life

Posted on 26/06/2011 by

Here’s a great piece from the Bangkok Post about the city’s bug sellers. And a very popular ingredient they prove to be, too. I ate plenty of bugs on my recent trip to Issan, from silk worms straight out of … Continue reading →

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Don Muang Memories

Posted on 09/05/2011 by

After a massive 5 hour delay at Chiang Mai airport yesterday — our right engine failed on the runway — we were herded finally, exhausted, onto a Nok Air flight bound for Bangkok. Not to the spankingly new flagship of Suvarnabhumi, but … Continue reading →

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Welcome to BKK

Posted on 27/04/2011 by

Just arrived into the big smog of Bangkok. So excited to be here to research some articles and to shoot a trailer for the TV show. It’s a whistle-stop tour — literally: I leave for Issan tonight on the 8.30 … Continue reading →

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Childhood Memories

Posted on 06/04/2010 by

Writing the proposal for My Thai and looking back over the years, I’ve been reminiscing about my magical childhood in Bangkok and beyond… … perching on my window sill, illicitly watching my parents twisting with their friends on the polished … Continue reading →

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The Sultan of Wrong

Posted on 11/01/2010 by

I saw this at a fast food place in Siam Paragon Mall, Bangkok. It cannot be a good idea!  

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Bangkok — City Of A Thousand Snacks…

Posted on 11/01/2010 by

And back to Bangkok, whence we started this marvellous journey! I have written ad infinitum (and to some of you, perhaps, ad nauseum) about the culinary delights that await around every corner in Bangkok, so I’ll keep this one short … Continue reading →

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ZogZagging Around Bangkok…

Posted on 06/12/2009 by

Next time you’re in Bangkok, shun the traffic and the Skytrain for a day and log on herefor the ultimate guide to WALKING Bangkok. It’s fantastic. You get a whole other sense of the place and find some hidden gems too. … Continue reading →

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Here I Am

Posted on 05/09/2008 by

Flew in on Tuesday to the news of a state of emergency, only to find that it’s business as usual here in Bangkok. You’d really have no idea anything was awry if you had no access to the news. Spent … Continue reading →

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The Last Few Days

Posted on 17/08/2008 by

FRIDAY Back on a plane to Bangkok and into the minibus for a two hour ride to Hua Hin on the Gulf coast of Thailand. Essentially a travel day, rounded off with a glass of wine, a salad on the … Continue reading →

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