Chronicling my visits since 1984
What’s in a slogan? Why am I even asking about what’s in a slogan? Well, not long ago, I was listening to a podcast that mentioned that Bangkok has had a slogan since 2012. That slogan was chosen in a … Read More »
I am leaving Bangkok early tomorrow morning. I’m heading into the cold from the hot. It’s been a busy time here for me. There is lots of stuff going on not only at the major acute care hospital campus where … Read More »
I write a lot about the food I eat when I’m in Bangkok. Tomorrow, being my last day her means that the next entry will be the Food Porn Issue. Food is clearly a big topic covered in the Bangkok … Read More »
This will be a slightly different Bangkok Blog entry, somewhat based on the famous 1970’s Eddie Kendrick song –Keep on Truckin’. I always liked that song. And weirdly enough as I was walking along the road on Friday on my … Read More »
I know the expression should be “Walk the Talk’ but this entry is all about the need to ‘Walk the Walk”. The walk is an interesting project in Pattaya, my least favourite city to Thailand. It’s located south east of … Read More »
Sometimes, Bangkok reminds me of scenes from the movie Blade Runner. It’s hot and messy. At night, fluorescent lights create an almost theatrical set. There are also often dystopian aspects that one finds in Bangkok such as the somewhat famous … Read More »
Toronto has some very lovely bridges. You can see some of them on thisSITEas well as on thisSITE. Although much of Toronto’s new architecture is bad, many of the new bridge projects are good. Thinking about bridges, I want to … Read More »
I try not to write about politics in the Bangkok Blog. It’s an entertainment blog and not a news outlet. So while this entry is not strictly political, it has a political vibes. And yes, I realize that this is … Read More »
Better late than never is a reasonable title for this Bangkok Blog post. This one should have happened in later December or January but…stuff got in the way. Every December, our Foundation runs a huge marathon. Thousands of participants take … Read More »
Tucked into a former industrial district between Rama IV Road and Sukhumvit 40, Dib Bangkok is one of the city’s newest cultural institution. Opened in December 2025, the contemporary art museum was conceived as the culmination of a decades-long vision … Read More »