Chronicling my visits since 1984
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 »
I will have mentioned many times in past Bangkok Blog posts that I have been coming to Thailand for over 40 years. Back in those days, things were different in the way I worked and where I stayed. In the … Read More »
As many of you will know, one of my favourite activities during my stays in Bangkok is finding new Spirit Houses to photograph. Collecting these photos has become a bit of a hobby. If you type Spirit House in the … Read More »
As I mentioned yesterday, today is my last full day in Bangkok. I leave for Toronto early tomorrow morning. This means that today’s entry is the Food Porn post. This one’s the easiest to write because the pictures tell the … Read More »
I know I go on about food in many of my Bangkok Blog entries. However, unlike in Canada, food is to be found almost everywhere. Particularly on the street, on almost any street in Bangkok. Just outside a fairly large … Read More »