It’s Win Win For Bangkok’s Motorcycle Taxis If you’ve spent any time in Bangkok, you’ve seen them. Orange-vested riders wedged between lanes of stopped traffic, threading through gaps that don’t look wide enough for a bicycle, let alone a motorcycle with a passenger clinging on side-saddle. Known as “Win”(วิน), the riders pull onto footpaths when … Read more
Bangkok 2010: The Red Shirt Uprising, Army Crackdown, and the Streets That Burned The first time I heard automatic gunfire in central Bangkok, I thought I was hearing fireworks. It was just after midnight, sometime in mid-May 2010. I was in the city on business, but political tensions had postponed the meeting. The city was … Read more
Rattanakosin 244 Years Anniversary Congratulations to the City of Bangkok on the 244th anniversary of the foundation of Rattanakosin as the capital of Siam! Bangkok City Foundation Day 21 April From an era of difficulty, to today’s vibrant modern city, Krungthepmahanakorn (Bangkok) has become one of the most impressive cities of the 21st Century. In … Read more
Grand Palace and Angkor Wat What’s the connection between these two places from different eras and different countries? Before we get into it, where ever you live, remember that empires and kingdoms have risen and fallen throughout history, and borders changed frequently as a consequence, and are still doing it in modern times. So what’s … Read more