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TEST YOURSELF: The sound of silence
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/05/2019
» Thai band Korphai make all kinds of movie music
SAY bonjour to beef
Holiday Time, Gary Boyle, Published on 21/12/2018
» Bangkok takes its meat seriously these days. Foodies know their wagyu from their Angus, and if there are marbling grades lower than A5, I’ve never encountered such bland matter on any decent downtown menu. Committed carnivores require a place of worship to the pleasures of the flesh, a T-bone temple or a sirloin sanctuary. The devout will already know where to go.
Riverside reveries
Holiday Time, Gary Boyle, Published on 17/12/2018
» Time travel is possible. You're seated in a beautiful royal teak pavilion lit by vintage bulbs suspended from gilded hong carvings. Traditional Thai music drifts in from outside and, as you sip your butterfly pea and pandan leaf tea, the sun sinks below the horizon and the nightly spectacle of the bustling Chao Phraya River begins.
Jade travels back in time
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/11/2018
» New movie Norah dances into cinemas this week
Army bases to leave capital to ease traffic
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/09/2018
» Army bases on crowded Chaeng Watthana, Samsen, Thahan, Amnuai Songkhram and Phahon Yothin roads will be relocated out of Bangkok to ease traffic congestion, a source close to the military said Monday.
First four rescued from cave
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/07/2018
» The head of the rescue operation to evacuate 12 boys and their coach from Tham Luang cave on Sunday said the operation had been successful so far, but the task will not be completed until the last person arrives at the cave entrance.
ZOOM with a view
Holiday Time, Gary Boyle, Published on 25/12/2015
» If 2015 has been a year of difficult decisions -- which organic, artisanal single origin coffee to buy, which hipster burger truck to chase, which empty new mall to haunt -- then solace is to be found in the realisation that only one decision remains. The choice of where to spend the last hours of the year is, however, often fraught with an abundance of options.
Lights, Camera, Cuisine!
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 16/12/2013
» It begins, like a good movie, with a great opening sequence. You enter the lift in the Landmark Bangkok lobby, hit the highest button, and the glass cage slowly ascends 31 floors of the hotel's facade as Bangkok's inverted constellation of night time neon reveals itself, extending out to the horizon. You emerge from the lift into a plush bar fitted with deep seats and a wall of spirit bottles flanked by two wine cellars. To the right is the restaurant, bathed in red light...but is it the red of sensuality or danger?
Asiatique The Riverfront: Eat, shop, learn history
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 07/12/2012
» With all the capital's downtown hustle and jams, it's easy to forget that Bangkok is almost coastal. Heading anywhere south of Sathorn along the Chao Phraya, where the riverside hotels cede the valuable real estate to more industrial enterprises, you are reminded that Bangkok is indeed an active port, a tradition that began over 100 years ago with the opening of the East Asiatic Company's Siam pier. Hans Niels Andersen founded the company to create passenger and freight links by sea between Denmark and the Far East. He organized the construction of the pier and warehouses, the oldest of which date back to 1907, and would hopefully be impressed by a tasteful renovation of the area which is now Asiatique The Riverfront.