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Board The Blue Jasmine
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/01/2026
» Jim Thompson continues to go "beyond silk' by joining forces with The Blue Jasmine, a restored historic train travelling from Bangkok’s Hua Lamphong station to four provinces, with stops at ancient sites.
Heritage and hospitality meet at Centara Ayutthaya
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/03/2024
» Ayutthaya offers a quick getaway from Bangkok with temples, historic sites, markets, local delicacies and more to explore. A day trip simply isn't enough to do justice to what the former capital of Thailand has to offer and, instead, you may want to consider an overnight or two at Centara Ayutthaya, which opened its doors in December.
Standard International to open two branded residences in Thailand
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 20/02/2024
» Standard International has announced its partnership with two Thai prominent developers to open two branded residences in Thailand.
CentralWorld celebrates Lunar New Year with auspicious activities
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 01/02/2024
» CentralWorld will become a destination for shopping, worshipping, eating and spending leisure time this upcoming Lunar New Year from Feb 7-11. Here's the gist.
Veteran actress Patravadi joins 'The White Lotus Season 3'
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 16/01/2024
» As the filming of the award-winning HBO Original series 'The White Lotus' begins in in Thailand next month, veteran actress Patravadi "Lek" Mejudhon will join the cast.
Dealing With A Covid-19 Side Effect
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 22/01/2021
» One side effect of the Covid-19 pandemic that you may have overlooked (besides amassing a vast collection of hand sanitisers and exposing govt inefficiency -- kapow!) is more waste, especially plastic. Inevitably, it is exacerbated by our appetite for food delivery while we're WFH during this quasi-lockdown. The first wave saw an increase of plastic waste by 60% in Bangkok due to the higher demand for food delivery as estimated by Thailand Environment Institute in May last year. Thailand Research Development Insitute also claimed that one such order can contain up to seven pieces of plastic waste (so opt-out of utensils when you order please).
World Kindness Day
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 13/11/2020
» To commemorate World Kindness Day, Nov 13, here are a few stories of generosity to restore your faith in humanity and hopefully inspire us all to be kinder to one another. Warning: you may go aww while reading these stories.
Beam me up!
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 23/08/2019
» Interest in extraterrestrial things (and beings) make a comeback to the Thai collective consciousness, thanks to asteroid 2006 QQ23 flying by and a viral video in which a local man, who claims to be a medium of Pluto God, warns humanity of 2020 doomsday in an alien tongue. This got us thinking about the local interest in UFOs and aliens, and how Thailand is linked to alien stories in a way that you may not be aware of. We aren't saying we believe in Pluto God or trying to convince you one way or another but there are many pieces of evidence (of varying degrees of credibility) of alleged alien visits to the Land Of Smiles and they are too fascinating not to share.