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Travelling post-Covid
B Magazine, Story by Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 05/07/2020
» With the government's Rao Tiew Duay Gan scheme launched to boost domestic tourism as well as the recently-announced Songkran holidays which were moved from April to the end of this month, vacationers are drafting some itineraries to satisfy their wanderlust as many leading hotel chains and tourist attractions are offering several options of specially crafted holiday packages with extra benefits.
The evolution of farang food
B Magazine, Story by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 24/11/2019
» Western dishes or the so called aharn farang are an inseparable part of Thai lifestyles nowadays. But if we look back to about 60-70 years ago aharn farang was regarded as food fit for the higher classes and noblemen. Back then, most Thais were not familiar with Western table manners and the taste of Western-style dishes.
Super fun time for families
B Magazine, Story by Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/11/2019
» A group of children were standing in two lines waiting for a trainer to signal them to jump on two separated trampolines. They took turns to play. Each of them jumped until reaching a height to perform a front flip before dropping in a foam pit.
Change with the seasons
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 25/08/2019
» When visitors come to Thailand, enjoying some local cuisine is usually high on the agenda. They will eat dishes like khao ka moo (pork leg stew with rice), pad Thai, massaman or khao pad kaprow (fried rice with sweet basil), and go home feeling they have had an authentically Thai food experience.
Teach the children well
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 11/08/2019
» I am a man constantly on the lookout for good teachers.
As the world turns
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 16/06/2019
» Greetings from Sydney, capital city of New South Wales, and centre of the world if your world happens to be halfway down the Australian east coast.
Political ties
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 02/06/2019
» I remember my first few months in Thailand. Having fallen in love with the culture, I was determined to steep myself in it as much as I could. I learned to enjoy a hot panang curry over rice for breakfast -- what a jolt to the system after a lifetime of cornflakes and toast and, upon entering adulthood, black coffee and a cigarette.
Language of love
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 17/02/2019
» How was your Valentine's Day? Mine was really, really special.
Scholastics amid the sugarcane
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 27/01/2019
» "OK, remember the homework I gave you yesterday?"
One more for the road
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 25/11/2018
» Yesterday, the Ploenchit Fair completed a full circle. The quintessential British event returned to its mother's breast, the British embassy, as a swansong for the grounds themselves. There are not that many annual events on the expat calendar that have stood the test of time. There are the various embassy balls, of course, and this year Fight Night made a successful return after its alleged demise in 2016.