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The reason for the season
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 01/12/2019
» It used to worry me that Christmas trees would sprout up in Bangkok around early to mid-November.
The pros and cons of eating out
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 18/08/2019
» I am often asked which one is better and cheaper -- cooking at home or eating out. Some people are wondering why food shops and noodle shops sell the same dishes at different prices. In the meantime, many are figuring out the operating cost of restaurants to compare with the cost of home cooking.
Shopping while farang
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 06/01/2019
» It is the New Year. In the spirit of the holiday season, I notice the man behind me is holding a single bag of mangoes, so I say: "You go first."
Too much of a good thing
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 16/12/2018
» A new fake floating market is about to be set up in Klong Bang Sue in Or Tor Kor Market in the Chatuchak area. It was the idea of executive members of the market who wanted to build a floating market to attract more tourists after CNN ranked Or Tor Kor Market as one of Thailand's must-visit destinations. They believed tourists should therefore have a floating market experience too when they visit Or Tor Kor.
Magical times
B Magazine, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/12/2018
» South Korean series remains a powerful vehicle of the K-drama wave that shows no sign of waning across Asia -- and Southeast Asia. And fans have a new reason to be thrilled as one of the year's most anticipated television series aired its first episode on Dec 1. Memories Of The Alhambra, on the Korean cable network tvN, has been made available to international audience on the same day as in South Korea via Netflix.
Suffocated by the synthetic
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 07/10/2018
» I am sitting in a diner in the southern town of Surat Thani, staring down at three toothpicks.
Borneo to be wild
B Magazine, Story & photos by Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 23/09/2018
» Landing in Kota Kinabalu, we weren't sure what to expect. The name, to most globetrotters, conjures up the sky-piercing Gurung Kinabalu -- a mountain whose conquerable peak of 4,095m entices both novice and serious mountaineers from all over the world. But we weren't here for that. We were here for everything else (that the Malaysian Tourism Board could stuff) in between.
From Goya to El Greco
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 01/07/2018
» Walking through the crowd after arriving at Gran Via metro station in Madrid, my hands turn cold, my lips dry and my heart rate rises to match the rhythm of the drum being beat by a street performer nearby. Here I am again, standing in the same country that I first visited only one year ago.
Portrait of artistsas young craftsmen
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/06/2018
» The nostalgia of childhood, social problems and the hardships of life -- all count themselves among the themes spotlighted in an ongoing exhibition featuring selected works by Thai art students of all disciplines.
Made in Thailand
B Magazine, Pichaya Svasti and Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 22/04/2018
» What seems ordinary to some may hold special values to others. What's mundane to a local may be seen as precious by a visitor.