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Eat Responsibly Day at Bo.Lan
Each first Saturday of the month, the upscale, down-home Thai restaurant Bo.lan hosts a farmers' market they dub "Eat Responsibly Day." Located on Sukhumvit Soi 26 in Bangkok, chefs Duangporn "Bo" Songvisava and Dylan Jo… -
Tearing Down a Shophouse
Each city has its own development rhythm. Buildings are constructed then subsequently modified or added on to. Sometimes the buildings are torn down to make way for newer buildings. In some cities (think Florence, Italy… -
Big Bite Bangkok
Last Sunday I attended a small fundraiser-slash-food market called Big Bite Bangkok. Originally scheduled for World Food Day last October, it was twice postponed due to the flooding. While the scale was small - ten ven… -
Bangkok Homes and Gardens Charity Tour
On Saturday the Dusit chapter of Soroptimist International, an organization that concerns itself with issues surrounding women's welfare, held their biannual Bangkok Homes and Gardens Charity Tour. We had the opportunit… -
Terminal 21: Mall as Airport
In early November, a new mall opened in Bangkok. Terminal 21, located adjacent to the Asoke Skytrain station along Sukhumvit Road, is a 9-story mall with 20 stories of serviced apartments and office space above the mall… -
Last Word on the Flooding
Quick (and hopefully final) update to the flooding situation here in Bangkok:While the waters have started to slowly recede, many areas on the northern, western, and eastern edges of the city continue to be under a meter… -
New IKEA in Bangkok
The first IKEA store in Thailand, and the largest in Asia, opened this past week in Bang Na - the eastern suburbs of the city. I went with some friends to check it out. Here's the video:720p HD version here -
Food in Bangkok: Prik Yuak
Bangkok's Chatuchak Weekend Market is popular among locals and visitors alike for its almost endless maze of vendors selling everything from fashion to frogs, souvenir trinkets to silverware for your dinner table. Shopp… -
Riding Around to View the Flood
Sunday morning, the city quiet as many residents have fled the flooding, I rode my bicycle for a first-hand look at the situation in the old city and along the river. What I found was not as bad as flooding further nort… -
Uncle's Egg Noodles on Ekamai
How good would a bowl of bamee, the ubiquitous and simple Chinese-style egg noodles, have to be in order to justify a wait of ten, twenty, or even thirty minutes? For many residents of Bangkok, they would have to be as…
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