Where to eat in Chinatown Bangkok overwhelmed us on our first visit to the Thai capital over 25 years ago. There were a bewildering number of eating options then, and there are even more now, from old-school seafood restaurants to lane-way noodle joints and glam shop-house fine-diners. If you also find the Chinatown eating options … Read more
Our tips to eating street food safely when you travel include doing a street food tour on your first day in a new place and eating where the locals eat to reduce your chances of getting sick. Whether you’re on a weekend away, a short holiday or long journey, you don’t want to spend a … Read more
Best Bangkok hotel swimming pools range from rooftop infinity pools atop luxury towers boasting breathtaking panoramic views of the Bangkok skyline to garden swimming pools in the grounds of historic Chao Phraya riverside hotels offering bustling waterfront action from your sun-bed and serene sunset vistas from terrace restaurant tables. We used to live in Bangkok, … Read more
The best mortar and pestle is handcrafted in Thailand and takes three days to make. Meet the KROK, a smooth white granite pestle and mortar, with a sturdy, lightweight cork base. Handmade in Chonburi’s Ang Sila village by local craftsmen from generations-old artisanal families, the Thai KROK mortar and pestle is my new favourite kitchen … Read more
These Thai street food recipes to cook at home that are not pad Thai will make you some of the most popular Thai street food dishes with locals. We’ve got recipes for pad kra pao and rad na, som tam and yam khai dao, kai jiew and khao mok gai, and more to transport you … Read more