Sean Kjetil Nordbo Hot! Hot!
I uncover some really cool facts about chillies. Surprisingly, chillies were not known in South-east Asia – home to many of the world’s hottest cuisines – until the New World…
Noi – a typical thai bargirl
I was born into a small village in Isaan, in the north east of Thailand. My mother and father worked hard as farmers and did there very best to give…
Walking ATM-machines in Thailand
The 10 commandments below have over the years become a local joke for the locals that live in Thailand. They are not originally written by me, I have just picked…
Messy Air Asia
My only experience with Air Asia was a flight from Chiang Mai to Bangkok a year or so ago. I remember it as pretty ordinary with the exception of some…
Bintan – A whole new world
Taking a ferry from Singapore to the island of Bintan, Indonesia for a relaxing break. Being a stone’s throw from Singapore those who are time-starved can get some R&R just…
Ten reasons to love Chennai
As my next destination is the Andaman Islands I need to do a stopover in Chennai (also known as Madras) in India and I thought it could be a good…
Wreck diving in Pattaya
Scuba diving has been big business in Thailand for many years now, with tourism as one of the main planks of the country’s economy and diving tourism ranking very high.…