Tag Archive | "thailand"
The Railway Track Market of Samut Songkhram
Every day in the Thai province of Samut Songkhram, about 70 km southwest of Bangkok, a unique market is held whose vendors need feet as quick as their minds. Why? Because much of the market is located directly on a set of operational railway tracks. Eight times daily, a train runs through without care for stopping, sending vendors and visitors to action stations before business as usual resumes.
Continue reading...7 Most Disgusting Insect Delicacies on Earth
Friday, July 24, 2009
Now before we get started, let’s get one thing clear. Disgusting as defined by you and me might not be disgusting as defined by the next gourmand. What one abhors the next adores. So get those "yucks" and "eeews" out of your system. You’d eat this stuff if you had to, or if society didn’t wrinkle its collective nose at it. It all tastes like chicken anyway, doesn’t it? Well let’s find out. Mmm. Om nom nom nom nom nom nom.
Continue reading...The Sea Gypsies of the Andaman Sea
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
They may look like regular folks frolicking in the water on a hot summer's day, but they're really much more remarkable than that. They're the Moken, a people who are born, live and die traveling the Andaman Sea around Southern Thailand and Burma. They can dive up to an incredible depth of 75 feet with only a pair of goggles, and they know how to read the signs of the mighty ocean, enabling them to find higher ground before anyone else knew that the 2004 Tsunami would hit.
Continue reading...Giant Freshwater Stingray Vs. Two Boats: Six Hour Battle
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Jean-Francois Helias was cruising in a convoy of 2 wooden boats with a total of 7 people on them along the Bank Pakong River in Thailand. The men were equipped with some of the best fishing equipment around and had already caught a smaller specimen that day, [...]
Continue reading...Chiang Mai: Where Influential Locals Meet to Set Forest Fires
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Richard Rhodes continues his commentary on the burning fires he is witnessing from the jungle in Thailand. A unique insight into perhaps the single biggest factor behind global warming: forest fires. A new report suggests that sharks aren’t too keen on rising sea temperatures so they’re off to [...]
Continue reading...A Chocolate Box of Weirdness
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Thailand is both amazing and weird. This week has been a chocolate box of strange flavours that you’re unlikely to ever experience in the West. An area of Chiang Mai affected by forest fires recently set by residents. Photo by Richard Rhodes. Let me give you a taste: Rung [...]
Continue reading...Mushroom Making, Thai Style
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Last night we drove past our friend’s house (our closest neighbour is 1km away) to see a forest fire encroaching on his doorstep. Image by John Dalton. View Richard Rhodes’ video of the Chiang Mai fires on YouTube here He was waiting in the living room with all his [...]
Continue reading...Beware of Tigers Offering Sweets
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Barely audible, a humming sound could be heard from somewhere over the horizon. Two “Tiger Moth” prop planes Then you could see them. Lined up in fighter formation, flying at no more than 10 metres above the ground, a swarm of Tiger Moths approached
Continue reading...Who’s for Full Flavored Nature?
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
It’s that time of year when the exercise regimes and the low fat diets kick in. For most it won’t last long. You’ll soon return to the stodgy food, armchair, ale in one hand, remote in the other. However, I doubt there’s too much danger that you’ll [...]
Continue reading...Would Anybody Like to Rescue an Island?
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Last night I returned from the bar to peer into a pair of jet black eyes encased in a slimy orange body, staring at me from the yellow tinged (I always pull the flush, the water is just brackish here) pool of my toilet. The Africanesque views of [...]
Continue reading...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
8 Comments