When in Rome, do as the Romans.  When in Thailand, do as the Thaïs do.   Nothing will endear you more to the local people in Thailand is knowing how to eat like they do. This is something very simple but goes a long way in making friends in a foreign country.  And since eating is […]

The first time I went to Thailand was back in 1973.  I was a young soldier in the United States Army and Bangkok was my first duty station.  I was there for 18 months and my first meal back in America was a Big Mac, fries and a Coke. Times have changed and fast food […]

I travel to Thailand 3 or 4 times per year and having a cell phone with a local number saves me a lot of money.  Local calls are dirt cheap and long distance calls back to America are inexpensive. All you need is an unlocked GSM tri-band or quad-band phone a Thai SIM card.  A […]