Do you have a fondness for places with bad reputations that are highly misunderstood? I mean places like Las Vegas or Amsterdam or Bangkok…
Sometimes I think I come from the most racist and bigoted country on the globe. We like to pigeon-hole people. All Russians are evil,…
Jim Thompson left behind more than just a good story. One day, the managing editor of this magazine and I were having lunch and…
No shortage of theories about Thailand’s “Silk King." Mr. Thompson was an intriguing figure indeed. A wealthy American socialite; an architect; a soldier; a…
It’s about 18 months since I reluctantly quit Thailand’s shores to return to the UK. Given that Christmas and the New Year (the Western…
Probably the first thing that overwhelms visitors and newcomers to Thailand is how completely alien the language is. Most westerners have been exposed to…
There’s a lot more to Thailand’s “Silk King” than you may know. Visit Thailand and you are certain to run across the name Jim…
When I dig into the archives, I find that I’ve written no less than a dozen articles expounding on the virtues of life in…
Economic Realities in the Land of Smiles Did you ever take an old retired person to the grocery store and see the look…
I read an article the other day that got me thinking about gambling. It was written by The Times sports correspondent Matthew Syed. Basically,…