If you have been following the laughable detention, in Pattaya, of thirty-two not-so-sprightly bridge playing foreigners than this disarmingly honest article gives you all the details – written by one of the Pattaya 32. It would be comical if it … Continue reading
Pattaya is Thailand’s cess-pool of vice. Parts are a grim town of prostitution and drugs. It can also be quite fun as well and there is some great golf nearby! But that may be a story for another day Until … Continue reading
A week traveling Thailand – too many hotel rooms and cold showers and not enough decent internet access. We flew into Bangkok on Saturday 23rd – and after an overnight at the airport we flew on NokAir on Sunday afternoon … Continue reading
China’s promise of autonomy for Hong Kong is ringing hollow – from the Economist The lugubrious Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong’s chief executive, was never the man to cheer you up. This was a handicap as he made his fourth annual policy … Continue reading
It was our second annual four day tour of remoter parts of Northern Thailand. My travel partner was Dennis – my oldest friend from Reuters days and best man at Tai and my wedding. We get on well; we bicker; we take … Continue reading
Strawberry Feels Forever for Taiwan Generation Galvanized by China 17 January 2015 Note: this is an article from the Wall Street Journal’s Andrew Browne. Andrew is a colleague from my Reuters days and a genuine and well-connected expert on Taiwan … Continue reading
