‘Michael Palin in Nigeria’ stirs old memories
But for my father – there can have been few harder, yet few more rewarding places to work. It...
Category: travel
Letter from Muangkan
Chiang Mai FC v Muangkan United – Postponed It was eight years since I last visited Kanchanaburi. Too long....
Covid fatique
As the rest of the world starts to open up again Thailand is one of a smaller number of...
2020 – when masks hid our smile
The abiding memory of 2020 will be masks. Masks everywhere. Masks that help stop the spread of the virus...
So you want to fly to Thailand?
Qatar Airways sent an email earlier today promoting its two daily flights to Bangkok. Included in the email was...
Loy Krathong in Sukhothai
Sukhothai’s Loy Krathong festival last ten days and is held annually in late October or November in the city’s...
The long road to the quite deep south
For the next two weeks I will be traveling to the south or Thailand, with a short one night...
Hub airline perils in the time of Coronavirus
After a recent Qatar Airways flight 12 passengers tested positive for Covid-19. Qatar AIrways pleaded that it is not...
Layoffs at Emirates
With the economic fall-out of this awful pandemic it was inevitable that Emirates would follow other airlines with...
A few elephant pictures
Because I have them – and because there are few creatures more elegant or calming! These were taken at...