Travel
February 20, 2023
After a quiet three-years, Bangkok is bustling again. Many are escaping a cold winter to journey towards the warmth and sunshine of Thailand. ComingRead more
May 1, 2022
Many people coming to Bangkok for the first time are quite shocked by its incredible urban intensity. Where is the gentle Thai charm? It’s true that whenRead more
April 20, 2016
This is a picture essay of a road trip I organized with friends to the furthest east point of Thailand. We went in search of open country, Isaan food andRead more
February 10, 2016
Back in December in the Japan Shopping post I mentioned that I would soon write more about The Nakasendo Trail. The trail or Central Mountain Route wasRead more
December 2, 2015
As Alex’s wife and partner in business it is somewhat confusing that we both have the same name. But I hope you will find our style of writing to beRead more
October 29, 2015
A while ago I visited Malacca with Alexandra my wife. Yes, we are known by our friends as ‘the Alexes’. This trip was for one specific purposeRead more
September 17, 2015
I spent last week in Vietnam meeting with lacquer artists and friends. I first visited Vietnam in 1995. That was after many years of travelling to Thailand - aRead more
May 6, 2015
Western Australia could swallow the entire United Kingdom, Texas and Japan together within its borders - with none of them touching and enormous spacesRead more
April 8, 2015
I first visited Thailand in 1981 with my family. My father bought antiques and traditional folk art for our family business in England and to my great fortuneRead more
February 18, 2015
Gong Hey Fat Choy or Gong Xi Fa Cai to our readers who celebrate Chinese New Year. 2015 brings in the Year of the Sheep or Goat, an animal symbolic of peace,Read more