Chatuchak’s Generous Pirate: Captian Jack Sparrow
What is a pirate to do in Bangkok?… A month or so ago, while drifting around JJ Market with my Canadian girlfriend and a Canon … Read more
Picture Phrase Books: For When They Can’t Speak Thai
What to do with your guests, lah?… When guests arrive for a few days of sightseeing in Thailand, what do you do? Knowing that not … Read more
Thai Phrase Books with a Twist
Even more Thai phrase books… When I went on my Thai phrase book buying spree, several that were not quite right got caught up in … Read more
The Monty Python Phrase Book
And what phrase book is without humour?… Deep into all things Thai phrase books, I couldn’t resist sharing a classic, The Hungarian Phrasebook sketch. The … Read more
Thai Language Phrase Books: A Mega Review
The guts of a phrase book… Before embarking on this review, I held preconceived notions of what to expect from phrase books: handy phrases, brief … Read more
What’s This About Songkran?
Red Shirt riots aside, just what IS สงกรานต์ (Songkran)… One of the benefits of writing posts for WLT is being inspired to look up the … Read more
Happy Songkran (Red Shirts) Day
Talk about bad, bad, timing… Last month, with Songkran in mind, I slogged away on a Thai language phrase book series for tourists as well … Read more
Red Shirts at Victory Monument
The Red Shirts have been and gone… This morning, first thing, I headed to Victory Monument via the Skytrain. The train was mostly empty, but … Read more
Red Shirts Yellow Shirts or Thailand?
The Red Shirts are coming… When I woke up yesterday morning, there were no plans to go running around Bangkok looking for protesters. But when … Read more
Using Thai Phrase Books
Yeah! You are on your way to Thailand!… You purchased a Thai language phrase book, shoved it into the bottom of your backpack or luggage, … Read more
The Thai Pirate and the Linkword Language System
There be Pirates in Thailand… When you think of Thailand, you don’t generally think pirates. Or do you? I do. Weeks back I ran into … Read more
Cracking Thai Fundamentals Meets Mnidcraft Over Songkran
Hey all, if you want to have a BLAST this Songkran, then read on… Wanna keep dry over Songkran?… Date: 13th, 14th & 15th April … Read more