Tag-Archive: thailand

Art and Food in Bangkok (with CITY GUIDE)

I am back in Munich for the summer and I am falling in love with my old home city again: the people, the architecture, the green parks and the river where I went running for the first time in 14 months again this morning, and the crisp and clear sky …
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2012/07/18 Tags: , , , , , , , 3 Comments

Chiang Mai: Home Away From Home

Sonpeth market is overflowing with juicy mangoes, passion fruit, and ripe smelly durian. It is July: the best time to visit Chiang Mai. In the old city, backpackers and travelers chill, play guitar, get a massage and take yoga courses. Street food sellers sing a song with their wok and …
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2012/07/04 Tags: , , 1 Comment

Modern Slavery in Thailand’s Seafood Industry

This photo in Spectrum, the Bangkok Post’s Sunday supplement, gripped my heart. The cover story addressed the increasing pressure from the UN and the international community on Thailand and the multinational seafood industry to stop human trafficking.     Cheap seafood (mostly tuna, mackerel, squid, and sardines) and processed products …
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2012/07/02 Tags: , , , , No comments

Durian: A Love Story

British novelist Anthony Burgess writes that eating durian is “like eating sweet raspberry blancmange in the lavatory.” In Singapore’s metro stations and in South Asian 5-star hotels signs forbid their entrance and if you haven’t tasted them yet, you have probably seen them and certainly smelled them! However more noise …
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2012/06/25 Tags: , , , , No comments

Yogis Eat Lasagne and Cheesecake too!

Yoga is a lifestyle, not just a form of physical practice. Ancient scriptures describe yoga as the state when the whirling of the mind stops. Focusing your attention on your body for one and a half hours is one way of calming the mind, but Patanjali, the Indian sage from …
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2012/03/19 Tags: , , , , , 1 Comment