Category — Thailand

Just when I thought London was crowded, check out this video which shows how a commuter train shares space with a marketplace in Bangkok. Watch until the end, where the stalls go back over the tracks!

Via Neatorama

Technorati Tags: Bangkok, culture, market, Thailand

The AllThingsNice blog has the recipe and instructions for a really quick Thai dish, Gai Pad Grapow (or Chicken Basil).

Gai Pad Grapow is one of the easiest and tastiest Thai dishes you can make. The key ingredient in this dish is the Thai Basil, which has a stonger smell than most Sweet Basils. Its leaves are small and it has a purple stem with a faint licorice aroma.

Cook Gai Pad Grapow in under 10

Via TasteSpotting

Technorati Tags: Chicken Basil, cuisine, Gai Pad Grapow, Thailand

“Dynamite Warrior” is a wacky new Thai action-comedy from the producers of “Ong Bak“, set in an America’s Old West style Siam in 1910. The action is a little different mixing a bit of Thai boxing with fire-cracking aerial stunts…

Technorati Tags: action-comedy, Dan Chupong, Dynamite Warrior, film, Ong Bak, Thai boxing, Thailand

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WeirdAsiaNews reports that a Thai fisherman caught what is believed to be the largest carp in history.  It weights about 260 lbs, while the old record was only 88 lbs.

When I first saw the photo above, something didn’t quite seem right. I didn’t think it was a Photoshop job. But the fish did look a little “light” and maybe artificial. What do you think?

However, I dug around on the web and amongst the scepticism on various other blogs, found a couple of news sites that seemed to legitimise the catch.

Technorati Tags: Jean-Francois Helias’ Fishing Adventures, Thailand, World’s Largest Carp

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Mangos are one of my favourite fruits and Real Thai Recipes have a fantastic recipe to make Khao Nieow Ma-muan, a popular mango-based dessert. The recipe pairs the sweet fruit with sweet and salty coconut-milk sticky rice. Make some whilst its still warm out there!

Mango with Sticky Rice

Technorati Tags: Mango with Sticky Rice, recipe, Thailand

We mentioned the Banyan Tree resort before, but rather than just having a short stay there, you can now own your own piece of one of the world’s most luxurious exclusive holiday villas. Well, own meaning for about 60 days a year…

Own your own Banyan Tree villa

Technorati Tags: Banyan Tree resort, interiors, Thailand

Here’s more of Kick-boxing extremo Tony Jaa in a sequence from his movie “Tom Yum Gong“. Its a pretty long, unedited sequence, where he fights his way to the top of a long circular stair case. Enough said - watch!

Tom Yum Gong fight sequence on YouTube

Technorati Tags: film, Thai boxing, Thailand, Tom Yum Gong, Tony Jaa

Are you rich and famous? You probably have the Banyan Tree resort in your phone book - sorry, your assistant probably has in theirs. If like me, you’re not, then you can only read and fantasize about places like this.

Phuket’s exclusive Banyan Tree resort looks and sounds like pure heaven. The whole experience and attention to detail - high-class indulgence. I can’t pretend to have been there to review it, so read the review from the Coolhunter reporter who has!

The Banyan Tree in Phuket, reviewed

Technorati Tags: Banyan Tree resort, luxury, Thailand