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Thursday, 05 April 2007 |
 In his third entry of the 10-part series on Thailand traveling, Slate's Mathew Polly discusses the violent sport of Muay Thai at Rajadamnoen Stadium, the term "Butterfly" used to describe promiscuous Thai men, ping pong shows at Patpong, how his father once told him that Thai women were "delicate," yet warned him that were also akin to "fire ships," and beautiful looking kathoeys.
Slate
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Wednesday, 04 April 2007 |
 In his second entry about his travels in Thailand, Slate's Matthew Polly visits the River Kwai War Museum and the Tiger Temple. He also discusses, among other topics, Thailand's complicity with the Axis powers during World War II, and the questionable sincerity of a Thai woman's smile.
Slate
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Tuesday, 03 April 2007 |
 Matthew Polly of Slate magazine begins his first of ten entries about his travels to Thailand. In his first entry, he discusses the hippie backpackers of Khao San Road, shady tuk-tuk and gem scams, the "fabulous" clothing of the Emerald Buddha, the smiling Buddha at Wat Pho, the concept of "jai yen," and the use of the word "farang."
Slate
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Monday, 02 April 2007 |
 The northern Thai city of Pai has become an international hot spot in the middle of a natural paradise, according to Seth Liss of The Mercury News. Liss mentions local eatery Na's Kitchen, Pai City Massage, the city's four movie houses, the Karen, Lisu and Lahu hill tribes, and bamboo rafting through nearby caves. Liss also discusses elephant rides, treks through the subtropical mountain forest, river rafting on the Pai River and Thai cooking courses.
The Mercury News
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Monday, 02 April 2007 |
Susan Spano of the Los Angeles Times writes that Chiang Mai has joined the likes of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and South Beach in Miami as an unlikely place that has become "a global center for cool contemporary architecture and design." Spano chronicles the Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai, the new Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, the Chedi Hotel, River View Lodge, the Chiang Mai City Arts and Culture Center, and the Ketkaram Temple.
Los Angeles Times
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