Tara & I went for a weekend trip from Bangkok to Siem Reap on Christmas. It takes around an hour to get out of the Bangkok Metropolitan Area and than another three hours to the Thai-Cambodian Border Poipet. The road is very modern, there is not much traffic and scenic nature is just stunning! (more…)

Songkran (Thai New Year water festival) is everywhere right now and for about a week it is quite hard to stay dry.
In the last few days I tried out the ‘GoPro’ HD video cam (which is waterproof) for a Songkran story. I took some footage in my neighborhood Huay Kwang and on Khaosan Road. Here are some still pics of my footage…
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According to Thailand’s calendar it is New Year again and people preparing for several days of celebration! It is actually the first time I am spending in Bangkok during the Thai New Year. Last year I was quite busy with the protests in Bangkok and the year before I celebrated in Laos (German) which shares the same moon oriented calendar.

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Besides the rising Halloween trend in Thailand there is an interesting part about Thai culture; The myths and stories about ghosts and spirits. Thailand’s Culture and Design Center (TCDC) at the Emporium Mall has a great exhibition on ghosts and spirits in Thailand and Asia right now. (more…)

The upcoming weekend will be very interesting. UDD leaders announced peaceful gatherings in Bangkok and Chiang Mai which will be observed by tight security. About 200 red shirts gathered this morning in Lat Yao at the Klong Prem Prison. (more…)

Aljazeeras full length recap of Thailands political struggle and the violent clashes. It is featuring great interviews and in depth details about the incidents during the crackdown. Also including some of my video footage.

What happened today is not really changing me – but it is definitely cracking a little bit on the surface of my atheism. My mum done it, a few friends done it before and here it goes: My first experience with a fortune teller.
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The last weeks have been very stressful and I couldn’t cut some of the material I haven’t published, here is some cut material from the 19th May crackdown. It has also been shown at the Foreign Correspondent Club of Thailand.

I have spent a lot of time with the Red Shirts protesters, especially in their huge camp area at Phafan bridge and in their fortress at Saladaeng. During my stay I caught a lot of interesting stories, here are some of them…

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Most people in Bangkok are calming down. Especially the last two days including the cleaning process by soldiers and citizens give the impression that Bangkok regained its safety – But is this the end of conflict?
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