New Red Line Forms Backbone of Thai Railways The opening of new train routes is, thankfully, no longer a novel experience for the residents of Bangkok. The rapid expansion of the city’s metro system has seen the steady opening of new lines and routes on an almost...
Nuad Thai: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Wellness (Part 2 of 2) A man lies face down on a mat as a woman kneels on his lower half, grasping his wrists and pulling his arms behind him, causing his upper body to bend backwards into the “bow” pose. Not exactly what you picture...
Nuad Thai: The Road to Intangible Cultural Heritage (Part 1 of 2) After your massage therapist offers you some loose-fitting and exceptionally breathable clothes to change into, you see her put her hands together in prayer. The therapist then uses her hands, forearms,...
Navigating Thailand’s Water-based Culture If you’ve ever overheard a conversation in Thai, you may have heard the word nam sprawled throughout. You may have heard mae nam, which translates to “mother water” and means “river.” In another, you may have...
Build a Thai Spa Ritual with Traditional Self-Care Routines If the COVID-19 crisis is stressing you out, you are not alone. While U.S. citizens are experiencing their highest levels of stress since the first outbreak, a mental health evaluation...
Traditional Thai Ways to Beat the Heat With temperatures in Thailand soaring above 40°C (104°F), most of us turn to technology in the forms of the air conditioner and its humble cousin, the ceiling fan. However, rewind the clock 150 years, and our ancestors didn’t...
Reducing Thailand’s Plastic Footprint with Traditional Wisdom Plastic is everywhere. It’s on our beaches, in our rivers, and in our oceans, choking sea life. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), plastic pollution is responsible for the death of...
Learning Thai as a Foreigner, Teacher, Mother Many English-speaking foreigners who move to Thailand ruthlessly toil to learn the Thai language. The five tones, the writing structure—it can seem impossible to absorb. Dozens of blog entries profess to hold the...
A Gardener’s Guide to Wild Greens in Thailand Have you ever seen locals in Thailand strolling down an alleyway or along a canal, searching for something in the bushes? They might be looking for pak phuen baan, or edible native plants, to bring home to prepare a meal....
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