Lang Reid
Headgame Solutions for Golf
Golf seems to be the universal pastime for expats all over the world. On the Eastern Seaboard, the Pattaya Mail devotes several pages...
Pattaya Property and Thailand’s Real Estate
Pattaya Property and Thailand’s Real Estate is a slim book that was sent directly to the Pattaya Mail for review. Written by Nick...
The Greatest Show on Earth
This week’s book The Greatest Show on Earth (ISBN 978-0-552-77524-3, Black Swan publishing 2010) was written by Richard Dawkins, the author of many...
The Laundry Man
When I first spotted The Laundry Man on the Bookazine shelves, I thought at first it was a re-issue of Jake Needham’s book...
Time for Kids Almanac 2013
There is more than one almanac for children on offer on the Bookazine shelves, but the helpful shop assistant at the Big C...
False Friends
Stephen Leather has obviously been hard at work and his latest Dan (Spider) Shepherd thriller is now in the Big C Extra Bookazine...
The Last Boat to Samui
The Last Boat to Samui is a collection of short stories written by William Peskett, a writer with an eclectic history including reading...
The Windup Girl
This week’s book is of the Sci-Fi genre. The Windup Girl (ISBN 978-0-356-50053-9, Orbit Publishing 2010) by Paulo Bacigalupi came to my attention...
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Tourism’s new compass: why meaning, community, and human connection are now leading the way
BANGKOK, Thailand - Tourism has entered an age of restless reinvention. Across the global industry, from UN Tourism to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and international networks...
Französischer Wohltätigkeitsleiter besucht HHN Foundation – zehnjährige Unterstützung für thailändische Kinder setzt sich fort
PATTAYA, Thailand – Les Amis de L’Ophelinate de Pattaya, eine seit vielen Jahren engagierte französische Wohltätigkeitsorganisation, hat diese Woche erneut ihre langfristige Unterstützung für...
Foreign tourist found dead in Pattaya Beach incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials and police from Pattaya City Station responded to reports of a foreign man found drowned near the entrance...
Pattaya tightens city regulations following fireworks festival vendor complaints
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Wuthisak Rermkijakarn chaired a meeting with the Pattaya City Administration Division to evaluate progress on prior directives and address...
Pattaya’s traffic has hit a breaking point
PATTAYA, Thailand – Spend enough time behind the wheel in Pattaya and you eventually confront a blunt truth: this city does not run on...