Yearly Archives: 2018
From the sublime to the Gor blime!
If you are old enough to sing “Splish, Splash, I was taking a bath …” you are old enough to remember it was sung...
Is there a bar in Terminal 21?
Dear Hillary,
I love your column, but it always amazes me that so many Brits fall for the same traps. I come here with my...
How is the BMW iSeries looking?
Better accept the fact that one day you will be in an electric car. Forget about hybrids, the extra engine won’t be needed, that...
Pla Ra for dinner?
Dear Hillary,
Where do you suggest I take my Thai GF for dinner? She is an up-country girl so not used to haute cuisine, but...
Raptor goes to Europe
Ford of Europe has confirmed it will next year launch the Australian-developed but built in Thailand Ranger Raptor, a “bad-ass” performance pick-up using the...
Soapy, soapy
Dear Hillary,
I read that the owners of the big flashy massage parlor in Bangkok have been sent to jail for peddling prostitution. Are they...
Instruction manuals
Dear Hillary,
I read with interest an article in headed “Good Old Days”. It contained an extract from a home economics textbook printed in the...
What did we learn from Monza?
Well, we learned that once again Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) has not learned the lessons regarding the first lap – you never win the race...
Autotrivia Quiz
Last week I asked what was notable about the Chevrolet 1911 Series C Classic Six? This was easy – it was the first use...
Latest Stories
When property agents in Thailand become targets too
Risks in Thailand’s unregulated real estate market
PATTAYA, Thailand - For years, Thailand’s real estate market has been described often half-jokingly as the Wild West....
Drunken tourist causes disturbance near Pattaya school, authorities step in as wife talks him...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya authorities acted swiftly on January 13 to calm a foreign tourist who became intoxicated and disruptive near Pattaya City School...
Pattaya condo raids find foreign nationals violating immigration laws
PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi immigration police, in collaboration with Pattaya City Police and Tourist Police, conducted a coordinated raid at a condominium on Pattaya...
Pattaya City updates progress on Khao Noi road upgrade, public voices mixed reactions
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials have provided an update on the ongoing road improvement works along Soi Khao Noi, confirming that the project...
Stricter action under ‘Better Pattaya’ targets beggars, homeless and trafficking networks
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Pattaya have intensified ongoing efforts to regulate begging and address issues involving homeless and destitute individuals, as part of...