Tag: Bordeaux
Mozart, Bach and Strauss at Mantra
There must be very few food-conscious people in Pattaya who don’t know where to find Mantra Restaurant. If you are one of them (and...
Hobgoblins, Postilions and Claret
In Great Britain, they used to call any red wine from the Bordeaux region “claret”, regardless of its origin or pedigree. Some British people...
Nosing Around
Gascony, as you might remember (or possibly never knew) lies down in the South West of France with Bordeaux to the North, the...
Hold it right there!
Now listen; I don’t want to sound like a grumpy old git, but there’s one thing that really gets up my nose. Well,...
Planet of the Grapes
Did you know that there are about ten thousand species of wine-grapes in the world? The chances are that the average wine-drinker would...
A Touch of Glass
On Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok, there’s a restaurant where they give you an enormous wine glass if you order anything other than the...
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PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers have detained two men posing as Buddhist monks after discovering irregularities while they were soliciting donations during morning...
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Pattaya Mayor and daughter among key figures voting early in Chonburi election
PATTAYA, Thailand – The atmosphere at polling stations in Chonburi’s Constituencies 8 and 9 was lively on Sunday morning, Feb 8, as voters —...
Disabled voters turn out in numbers for referendum at Redemptorist Foundation in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A lively atmosphere was seen at the Redemptorist Foundation in Pattaya on Sunday, Feb 8, as people with disabilities steadily turned...
Afternoon rain fails to deter voters at Pattaya polling stations
PATTAYA, Thailand – Afternoon rain did little to discourage voters from turning out to cast their ballots and take part in the national referendum...