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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Thailand raises airport charges again as tourism competition intensifies across Asia
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Thai police investigate arms stockpile in Na Jomtien near Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai police have launched a sweeping multi-agency investigation into a Chinese national accused of converting a residence in the Na Jomtien...
Thai authorities link Pattaya weapons case to possible international crime network
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai police deployed patrol vehicles to escort Chinese suspect Mingchen Sun to Pattaya Provincial Court on Saturday May 9 after he...