Author: andre

I had now officially taken up Muay Thai (literally, Thai boxing). It's an excellent workout and the instructor really pushes you, tailoring your training to your abilities.

I returned to Pattaya to visit my friend, the former tour guide. True to her previous profession, she took me to several interesting spots around. Our first stop was …

In a single weekend I visited Bangkok's Banglamphu and the nearby floating market of Damnoen Saduak

Pattaya is known primarily for its sex trade but I grew to learn that it is far more than its reputation alone.

So, it was the last day of prep courses. The next day I would fly to Singapore for a few days, returning next the following Tuesday.

I was closing out my first week teaching and had been living in Bangkok for a month...