Amongst other first time experiences, including eating new fruits and squirming at the idea of eating crickets, was my introduction to lady-boys. Walking down Bangkok high street with my parents I made eye contact with possibly the most beautiful woman I’d seen – at the tender age of nine – this stare was held for [...]

None of us fully understanding the situation blindly followed his instructions thinking my father had merely just lost a pair of jeans to this man. Out of morbid curiosity we returned after the specified time to find not one, but two pairs of jeans. The original had been perfectly reconstructed and a new pair of [...]

The markets were interesting too – I remember my dad being coaxed into removing his jeans for a stall owner who promptly began to take them apart. I can still remember the shock on my dad’s face to this day. Fortunately, he had some shorts on him too, so his embarrassment (though not his lack [...]

Image via Wikipedia Thailand. What a beautiful country. Weird and wonderful. Filled with lovely people, lovely weather and lovely food. I was around 9 years old the first time I visited and instantly loved the place. The variety of fruits available, at next to nothing, still fascinates me to this day. Pomello. That’s my favourite. [...]