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BEST UPSCALE BARS IN BANGKOK
Story by Joe Cummings / CPA Media (11 April, 2023)
Every once in a while, do you feel like dressing up a bit for an evening out on the town? Heels for the lady, a buttoned waistcoat for the gentleman?
Soi Phat Sai: Caffeine & Opium
Story by Joe Cummings / CPA Media (9 February, 2022)
Take a stroll down Soi Phat Sai in Bangkok’s Chinatown, once the site of the world’s largest opium den, now home to an array of Chaozhou-style coffeeshops and eateries.
The Zealous Missionary
Story by Ron Emmons / CPA Media (24 October, 2022)
Reverend Daniel McGilvary, born on 16 May 1828 in North Carolina in the USA, grew into a fervent Presbyterian evangelist who believed he had been chosen by God to spread Christianity to the people of Siam.
HOTEL NOSTALGIA
Story by Joe Cummings / CPA Media (28 July, 2022)
Joe Cummings discovers the long and rich history of Bangkok’s Florida Hotel.
CHIANG MAI’S FLORAL FIESTA
Story by Ron Emmons / CPA Media (18 January, 2023)
Chiang Mai’s annual Flower Festival is a blaze of colour and a showcase of local flair for design.
Kayti’s Bali Dream Home
Story by Joe Cummings / CPA Media (2 May, 2023)
“When the plane door opened onto the tarmac, the heady tropical aroma promised everything the UK did not. The chance to be frolicsome and sun-drenched.”
Regal Rowing
Story by Joe Cummings / CPA Media (23 March, 2022)
A brief history of Thailand’s magnificent Royal Barges. From the 17th century delegation sent by King Louis XIV to the complete revival of the fleet in the 20th century under King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Finding Inner Peace in Bangkok
Story by Joe Cummings / CPA Media (8 December, 2022)
Bangkok’s mass weapons of distraction make it all too easy to fill one’s life without sparing even a moment for self-reflection. That’s a pity, because beyond the grit and glitz lies one of the city’s greatest charms – the opportunity to slow down, turn inward, and find some stillness at the heart of chaos through meditation.