http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/ Ajarn World on Ajarn.com en Ajarn.com Copyright 2011 2011-11-27T13:06:18+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/check-in-at-terminal-21/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/check-in-at-terminal-21/#When:13:06:18Z If you're based in Bangkok and you enjoy a bit of window shopping, you could do a lot worse than spend a few hours browsing around the capital's newest and most talked about shopping mall - Terminal 21 - located on the corner of Sukhumwit 19, where If memory serves me correct, a Volvo dealership used to stand. Check in at Terminal 21 Ajarn World 2011-11-27T13:06:18+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/bring-it-on/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/bring-it-on/#When:12:32:28Z Seriously, hasn't this been the most unbelievably stressful time for everyone concerned? At the time of writing, those of us in Eastern Bangkok, have now been waiting the best part of two months to find out whether or not our homes are going to be inundated with filthy dirty floodwater. And we're still waiting. Bring it on! Ajarn World 2011-11-09T12:32:28+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/a-fishy-tale/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/a-fishy-tale/#When:04:09:01Z Sometimes I'm reminded what a great country Thailand is to live in, especially when I encounter a level of customer service that I would never imagine possible. A fishy tale Ajarn World 2011-10-06T04:09:01+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/oh-i-do-like-to-be-beside-the-seaside/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/oh-i-do-like-to-be-beside-the-seaside/#When:07:58:15Z For Bangkokians looking for a few days away at a beach resort but not wishing to mess around with airport departure lounges or long train journeys, the choice generally comes down to either Pattaya or Hua Hin. Both resorts are easily reached in a few hours by car so it's a case of flip a coin, plonk an armful of clothes in the trunk and off you go. Oh I do like to be beside the seaside Ajarn World 2011-08-29T07:58:15+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/a-room-with-a-view/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/a-room-with-a-view/#When:12:50:28Z I was thinking the other day about how many different styles of accommodation or housing I have lived in during my years in Bangkok - rented houses, tiny studio apartments, dodgy neighborhoods - I didn't realize there were so many. So in chronological order, here are the places that have provided a roof over my head at some stage. A room with a view Ajarn World 2011-06-10T12:50:28+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/a-cultural-curveball/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/a-cultural-curveball/#When:06:03:32Z Having lived in Thailand more than twenty years, one likes to think themselves as au fait with most aspects of Thai culture, and then some innocuous situation develops and you're left wondering if you truly know the first thing about Thai culture at all. A cultural curveball Ajarn World 2011-04-29T06:03:32+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/may-i-see-your-passport/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/may-i-see-your-passport/#When:08:49:02Z Despite the fact my wife already has three Schengen visas and three UK visas in her passport from past visits, applying for a visa to visit a new country is always stressful. May I see your passport? Ajarn World 2011-02-28T08:49:02+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/its-a-lawless-land/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/its-a-lawless-land/#When:07:44:19Z This is a country where I'm convinced you have to let many incidents go and chalk them up to experience. Pursuing things ‘legally' and going down what you feel are the appropriate channels will just lead to frustration and despair. This is Thailand. It's a lawless land. It’s a lawless land Ajarn World 2011-01-14T07:44:19+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/attractive-teacher-wanted-must-have-gsoh/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/attractive-teacher-wanted-must-have-gsoh/#When:09:48:18Z In a country brimming with physically attractive people, why shouldn't a foreign teacher seek a loving, happy relationship with one of their own kind? Attractive teacher wanted - must have GSOH Ajarn World 2010-12-19T09:48:18+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/a-day-in-pattaya/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/ajarn-world/a-day-in-pattaya/#When:09:09:45Z “Gone up-market” is always a risky expression to use where Pattaya is concerned, but that’s genuinely how I felt about area around the beach road and the sea-front. Gone were many of the tatty beer-bars I remember from yesteryear and in their place was an assortment of pricey Indian restaurants, air-conditioned shopping malls and a selection of swanky hotels. A day in Pattaya Ajarn World 2010-10-11T09:09:45+07:00