To the casual observer, life in Bangkok doesn’t get much more active than a stroll around the mall or an aerobics session at sundown. How wrong can you get: there are actually lots of ways to work up a sweat and get the adrenaline pumping. Here are no less than eight of them. Some you’ll… [more]
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Who’s up for some free drinks, girly chat and some dancing at the Dusit Thani Ladies night? All Bangkok women are welcome to come and feel free to bring your lady friends along. A table will be reserved under Chicky Net. This event is organized via Chicky Net www.chickynet.com, the social network for (expat) women… [more]
Trailblazing Thai folk DJs Maft Sai and Chris Menist celebrate the 3rd anniversary of their popular Paradise Bangkok nights with a bash at new Ekkamai nightclub Sonic (90 Sukhumvit Soi 63, 02-382-3395) on Saturday February 25. Chris, a former Bangkok 101 music columnist, is flying in from the UK for the party and, in addition… [more]
A date to add to your social and sporting calendar is the weekend of February 17-18, when 32 teams will scrum down at the Bangkok International Rugby Tens. Hosted by the Bangkok Patana school, and supported by Oakwood Bangkok serviced apartments, the event – now in its 7th year – will raise money for the… [more]
Each year the Embassy of France does its homeland’s robust artistic tradition proud by staging a festival of paid and free cultural events – most of them with a Gallic flavour, but some Thai too. Running from February 2 until March 29, the line-up for this year’s La Fête is as sprawling and multi-disciplinary as… [more]
Another street festival is hitting Bangkok’s alleys and sois right after Chinese New Year. Every evening this weekend, from Friday 27th until Sunday 29th, the neighbourhoods just across the river from Memorial Bridge or Saphan Phut (a melting pot of Chinese, Portuguese, Muslim and Thai culture and history) are hosting the 3rd Kadeejeen Art in… [more]
If there’s a modern dance show wowing the capital, chances are Jitti Chompi is involved. Whether directing dancers for a new themed dinner over at Bed Supperclub (his latest paid homage to Argentine composer มstor Piazzolla and arguably one of the hottest styles of dance in history, the tango) or reworking traditional Thai dance form… [more]
When it comes to our cities and preserving their culturally significant architecture, progress is a cruel mistress. This is especially true here in Bangkok, where charismatic neighbourhoods are routinely and abruptly flattened, and usually to make way for just what we don’t need: another monstrous new mall or gleaming luxury condominium. Not that it’s all… [more]
It’s with a certain sadness that I pen what will be the last ‘Paradise Found’ for a while. As well as a place to highlight some of the outstanding records myself and Maft Sai have had the good fortune to lay our hands on over the past few years, it’s been an important personal log… [more]
A few weeks back the owners of Loy La Long, a wood-plank riverside boutique hotel just off Chinatown’s Songwat Road, found themselves at the front-line of Bangkok’s battle against surging flood waters. Now safe and sound on an island somewhere down south, they recently emailed us about their experiences. Keep an eye on their Facebook… [more]
Its been far too long ladies! we wondered who fancied some free drinks, a gossip and a boogie at the Dusit Thani Ladies night. All Bangkok women are welcome to come and feel free to bring your girlfriends along. This event is organized via Chicky Net www.chickynet.com, the social network for women living in Thailand…. [more]
By the time you read this, Maft Sai and I will have completed a series of dates across Europe to see whether the ‘Paradise Bangkok’ and ‘Isan Dancehall’ formula works outside of its natural habitat. As stated before, our nights were never part of a plan; more an experiment following an enthusiastic conversation, to see… [more]
Bright young sparks on our local indie scene are Ooh and the Ballyhoo, a tight four-piece who will release their debut album, The Other Stories, on Panda Records this month. Originally the solo project of Wasit “Ooh” Mookdavijit, formerly the singer for local indie bands Day Tripper and Crub, he enlisted friends from across the… [more]
Pattaya’s Nova Platinum Hotel (562/1 Moo 10, Pratamnak Road, Pattaya City | 03-871-1345 | www.oamhotels.com/novaplatinum) will throw a charity evening in aid of flood victims on Friday 11 November. The ticket price of B1,111 includes a buffet dinner and shows by a range of entertainers from around the world, including martial arts specialist Sifu Mark… [more]
