Loy Krathong Festival, November 6, 2014
Tomorrow, November 6, is Loy Krathong. ‘Loy’ means to float and ‘Krathong’ is the name of the lotus-shaped rafts used in the festival. It’s a… Read More »Loy Krathong Festival, November 6, 2014
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Public holiday in Thailand tomorrow
Tomorrow, October 23, Thailand will celebrate Chulalongkorn Day, also known as Wan Piyamaharaj. This holiday is held on the same day every year to commemorate HM… Read More »Public holiday in Thailand tomorrow
English lessons for beginners
Our Level 9 ‘English for All’ students are in the final week of their 4-week course, with just 3 more days to go. They have worked… Read More »English lessons for beginners
A big change for Phuket’s beaches
Have you been to Patong Beach lately? You might not recognise it! Gone are the seemingly endless rows of beach chairs and umbrellas. Instead, the… Read More »A big change for Phuket’s beaches
12 August: National Mother’s Day & HM the Queen’s birthday
Today, 12 August, Thailand celebrates Her Majesty Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara’s 82nd birthday. HM Queen Sirikit is often called the Mother of the Nation, so it is… Read More »12 August: National Mother’s Day & HM the Queen’s birthday
Travel insurance scheme for tourists
Every visitor to Thailand should make sure they have travel insurance to cover their stay. Hopefully you’ll never have to use it but it’s important… Read More »Travel insurance scheme for tourists
What’s on this weekend in Phuket
If you happened to be near Soi Bangla this morning you would have seen large crowds of people lining the street. Bangla Road is no… Read More »What’s on this weekend in Phuket
Congratulations to our Level 1 English students!
Two weeks of hard work paid off for our Level 1 ‘English for Thais’ students today, when they were each presented with a certificate to… Read More »Congratulations to our Level 1 English students!
Building a strong foundation in Thai
For the last 2 weeks, Richard, Virginia and David have been learning the basics of the Thai language in our Thai Foundation course. They’ve covered… Read More »Building a strong foundation in Thai
Finding the Phuket Immigration office
There are actually two Immigration offices in Phuket – one in Patong Beach and one in Phuket Town. They both do different things, so it’s… Read More »Finding the Phuket Immigration office