Sukhumvit Psycho

Songkran (April 13 to 16, 2012 in Bangkok and longer in Pattaya or Chiang Mai) is usually not a good time for Bangkok’s nightlife punters. Half the girls go back home for the holidays, the other half only want to ‘play Songkran’ (throw water at each other), water is everywhere and it is difficult to [...]

A fire broke out at the Grand Park Avenue Hotel on Soi Sukhumvit 22 last night. It is not clear yet how many people died or were injured, but it seems that at least one person died. Maybe two. Both foreigners. Bangkok Post has a story here. Grand Park Avenue Hotel is located almost opposite [...]

“Three Bomb blasts rock city” was the headline of the Bangkok Post today, following the 3 explosions that occurred in Bangkok yesterday. If you want to know more about what happened, read here and here. It is still safe to travel to Bangkok. Remember our last travel advice? We stick to it!

A reader asked me about the recent Terrorism Threat and the Lebanese man arrested in Bangkok I don’t have much to say about that. Everything has been said in the newspapers. However I thought that the cartoon below, by Stephff, was appropriate for this blog (click to enlarge). Copyright: Stephff SP Travel Advice: Chose carefully [...]

2011 comes to an end tonight. A lot has happened during the year. New places have opened, other have closed, other have moved, etc. Here is a summary of the main nightlife and massage events of 2011: – Nana Plaza has a new owner, and the good news it that the Plaza will still be [...]

It could be a big joke on April 1st, but today is not April 1st and this article is on the front page of Bangkok Post‘s Business Section: PC Air, a new privately owned Thai airline, is the first carrier to employ “the third gender” (=Ladyboys) as flying attendants. And PC Air is now ready [...]

The flooding threat is over. Bangkok downtown will not be flooded. That’s what the government and the media say and I believe them. The water is receding in several flooded areas of Bangkok, including the Ratchada / Lad Prao area (Looks like they did their best to protect Poseidon, Emmanuelle and all the other Soapy [...]

Nana Plaza will not disappear. Not yet. The Plaza is here to stay. Many predicted that the end of the Master Lease at the end of the year would mean the end of the Plaza as we know it, claiming that the piece of land the Plaza occupies is too valuable for being kept for [...]

The (flood) water is still not there yet. The (drinkable) water is back! It’s not completely back to normal as far as food and drink shortage is concerned, but it’s on the good way. I reckon that unless a major issue (locals destroying the flood barriers), Sukhumvit, Silom and Ratchada will stay dry and avoid [...]

Same old, same old. The flood water is not moving anymore and Bangkok downtown is still dry from Huay Kwang (Poseidon Massage, Emmanuelle Massage, Natcharee Massage, etc.) to Sukhumvit (Nana, Soi Cowboy) and Silom (Patpong). Why has the water stopped? Who knows. Amazing Thailand! (or should I say “Miracle Thailand!” as they say now). And [...]