Outside it’s sweltering and sunny. Bangkok’s wintertime has come and gone before we could even pile on the extra layers. Good thing we’re indoors then, inside the café where the furniture seem to have moved themselves every time we visit; the layout never remains the … Continue readingIn the mood for blue
We are wandering the streets of Yaowarat, a little further away from the heart of Chinatown. We feel peckish; time for something more substantial than a cup of black coffee. Yet we don’t feel like the typical Chinatown fare: not soupy kway chap or old … Continue readingBreakfast in Yaowarat
It always feel like a weekend morning here, even when it isn’t. How inviting is a place that feels as though it has no walls? (Floor-to-ceiling glass windows will do that for you.) Breakfast at Baker Gonna Bake has been a ritual for almost as … Continue readingRoses and croissants
The year is still so new but already the days feel shorter, as though time is running out. We rarely get to stay in one place for too long. Soon it will be time to move again. Perhaps that makes it a good time to … Continue readingThe beautiful garden is empty
It’s a bit of a trek, but we head to one of our favourite cafés (certainly the most secluded one that we know of), closer to Suvarnabhumi International Airport than to the city centre. From condominium to condominium (yes, the café is inside one), it … Continue readingSimple
I have finished my workout at Wireless Road. I could head north, towards Central Embassy and have a quick lunch of khanom bueang, those crispy folded crêpes filled with shredded coconut and strips of sweet, eggy foi thong. Tempting. Instead I turn southwards, walking alongside … Continue readingLumphini Park