Plan Your Trip
Get Inspired
Read
Very Thai: Everyday Popular Culture (Philip Cornwel-Smith; 2013) A colourful compendium.
Lai Chiwit (Many Lives; Kukrit Pramoj; translation 1996) Short stories featuring the lives of 11 different Thais.
Sightseeing (Rattawut Lapcharoensap; 2004) Fictional stories about Thai life.
Bangkok Days (Lawrence Osborne; 2010) A witty and insightful account of living in Bangkok.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej: A Life’s Work (Nicholas Grossman et al; 2011) Official biography of the former king.
The Judgement (Chart Korbjitti; 1981) Award winner; about a villager wrongly accused of a crime.
Watch
How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) (Josh Kim; 2015) Based on Rattawut Lapcharoensap’s short story, 11-year-old Oat deals with the military draft of his gay older brother.
36 (Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit; 2012) Indie love affair remembered through 36 static camera set-ups.
Tom-Yum-Goong (Prachya Pinkaew; 2005) Tony Jaa, the Jackie Chan of Thailand, stars in this martial arts movie, the most successful Thai film ever released in the US.
Fah Talai Jone (Tears of the Black Tiger; 2000) Wisit Sasanatieng pays tribute to Thai action flicks.
Listen
Dharmajāti (Bodyslam) Headlining alt-rock.
Best (Pumpuang Duangjan) The best from the late country diva.
Boomerang (Bird Thongchai) Beloved album from the king of Thai pop.
Romantic Comedy (Apartment Khunpa) Leading post alt-rock.
Made in Thailand (Carabao) Thailand’s classic classic-rock album.
