Tag: Bordeaux
Mozart, Bach and Strauss at Mantra
There must be very few food-conscious people in Pattaya who don’t know where to find Mantra Restaurant. If you are one of them (and...
Hobgoblins, Postilions and Claret
In Great Britain, they used to call any red wine from the Bordeaux region “claret”, regardless of its origin or pedigree. Some British people...
Nosing Around
Gascony, as you might remember (or possibly never knew) lies down in the South West of France with Bordeaux to the North, the...
Hold it right there!
Now listen; I don’t want to sound like a grumpy old git, but there’s one thing that really gets up my nose. Well,...
Planet of the Grapes
Did you know that there are about ten thousand species of wine-grapes in the world? The chances are that the average wine-drinker would...
A Touch of Glass
On Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok, there’s a restaurant where they give you an enormous wine glass if you order anything other than the...
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Pattaya sets up viewing areas, parking locations, traffic orders for fireworks festival Nov 29-30
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya is gearing up to host its much-anticipated International Fireworks Festival from November 29 to 30, featuring thousands of fireworks displays...
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PATTAYA, Thailand – A vehicle collision in the parking lot of Wat Samakkhi Pracharam (Wat Thung Klom Tanman), located in east Pattaya on November...
Youth gang brawl leads to police intervention at Bali Hai Pier in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Special Operations officers and community volunteer police responded to reports of a brawl involving local youths at the Bali Hai...