Philipp Straub, a.k.a. DJ Felipe, plays his own records and produces for other talented DJs. He’s worked with the best and has mixed for some of the biggest parties in the world—but that’s not what he likes best. (See +nightlife page 18) (read more...)
Head honcho of the Chalochon hairdressing empire and more or less permanent fixture on hiso gossip pages, Somsak Chalachon is transforming his image from flamboyant gay icon to that of a more civicminded (but no less narcissistic) philanthropist. He recently launched the Somsak Only project to help needy people—but only if they are named Somsak.(read more...)
Tossamai Kamthorntip, 25, is an angel of the sky. She gets to travel often thanks to her job—but she also deals with hundreds of travelers every day. If you bump into her on your next trip, you can call her Nok Ju. (read more...)
Dear Mr. KIA: I regularly have nights out with friends and I always catch a cab home by myself. As you know, in a big city like Bangkok, danger is everywhere. Like most girls, I feel insecure when I have to walk on the street or soi alone—especially at night. I see crimes in the newspaper everyday and it makes me paranoid. (read more...)
Ask any frequent traveler or airline crew member and they’ll tell you: the stops are what kill you. Gettingon and off planes, shuffling around duty free zones (or getting locked into transfer gates), suffocating while waiting on tarmacs, those safety demonstrations ... (read more...)
Getting together a gang of loud-mouthed friends and a shipload full of money (and envelopes) is no big deal. And one session over a couple of bottles of Black is all it takes to come up with a serious (enough) sounding manifesto. But once you’ve formed a party comes the hard part: naming it. (read more...)
The place is tiny and cramped, with only seating for seven inside, at a communal counter looking out over a sad parking lot. Some of the staff, while well-intentioned and enthusiastic, are not the most efficient. During peak times, it can be disconcertingly rowdy and chaotic, packed with imposing American customers broadcasting their voices from sea to shining sea. (read more...)
Despite its location in the colonial Baan Silom complex, Couple Double offers a dining
experience similar to most farang-friendly Thai restaurants. But the attentive service (read more...)
