JONATHAN CAMM

I’m guessing that the rainy season might have arrived in Hua Hin.  Mind you, since it’s only the end of April, it has come quite early this year. Now, I say the rains have arrived early because I was woken in the middle of Wednesday night by the sound of thunderous rai...

Who knew I was the owner of such special ears?  Certainly not me!  In fact if anything, I have been getting less and less thrilled with my ears lately as my hearing just isn’t what it used to be.  And so, when my ears turned out to be special in other ways, I was more...

If you visit or live in Thailand it’s hard not to notice the mass of pictures of the Thai King and Queen everywhere you go. Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, also known as Rama IX, and his wife Queen Sirikit are loved by everyone in this country and it is proba...

On Sunday evening after a busy weekend in Bangkok at an enormous book fair, I was glad to finally be home and to take a long walk along the beach.  I love taking long walks on the beach and at least one of our weekend beach walks almost always ends up with us visiting...

I try to go to the beach every day if I can.  I’ve always loved the beach.  It’s one of the reasons I came to live here in Hua Hin, instead of Bangkok.  I feel relaxed and happy whenever I go to the beach.  I think it’s all that water.  There is something very relaxing...

Before I came to live in Thailand, I lived in Shanghai for a year.  I was teaching at a very large and prestigious international school there, and was lucky enough to be teaching one of the best classes I have ever worked with.

If you’ve never been to China during Chin...