Sound file: The sounds of Thailand
Yesterday I finally got around to editing together some of the random audio snippets I have had on my computer since I left Thailand. This sound compilation contains radio clips, sounds recorded in our street, animal noises, music recorded at our local temple and lots more.
The final song, although not Thai, was ubiquitous in Thailand [...]
Podcast: Spain celebrates beating Germany!
This podcast is a bit of a departure from the usual in more senses than one. Firstly, it’s from Spain and secondly it’s not about enemas, or massages… it’s about ‘the beautiful game’ - football. It features the sounds of the Spanish celebrating their Euro 2008 win in Vejer de la Frontera, a small town [...]
Sound file: Our local restaurant in Chiang Mai
This was recorded at around 7.30pm on a weekday night at our local vegetarian restaurant on Suthep Road in Chiang Mai. I popped to the restaurant and had a Khao Soi - one of the traditional northern Thai ‘curry’ dishes. Dinner cost 25THB (about $0.60) and was incredibly tasty. As I ate I was treated [...]
Sound file: Ob Khan National Park, Chiang Mai
Ob Khan national park is one of our favourite local getaways. It’s about 30km South of Chiang Mai, and takes between 45 minutes and an hour to reach by motorbike. It’s a great spot for a picnic, or simply to cool off on a hot and humid Chiang Mai day. You can in fact also [...]
Podcast: A night-time motorbike trip to the Brasserie through Chiang Mai
Last Friday evening I decided it was far too long since I went to the Brasserie - a Jazz/Blues bar on the river Ping in Chiang Mai - so I rode across the city on my motorbike attempting to ‘narrate’ on the way.
Over the last couple of years the Brasserie has become a bit of [...]
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