By Rupert Parker
INTRODUCING THE EXCITING TRADITIONAL ART FORM OF ‘HUN LAKORN LEK’ AT THAI SQUARE RESTAURANTS
I must say that when the invite came in, it didn’t fill me with a great deal of enthusiasm. Indoor traditional Thai puppet theatre, on one of the hottest nights of the year, isn’t something that you normally cross town for, but sometimes you must suffer for your art.  Besides, there was also the promise of outstanding Thai food.
There are seventeen Thai Square restaurants located in London and the South-East and, between them, they serve …

By Rupert Parker
After the recent demonstrations in Bangkok, everything seems to have returned to normal in Thailand.  Both in the city or the countryside, I saw no extra police or soldiers and, apart from Bangkok’s burnt out shopping mall, no evidence of the state of emergency.  Isaan, in the North East of the country, is one of the poorer regions but offers village home stays, an abundance of wildlife, Thailand’s first national park and ruins of Khmer temples.  It even produces its own wine.
Bangkok
Every time I visit the city the …