Bangkok Blogger|Tales from Thailand

Since coming to Thailand I’ve been reading lots of books about the land of smiles.  Some have been fiction and some have been non-fiction accounts of peoples’ time in the country.  One that I finished recently was Farang: Thailand Through the Eyes of an Ex-pat by Dr Iain Corness.

It is a collection of short stories written by a guy from Australia and England who moved to Thailand during the latter part of his life.  He doesnt get up to much but I learned a few things from some of his tales and it is very easy to read.  There is also a part 2 if you liked the first one.

I’d probably recommend it to people who are yet to reach Thailand or have only just got here as some of the topics covered you will quickly discover for yourselves!

Its an easy read and you do learn a bit so you can’t really go wrong.

To view the list of other books about Thailand click here today.

Since arriving here I have been reading books about Thailand and Bangkok inparticular to find out more about the country and its customs.  Guide books such as those by Lonely Planet have been good but there are also quite a lot of fiction books set in Thailand and Bangkok.  One of the more popular authors writing fiction set in Bangkok is John Burdett and English born ex-laywer who started writing novels a few years ago.

There are three books in his series:  Bangkok Eight, Bangkok Tatto and Bangkok Haunts.

There are all easy to read and give a good insight into Bangkok and the various people who live here from corrupt cops, ladyboys, English teachers, monks and army generals.

These books are well worth a read and are great beach fodder.