Taste of Thai

Standing Tall

2011-01-04T13:52:00.001-08:00

After another year we are finally starting to see the shape of things to come. Eighteen months of care an attention have proved to be a great success and the trees are starting to look like rubber trees.

After the initial clearing of land and careful planting it just took a little fertilizer and water to get to this stage of growth.

Trimming the lower branches enables the nutrients to reach the upper parts of the tree which ensures a faster growth, once you can't reach the branches any more you don't need to trim them further. Simply a little fertilizer every few months to help strengthen the growth and a lot of sun is all that is needed from here on in.

It is great to finally see the straight lines that will in another four years provide a 20 + year crop of rubber.

New Mailing List

2010-10-21T15:44:00.000-07:00

Sign up to our mailing list and we'll make sure you're the first to know about up and coming Thai events in the UK. We'll also be in touch occasionally about any Thai related promotions or offers.
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The Thai Festival Battersea Park London

2010-06-10T09:02:00.001-07:00

This one-day spectacular attracts over 15,000 visitors and has been running for over 12 years. The Thai Festival provides an exciting insight into Thailand and its culture. Thai restaurants will showcase traditional Thai dishes prepared on the spot by chefs from Thai restaurants nationwide. There will be plenty of Thai beer and Thai wine to help refresh your palette. Supermarket stalls will be supplying all the ingredients you need to take away and recreate dishes at home. Browse the Thai handicraft stands for shopping and creative demonstrations. And last but not least, stunning performances of Thai national dance staged throughout the day, creating an a true Thai ambiance.

The Thai Festival is a wonderful family day out and is the perfect opportunity to experience a taste of Thailand in the heart of the capital.

Battersea Park, London
Sunday 25th July 2010
11am - 8pm

The Thai Festival Ealing Common London

2010-06-10T08:58:00.000-07:00

The Thai Festival comes to Ealing Common, bringing an authentic taste of South East Asian finery in association with the Thai Festival Organisation (TFO).

With over dozens of Thai craft stalls as well as Thai classical dancing, a Thai music circle, Thai Boxing demonstrations and Buddhist Temple exhibition, take the time to discover the heart of Thailand’s ancient culture and history. Moreover, the festival promises to entertain the whole family, with ornate fruit and vegetable carving, as well as face painting for younger enthusiasts.

Ealing Common, London
Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June 2010 11am - 6pm

Little Rubber Plantation

2009-11-09T03:38:00.000-08:00

The saplings were sown 6 months ago and after the initial worry of how many would survive, it turned out that only 10 plants found life a little hard in the hot sun and gave up the will to live. Luckily we had 50 spare so they were soon forgotton.

This is the saplings at 8 months old about 6ft high and starting to look like trees. Still hard to imagine that they will be 78 ft tall one day. This picture was taken by our cousin Anne on her last visit to the village. 6 years and counting!

Call Thailand for 1p minute

2009-08-24T18:15:00.001-07:00

We've started to have a few problems with the last cheap number we gave out. Here's a more reliable one that costs 1p per minute to call Thai mobile or landline. Skype is free too but if you don't Skype then give this one a try.
0844 861 25 25 (only one pence per minute)

Thailand Cheaper Than UK

2009-07-19T13:14:00.000-07:00

The cost of calling Thailand is now as low as half a pence per minute. Six years ago when I first used to call my friend in Thailand I was paying 96p a minute through our local telephone provider Kingston Communications. They probably still won't be far off that now! but that's what a local monopoly does for people. I soon learned about another provider called One Tel who I could get access to who would connect me for about 39p per minute. Being a bit nieve was quite happy with my 10 minute £3.90 phone calls and it took a while before I finally found 25p / 15p / 10p / 5p / calls and eventually 2p calls. When I found 1p I thought we would never find anything better - well we have now found half a pence per minute calls to Thailand.

Just call: 0844 2009898 and then listen to the prompt.

It's approximately 5919.32 miles, from London to Bangkok - and costs only half a pence a minute to call from a landline to a mobile. I can tallk to Thailand for 1 hour which would cost me the same as calling my brother in London for one minute. Fantastic - but shocking!
Did I say: it's approximately 5919.32 miles, from London to Bangkok - and costs only half a pence a minute to call from a landline to a mobile? Hope it helps.

The Thai Festival

2009-07-11T06:31:00.001-07:00

The Thai Festival
at Greenwich Park, 8th & 9th August 2009

Greenwich Park, the oldest of the Royal Parks, will host its second Thai event on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August. Attracting over 20,000 visitors over the two days, Greenwich Park Bandstand will be transformed into a beautiful Thai village. People will be invited to sample a range of authentic Thai food from London’s best Thai restaurants. The delicious tastes and smells of the exquisite food prepared at this event are worth a visit alone. Further details can be found at: www.amthai.co.uk/festival/

Thai's Summer Fair

2009-07-07T02:53:00.000-07:00

Thai's Summer Fair On Sunday 2nd August 2009
Chief Executive, the Mayor of Bournemouth, together with Thai Ambassador, Royal Thai Embassy, London will be come to officially open the Fair at The King’s Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, where the Fair will commence at 10am and be open until 6pm. Entrance ticket: Adult £3.00, £1.00 for Kids (under 5 yrs. FREE) and all those who go will be able to enjoy the delights of Thailand. There will be Krathong compititiont, Thai food and beverages and traditional Thai boxing amongst other things. Further details are available at:
www.thaisummerfair.co.uk

Once been never forgotten

2009-07-02T08:05:00.000-07:00

One of the best decisions of my life was when I decided to take a trip to Thailand in 2002 for my summer holiday. It certainly wasn't the first choice as the distance and cost of getting there didn't make it one of the cheapest of the places we had shortlisted. One thing that was in it's favour though was that we knew a few people who had visited before and even some who had gone and never came back (through choice - nothing sinister) we decided to give it a try. After an 18 hour journey which included two 7 hour flights and a few hours in a taxi we finally arrived at our destination. From the moment we stepped out of the car the world changed into a happier place to be. The noise, the smells, the smiles, the whole frantic, chaotic, atmosphere that surrounded us was so exciting but at the same time strangely calming, it was all such a world apart from what any of us had known or had experienced before. You really did feel you had arrived somewhere which for the next 17 days could quite easily make you forget that the rest of the world existed.

The majority of Thai's you meet are so friendly, so amazingly helpful and welcoming. The individuals and the families that I met who seemed to have so little yet were so generous with what they had.

Eight years on I am now married to the girl I met on my first trip there and we now live in the UK and have our own family. Thailand is a wonderful country and it has completely changed my outlook on life as well as completely changing my life.

A New Life in the UK

2009-07-01T23:59:00.000-07:00

There are many Thai's living in the UK who have moved here here due to marriage, education or to to find work. What do they really think of the UK, it's people and culture? Here's one persons view. Por moved to the UK 6 years ago and will give us her account (when she gets round to it of course!) of what she really thinks of living here and whether finely sliced carrots are really a suitable alternative to papaya? Is it better or worse and does she miss her friends and family (email and telephones are great things) or has it been fairly easy to adapt to a her new life? - Oh and she can grow a pineapple in a British garden too!

New tyres anyone?

2009-06-30T15:40:00.000-07:00

We recently decided to plant a few Rubber Trees which seem to be one of the easiest and most profitable businesses you can start with only a small initial outlay. We eventually decided to go for Roon 600 which seemed be a popular, fast growing tree. Here you can follow the progress of the trees (woo hoo!) and we hope to give you some insight as to what's involved if you are thinking of a similar project. I'm sure someone might be interested - surely there will be someone! won't there? It was either rubber trees or a Tuk-Tuk and we didn't have the time to learn the bangkok A-Z or learn to drive one - so rubber it was.

We have initially planted 1000 saplings which are currently being carefully looked after by our relatives who live in Northern Thailand (Uttaradit - Banghok). Thanks Tavee and Somkoan. x

This could be a long blog bearing in mind that it does take around 5 to 6 years before you can start to see any return but with a 16 or 17 year productive lifespan from the trees you understand why it's worth the wait. We'll keep you updated on how we get on. We would love to hear from anyone who is currently farming rubber and we would welcome any advice you could give us info@tasteofthai.co.uk. We're sure you will share in our excitement when you see our pictures 'one year on' - we just hope they don't look the same!

Taste of Thai

2009-06-30T09:25:00.001-07:00

Our Website
We have been working hard on our website and it seems to be slowly becoming a recognised site among the many links and contacts we have made with other websites across the world. We are based in the UK and initially set the site up to post a few pictures of our regular trips to Thailand but it has developed into a bit of a showcase for our favourite Thai links.
We don't profit from any of the links - they have just been gathered from our favourites over the past few years. The translators and dictionary are good and it's good to know we could call Thailand for 1p a minute - Cheaper than we can call the neighbors. We get a little revenue from the google ads though so please feel free to click as many as you like!! If the site helps you then that's great - it might introduce you to something you may not have come across otherwise - which is our only aim I guess. As we find more quality links we will add them to the site.
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Taste of Thai Blog

2009-06-30T08:04:00.000-07:00

Thanks for visiting the new Taste of Thai blog.
We are currently working on our new blog area and we hope to be able to bring you regular updates. Please bear with us while we find our feet. If you get a chance please visit our website where you can add a lnk to your own website (if it's Thai related). All our links will be Thai related and we hope they will be of interest. Now then - that's the typing bit done - how do I post it?

Best Regards
Taste of Thai
http://www.tasteofthai.co.uk

Taste of Thai

Standing Tall

New Mailing List

The Thai Festival Battersea Park London

The Thai Festival Ealing Common London

Little Rubber Plantation

Call Thailand for 1p minute

Thailand Cheaper Than UK

The Thai Festival

The Thai Festivalat Greenwich Park, 8th & 9th August 2009

Thai's Summer Fair

Once been never forgotten

A New Life in the UK

New tyres anyone?

Taste of Thai

Taste of Thai Blog

The Thai Festival
at Greenwich Park, 8th & 9th August 2009