Category: Thailand

  • Koh Tao bench

    And here is another bench from Norbert’s vacation in Thailand. To be more precise, it is from the Island Koh Tao (Turtle Island), which is located in the Gulf of Thailand, north from Koh Samui. Very interesting bench, naturally formed out of the tree trunk/root. Thanks again to Norbert.

  • Mae Choice Dragon

    Another guest bencher joined the community of benchmark. My dear old friend from university Norbert is on vacation with his family in Thailand. Seeing these nice benches in the restaurant Mae Choice in Bangkok he recalled that I told him about benchmark and he took these pictures. And these benches are really beautiful, sitting on a dragon hand carved…

  • Akha Ama – Bench in a Cafe

    “Akha” is the name of a hilltribe in the northern mountains of Thailand, “Ama” means “Mother” in the language of the Akha people. Yes and the name of a nice little cafe in Chiang Mai is “Akha Ama”. The cafe is using coffee from the local plantations around Chiang Mai and the northern parts of…

  • The benches of Doi Mon Cham

    The benches of Doi Mon Cham

    Doi means “hill” in the Thailanguage.  Mon Cham is a rather famous hill in the region of Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. There are many reasons why Doi Mon Cham is so famous.  It is cool up there, those who suffered under the heat of Chiang Mai, can imagine, what that means for the people…

  • Why I like this Cafe!

    OI have been for holidays in the far north-east of Thailand. I have been countless times in this region called Isaan. Isaan is a large plain area of Thailand, about 100 km to the east and you will be in Cambodia, about 100 km to the north and you will end up in Laos. The village…