Thailand

A golf course agronomist shares three personal reflections: the seafood experience at Phuket’s floating restaurants, observations on tracking turfgrass performance at Tublamu Golf Club over nearly a decade, and the seasonal abundance of tropical fruits like rambutan, lychee, and longan in Thailand’s markets.

A golfer and turfgrass specialist recounts a busy early August filled with eating live “dancing shrimp” in Chiang Mai, winning a medal at the Run4Mom race, presenting at the Philippine Turfgrass Forum, and cross-training through an unconventional jumping regimen.

A golfer recounts two match play victories in July at iconic Asian courses — Royal Bangkok Sports Club in Thailand and the East Course at Wack Wack Golf and Country Club in the Philippines — highlighting key moments like a clutch par on the 17th at Bangkok and a decisive birdie on the 7th at Wack Wack.

After a two-month competitive hiatus, the author returned to golf in September with a victory featuring two birdies before walking off the course mid-round the following week, finishing the month with a 1-0 record while spending more time botanizing across golf courses in Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, and India than actually playing.

A turfgrass scientist recounts a rewarding week in Thailand that combined professional field work—botanizing coastal plants, studying calcareous beach sands, and observing solar halos—with personal highlights including a second-place finish in a Bangkok 10 km race and frequent visits to a favorite noodle shop.

A traveler shares their “vicinal diet” philosophy of eating local foods in their native places, describing recent culinary experiences across Thailand, Vietnam, and India — from Lobster Hot Plate potato chips and Bangkok street food to phở in Hanoi and aloo paratha in New Delhi.

A golfer humorously recounts a losing streak in December singles matches across Southeast Asia, while celebrating birdie moments on par-3 holes and a magazine feature, and looks ahead to a fresh start in 2012.

After a short sabbatical in southern Thailand involving golf, writing, and fresh oysters, the author returns to Bangkok refreshed and reflects on two years of extensive international air travel — cataloguing dozens of destinations across Asia, Europe, and North America from a pile of accumulated boarding passes.

A turfgrass writer documents heading to a Thai island for a self-described sabbatical to focus on several writing projects, reflecting on a productive similar retreat in Italy that yielded over ten published articles on turfgrass science and agronomy.

The author recounts an undefeated April of golf in Bangkok, highlighted by a match played on a replica of Augusta National’s back nine at Dream Arena, and credits their five-month winning streak of 9 wins and 3 draws to playing the Srixon Z-STAR golf ball.