In addition to those welcome cool November breezes, an annual reminder that the year is drawing to a close is the Ploenchit Fair, which takes place next Saturday at Bangkok Patana School on Sukhumvit Soi 105. Organised by the British Community of Thailand Foundation for the Needy, it has been 15 years now since the fair moved from its original home at the British embassy. It was also the only time I got to eat candyfloss and toffee apples, which you might even find at the Ploenchit Fair, which also boasts a coconut shy. Tattooed ladyOne of the main attractions at those old fairs was the tattooed lady. I suspect the unforgettable sight of that tattooed lady was responsible for my aversion to "skin art" or "permanent make-up" as it is sometimes called.

Source: Bangkok Post November 19, 2016 21:25 UTC