I'm the former Lonely Planet writer for Bangkok and my writing about the city has appeared in local and international outlets including Michelin Guide Bangkok, BBC Travel, Vogue, and Eater. I also write travel content for guides and concierge mobile applications.
Four Seasons Magazine (Print, Issue 2 2021)
Embracing spontaneity becomes one writer's new priority.
(Part of a MarCom Award winning feature)
Culture Magazine (Print, Summer 2019)
Tips for globetrotting with wedges and wheels in tow.
Marriott Traveler
Stepping inside Madrid’s 1912 Museo Bar is like entering the best kind of time capsule — one with strong drinks and plush seating alongside a hearty dose of history.
Michelin Guide
Talad Plu (Thonburi) owes its reputation as one of Bangkok’s best places for street food to the stalls and restaurants that have served the local community for generations.
Michelin Guide
If you walk past Bangkok’s shophouses and food stalls you’ll begin to realise just how popular moo krob is based on how many businesses display sheets of crispy pork belly to entice customers from the street.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet Local Micaela Marini Higgs moved to Bangkok and quickly fell in love with the city’s diverse culinary landscape, vibrant markets and maze of sois (lanes). She spends her days wandering through the city’s neighbourhoods snacking on street food, and her nights sampling Thailand’s new offerings of craft beer.
Ozy
It’s part Korean barbecue, part hot pot and all effing delicious.
INTO More
How Jojo Trasher’s webseries helped the push for greater representation, and why gay stories are worth sharing.
Ozy
In Laos, technology is an unlikely ally in helping rural female weavers build an economic future.
Prestige (Print March 2018)
The very exclusive Sushi Ichizu omakase restaurant might be a newcomer on Bangkok’s fine dining scene, but its roots in Japanese culinary tradition run deep.
INTO More
Despite Thailand’s famed sex industry, few visitors realize that the Buddhist country has obscenity laws prohibiting everything from prostitution to realistic dildos.
The Lonely Planet
Preparing to launch its first Bangkok Design Week between 27 January and 4 February, the Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC) hopes to promote the Thai capital as a growing centre of arts and innovation.
Eater
Widespread mobile pay makes grabbing lunch easier for locals and tourists alike.
The Lonely Planet
One reason for the Thai capital's popularity, besides its gorgeous religious buildings and proximity to pristine beaches, is how budget friendly it is – if you eat like a local and avoid túk-túks you can save major baht.
The Lonely Planet
In its final month, the Bangkok exhibition ‘Through the Lens of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’ is drawing crowds of visitors to the ninth floor of the Bangkok Art & Culture Centre with its offering of never-before-seen photographs taken by Thailand’s late monarch himself.
Bangkok 101 (Print November 2017)
For Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River the future seems clear, even if the details are a little murky.
The Lonely Planet
Through the end of November, visitors to Bangkok can take a trip to the Upside Down.
BBC Travel
When the Thai government threatened to ban street stalls, vendors in Bangkok’s Ari neighbourhood came together around an ancient practice of colour coordination.
Bangkok 101 (Print December 2017)
An iconic Bangkok landmark, Terminal 21 is both kitschy and cool.
2 Magazine
In the first episode of our Soi Stories column, Micaela Marini Higgs explores the revival of Bang Rak's Charoen Krung Road, as new businesses reinvent old structures.
Vogue
The crackdown on alcohol advertising impacts everyone.
Eater
Which restaurants get to be star-worthy?
2 Magazine
Soi Nana’s Craft+Jumble Trail is an aptly named art, music, food, and drink festival. 2Mag gets the lowdown on what’s happening in Chinatown this Sunday (May 14) from artist Micaela Marini Higgs.
Munchies - Vice
New campaigns from local government and real estate developers are threatening the Southeast Asian nation's world-famous street food scene.
