Aina Rita Swartz

Rita Swartz is a Thai-American writer who grew up in Thailand, Australia, and the US. After graduating with a degree in History and International Relations from King’s College London, she moved back to her hometown of Bangkok and now writes on a variety of topics including food, culture, and film. When she isn’t writing, Rita can be found baking Scandinavian pastries or reading murder mysteries.
  • GuidesPosh places for a relaxing afternoon tea in Bangkok (2025)

    Posh places for a relaxing afternoon tea in Bangkok (2025)

    Today we give thanks to Anna Maria Russel, the seventh Duchess of Bedford. For those of you who don’t know, the Duchess is credited with the invention of afternoon tea in Britain sometime during the 1840s — a tradition as longstanding as it is enjoyable! Beginning as a way to curb hunger between lunch and dinner, it naturally became quite…