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Sliding on Christmas
You would think that it would be hard to get hurt on such a small slide. You would be wrong (blooper reel to follow).
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Biggest load
Yes, please use the whole goddamn highway (@ Rayong outskirts).
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Side trip to Elephant Island
We came to visit students on a side trip. Much fun was had. We’re on the ferry back now to rendezvous with the university van back in Pattaya.
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Thai HMMV
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Walking Street, Pattaya
Last night we were rolling with five-0. More on this later.
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Yesterday’s lunch
This is a highway rest stop outside of Bangkok we always stop at when headed to Rayong, Pattaya, Hua Hin, etc. It used to have just Thai food shops and a KFC, but it seems to be getting a lot more international now. I saw a Muslim restaurant and an “Indian fast food” place among others.
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Highway eyesore
Buses painted like these are a common sight at highway rest stops in Thailand, but this just might be the worst I’ve ever seen.
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Favorite topping
Breakfast of champions: Char siu and crispy pork combo plate with two cloves of industrial strength stankbreath on top.
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Christmas Day 2011
I got around to pulling photos from the camera today, so here’s what we did for Christmas this year: Yes, the fish sanctuary/Buddhist temple. This is one of Max’s favorite places to visit now.
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Isan X-mas 2011
I haven’t been home for Christmas for so many years now, I only miss it in theory. Living in Japan and Thailand, I work on western holidays if it falls on work days, and often forget about many of them. Christmas is celebrated (read: utilized for marketing purposes, just like in the west) just enough here that I’ve never forgotten about it, but we don’t celebrate it really. At most, we go out as a family, as we did today… which is of course the most important part of the holidays, anyway. I’ll be going on a trip to Chonburi and Pattaya from 5 AM tomorrow for a few days,…
