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Dragonfruit in Bloom
Four or five months ago, Nam’s mother had couple of pitaya plants shipped back from her hometown of Surin (famous for their annual elephant festival and silk weaving). They were…
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Undetermined Payload
Sometimes you run into the strangest sights on the road.
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Crab on Baked Earth
Crawling around the building site of our new house.
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Carabao Bike & Death Merchant
Yesterday, on the way to check the progress of the new house we’re building, we came across a couple of awesome motorcycles, one right after the other. First up was…
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My New Baby Alligator
I rescued him from a wet bathroom floor when I was painting.
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Precursor to official Ubon Candle Festival post
I don’t have time to go sift through all the photos I took at the candle festival we saw in Ubon Ratchathani last weekend, but I wanted to post a…
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On the Road 2007 (Part 6) – The Animatronic Chicken Roasters of Rayong, Thailand
On a previous trip to Thailand, I wrote about the most delicious roast chicken I have ever eaten. I have many special memories of Rayong, and the awesome roast chicken…
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On the Road 2007 (Part 5) – Tamnanpar
After visiting Koh Chang, Nam and I headed back toward familiar territory: The miles-long stretch of beach at Rayong. We booked into the same hotel we had stayed at two…
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Iguana skillet
I woke up today and stretched out on my balcony like I do every morning. The hybrid eucalyptus/native vegetation forest has grown to twice its height since I arrived here…
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07/07/07 – Big Green Bug
Is God trying to send me a message on this most auspicious day in the form of a Macross-designed praying mantis, or what? This was definitely the coolest insect I’ve…
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On the Road 2007 (Part 4) – Overloaded
After visiting Koh Chang, we took the ferry back to the mainland. Our car had travelled a thousand kilometers over hills and beaches and muddy back roads, and showed every…
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Buddha Factory
Taken in Kosum Phisai, Thailand. Hitherto known only for its monkey reserve and a delicious Thai oden-like dish (Thai: “yentafo”) Kosum Phisai may be put on the map by the…
