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Sunset Cast
We visited a nearby reservoir, Kaeng Loeng Chan (they really need to simplify the official English spelling), on the weekend. They were holding a work rally to cover the newly-created…
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Dajiban Glory
Road & Track published their first cool story online, maybe ever: The Glorious Madness of Japanese Dodge Van Racing If I were still in Japan, I might be into that… Different…
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Climate Change in Thailand
The Nation published a cool infographic about what climate change means for Thailand. Having lived here for over a decade, I have noticed huge changes in the seasons and climate.…
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Cool PEA Truck
Old iron on the road gets harder and harder to find every year, but the Provincial Electricity Authority still has a fleet of classic cherry picker trucks from Japan.
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Who Owns Victory Monument?
The district where this most famous of Bangkok landmarks (created to mark conquest over territories in Indochina that have since been returned ) proposed building a museum and pedestrian tunnels…
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Kasahou – Osaka?
Just a placeholder for something I’ve been looking into… What the hell is Kasahou?
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Cholos in Din Daeng
This is still my favorite Coconuts video of all time: Thai cholos? Bangkok bangers? Siam-esés? Odelay.
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You are legend?
It’s the Friday night before a four day weekend, and the streets of Bangkok are uncrowded. It feels like a dream. I’ve come back from our trip to Pattaya with…
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Exhaustion vs Expiry
We had cool weather during our entire trip back home to Southern California. Coming back to Thailand was like waking up every day in a slow cooker. During the hot…
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Tam Lao Papayaless Variant
Excellent balance of flavors and clever use of banana leaf on flat plate instead of bowl. Sometimes the classics need a reboot.
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Auto-parking Slipper Resort in Japan
Alternate usages: Segways for cats (light load bearing) Go Go Gadget Rollerslips (heavy load bearing) Tech-enabled procreation aid for rapidly aging population (G Parking) Ad-hoc conveyor sushi party set I…
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Giant Thai Lemon
My mother-in-law gave this to us last week, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen one. The flavor is 90% lemon and 10% pomelo (grapefruity), which is surprising…
