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I ride a “big bike” in Thailand
This is what it feels like in the city, even when you’re not rushing a kid to the hospital: Quotes are in the title because my CRF is only 250cc;…
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Krungthep Mahana Nani
Still one of my favorite Japanese game show clips!
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INSERT ANIMAL NAME – Crap coffee
The most expensive coffee in the world is being produced at the elephant camp we take the kids to almost every new year, on the way to Surin province: World’s…
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Thailand’s Most Wanted
While browsing some Thai Government websites for business research, I stumbled upon this masterpiece: Here’s the original, in Thai:
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Dorilocos, Frito Pies, and Papaslocas! Oh, my!
Why haven’t I heard about this until today? My new mission: Create an equally delicious Northeastern Thai version without ever having tried the original: Yam Praduk foo, pork rinds, gummy…
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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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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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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…
