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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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Riot in Bangkok
The situation described in this article is rapidly developing into a riot on live television. It looks like the anti-coup protesters have erected some sort of bastion in the street…
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I traded my 100Mbps FTTH for mangosteens and monkeys…
…And I think I made the right decision. This article by Robert Cringely hits home, though. My theoretical download speed is now 1/50 of what it was last year in…
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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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Speaking of carp…
Over at the Fish & Fly site: Thai guide in record carp catch There’s a lot of haters saying it doesn’t mean much since it was caught in a stocked…
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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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Escaping the Bangkok Hilton
This is not the Hilton of which I speak, this is. Richard Barrow has scored an exclusive interview with the author of Escape, “the true story of the only Westerner…
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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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There was a murder
…just down the road today, at a student’s dorm just outside our housing tract. Nam saw the crowd of people who had gathered to watch when she came home, so…
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Thailand’s Ban on YouTube – Updated
This is what my previous post (with embedded video) looks like when viewed from Thailand: click to see full size Awesome logo – I’m being watched by the Man!
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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…
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Why do Thais use a fork and spoon for eating?
My apologies to Kevin for using his post here. It’s just too damn interesting to let slip by for a chowhound like me. I intend to use this post as…
