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Photos (and Video) from the Korat Zoo
Yesterday we got home from a trip to Nakhon Ratchasima, more commonly known as Korat. The city is famous for being the gateway to the Northeast region (where we live)…
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Top Charoen Optical, Thailand (Commercial)
I need new glasses; I’m definitely going to one of the branches (3 or 4?) in town this week.
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Why the newspaper died
At first I thought this was an early April Fools thing, but it wasn’t. The Bangkok Post was/is the widest circulated English language paper in Thailand (possibly initially funded by…
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Hak Na Sarakham
Maha Sarakham University, where my wife works, paid off the right people to make a sappy love story movie (the kind that makes the most money here) about the university…
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Wat Ban Donnad
A couple months ago, when it was still “cold,” we visited a temple that we’d been hearing of for a while, Wat Ban Donnad (Wat Ban Don Nad?). At the…
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..random
Mina shook her head in serious disagreement 17 times in a row yesterday – I was asking about people she loves; apparently she just hates everyone, because by the time…
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Night Beer Hiking in Downtown Chiang Mai
Exactly one month ago, our family took a trip to Chiang Mai by way of daddy, Max, Mina, and the nanny hitching a ride with mommy on a business trip.…
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Back Home Again, No Time Again
It’s still quite cool during the days in Maha Sarakham and actually cold at night. Last year we only had a week or two of this weather, so it’s been…
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Why Android is the best for now
Two words: Google Maps Yes, I know you have it on the iCrap, too, but Google will never make it as good for you. Fact. I’m heading off on a…
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Royal Thai Motorcade
Last week, on the way home from my program’s English Camp at Nam Nao National Park, I moblogged about a major police presence on the highway suggestive of the presence…
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Protein snack
We happened upon a stretch of fried grasshopper stands and decided to partake. They were most excellent. Also, it turned out that one of the princesses of Thailand was in…
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Family Trip to Central Khon Kaen
Mina scratched up her nose from falling, so we bought her a hand knit hat* that doubles as a helmet. It’s the only hat she has ever tolerated wearing. Max…
