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About Mike

A recently retired "Baby Boomer" , looking forward to having more time for my photography and travel.

Happy New Year !

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Mike

  สุขสันต์วันปีใหม่   Suk san wan pee mai  2558, or Happy New Year’s Day for the year BE 2558 on Thailand’s Buddhist era calendar. I barely made it to midnight last night, I was having a couple of very quiet drinks … Continue reading →

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You never know what you will find on the streets of Bangkok.

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Mike

Or, why you should always carry a camera ! One of life’s little pleasures here in Thailand is you never know when you will stumble upon something unexpected. Yesterday I went wandering around Chinatown, camera in hand, and went out … Continue reading →

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The weirdest, wackiest Christmas tree ?

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Mike

Is this “tree” of old TV sets outside the Siam Centre shopping mall the weirdest Christmas tree I have ever seen ? It probably is, but then again having Christmas trees and endless renditions of carols about riding sleighs through … Continue reading →

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Gratuitous cleavage !

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Mike

As I mentioned in  my last post, the Motor Expo  featured a number of ‘pretties” decorating the stands. Most of them have obviously been under the surgeons knife and cosmetically enhanced … not many Thai girls are this well endowed … Continue reading →

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Bangkok Motor Show

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Mike

Last week I went along to the Bangkok International Motor Expo way, way out on the other side of Bangkok. Luckily they have a free shuttle bus from the Skytrain or I would never find my way there ! Rather … Continue reading →

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GoPro 4 Silver v Nikon 1 AW1

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Mike

I’ve finally got around to sorting through the photos I took on my trip to Ko Phi Phi a couple of weeks ago. As I mentioned previously apart from my D800 camera I had the loan of a GoPro 4, … Continue reading →

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