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It’s Songkran !

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Mike

It’s on for young and old, Thai and tourist. It’s Songkran. Yesterday was the official start of Songkran, although the water fights started early in some places. After Thai school on Saturday I went down to soi 4 for a … Continue reading →

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Happy holidays !

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Mike

No doubt many of you back in the “real world” are looking forward to Easter next weekend, whether it is for the Easter eggs and Hot Cross Buns or for a long long weekend, or even a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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The Bangkok Motor Show 2014

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Mike

Did you read the recent WordPress “Daily Post” about trigger warnings? Perhaps I should put one in here ? WARNING : POSSIBLY SEXIST AND POLITICALLY INCORRECT PHOTOS AHEAD ! Last week I went to the Bangkok Motor Show, at least … Continue reading →

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Oh for “smellavision”

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Mike

Oh for “smellavision”, or “scratch-n-sniff” internet …that’s what you need for a post about Talat Pak Klong, or the Pak Klong Market, otherwise known as the flower or orchid market. A long time ago this area was a floating market, … Continue reading →

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Learning the lingo

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Mike

Over the many years that I have been visiting Thailand I have met many farang who have been living here for some time, but could not speak more than a few phrases of the most basic of Thai, often picked … Continue reading →

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Eating and walking through the “Village of Love”

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Mike

One of the oldest and most cosmopolitan districts of this cosmopolitan city is Bang Rak, the Village of Love. Although there is another theory that it was originally named after the rak tree (which sounds the same but is spelled … Continue reading →

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