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The Arcade Mafia

Posted on May 19, 2013 by TR

Tonight I ran into the arcade mafia while entertaining my toddler. Ok, mafia is a gross exaggeration but I did encounter a rather odd group of people at the arcade on the top floor of the new Central Plaza in … Continue reading →

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May 2010 Protests in Ubon

Posted on May 19, 2013 by TR

On this day in 2010 Ubon’s provincial hall (ศาลากลางอุบล) was burned down. The new one is almost finished. Memock had a couple reports that day here and here. 21 people arrested were recently back in court with 4 of them … Continue reading →

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Wang Yai Waterfall น้ำตกวังใหญ่

Posted on May 15, 2013 by TR

Wang Yai Waterfall is in the Phanom Dong Rak Forest Reserve เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าพนมดงรัก in Sisaket on the border with Cambodia. It took me awhile to find because the signs are horrible and the roads are a little confusing in that area. … Continue reading →

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Central Plaza Ubon Ratchathani

Posted on May 7, 2013 by TR

Central Plaza Ubon has been open for a few weeks now and we’ve really appreciated this new addition to Ubon shopping. For a few old posts about it click here. Many have doubted whether Ubon can support a mall like … Continue reading →

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Ubon Jungle Park อุทยานสัตว์ป่าอุบลราชธานี

Posted on April 28, 2013 by TR

Ubon has a new zoo called Ubon Jungle Park. It’s still under construction with future reptile, elephant and Mekong fish exhibits to come, but there’s still plenty of other animals to see. You have the option of either riding on … Continue reading →

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Ranong to Bangkok

Posted on April 27, 2013 by TR

If you haven’t figured it out already I made a trip to Yala a couple weeks ago, then ran over to Krabi for a couple days, up to Ranong for a friend’s visa run and then to Bangkok. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Ao Thalane Kayaking in Krabi

Posted on April 19, 2013 by TR

Looking for something new to try in Thailand? Try Ao Thalane Bay kayaking. If you go to the location on the map below you’ll find a few different services with kayaks. Maybe they are all connected. I don’t know. If … Continue reading →

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Visiting Yala – Part 3

Posted on April 11, 2013 by TR

This is the last post in my mini series about Yala. See Part 1 and Part 2. The Deep South of Thailand has some unique signs you don’t see around the rest of the country. Below are a few of … Continue reading →

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Visiting Yala – Part 2

Posted on April 10, 2013 by TR

In my last post I focused on observations of security in Yala. This post is a little bit about life in general unrelated to security. Yala felt like any other Thai capital city. Old concrete buildings. Motorcycles. Temples. Train station. … Continue reading →

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Visiting Yala – Part 1

Posted on April 9, 2013 by TR

Yala is in the news a lot because of the continuing insurgency in Thailand’s Deep South. Prime Minister Yingluck was just there a few days ago and I just returned from a trip to visit a friend who grew up … Continue reading →

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