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Category Archives: Culture
Visiting Yala – Part 3
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
Posted in Culture, News, Pictures, Politics
Tagged deep south thailand, narathiwat, pattani, signs, songkhla, yala
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Visiting Yala – Part 2
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
Visiting Yala – Part 1
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
A Visit to Nakhon Phanom
We recently spent a week in Nakhon Phanom and as usual we were busy with work stuff but tried to squeeze in the sights whenever possible. One of the things that impressed me was what they’ve done along the river … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Thailand Misc. Sites
Tagged friendship bridge to laos, ho chi minh residence, nakhon phanom, Thailand
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Raptor on a Bike
I’ve seen a lot of strange things on motorcycles in Thailand but this is a new one. Yes, it was alive and staring me down as if making sure I didn’t cut off his driver when the light turned green.
Posted in Culture, Life
Tagged amazing thailand, bird, bird on a bike, bird on a motorcycle, hawk, motorcycle, raptor, Thailand, Ubon Ratchathani
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My Favorite Thai Language Learning Tool
I’m learning Thai and have searched for a variety of resources and tools to help me along the way, probably wasting too much time searching instead of actually using many of the resources I’ve found. Last month I came across … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Language, Tech
Tagged flashcards, iphone thailand, language, language learning, thai, thai language, thai language flash cards, Thailand
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