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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

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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

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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

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Flight from Ubon Ratchathani to Hat Yai via Bangkok – Pictures

I flew into Hat Yai on my recent trip to Yala and very much enjoyed the view. It was a hazy day so the pictures didn’t turn out great but it was fun to view so many places from the … Continue reading

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Phu Hin Dang ภูหินด่าง

Phu Hin Dang is a cliff that has been on my Ubon hiking bucket list for 3 years. I knew it would probably be difficult to get to, I wasn’t sure what the land mine situation was like in this … Continue reading

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Exploring Nan – Part 2

In the last post I shared some pictures from our drive up Highway 1168 in Nan and on the way back we stopped at Mae Charim National Park อุทยานแห่งชาติแม่จริม. This post is about the national park. Entrance to the park. … Continue reading

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Exploring Nan – Part 1

I was recently visiting a friend in Nan province and wanted to do some exploring so we chose a road he had never driven on and away we went. We chose Hwy 1168. Leaving Nan city. Heading into the hills. … Continue reading

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Journey to the Eastern Most Cliff in Thailand

There are several locations in Pha Taem National Park that claim to be the Eastern most cliff in Thailand and many Thai tourists travel there to see the sunrise but none of them are the real Eastern most cliff. The … Continue reading

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Flight Pictures

Flew to Bangkok today. Below is the new Central Mall in Ubon. The Mun River looking full. SisaketSome flooding NE of Bangkok.

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Vandalized Billboard

During the last elections and while Abhisit was Prime Minister, not a single billboard with his face on it was spared from vandalism. So when we saw a new billboard near the Sisaket intersection on the Ubon ring road last … Continue reading

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