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Staying Safe in Thailand: Streetwise Advice + Twitter
What’s going on with Thai politics… Some westerners in Thailand see the Red Shirts as an inconvenient pain in the butt (but so are volcanoes). Others feel that the Red Shirts have a valid point (a number of Pink Shirts believe that too). To top it off, knowledgeable expats plugged into the mainstream of Thai [...]
From Bangkok to the Burmese
Burma/Myanmar, an expected treat… Getting anywhere for a first time in this region is often a mystery. For me anyway. Myanmar was even more so as I was going in blind. Pretty much. Personal visa experiences… Chris Mitchell’s post, Myanmar Visa In Bangkok: How To Get It, covers most of what you will need to [...]
Picture Phrase Books: For When They Can’t Speak Thai
What to do with your guests, lah?… When guests arrive for a few days of sightseeing in Thailand, what do you do? Knowing that not everyone has been created equal in the foreign language department, do you… Shove them out the door and hope for the best. Send them off with an English speaking taxi [...]
