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Songkran in Thailand
Songkran is a holiday in Thailand that I avoided for many years. For those not familiar with it, Songkran is a festival in Thailand that the Thais call their New Year (though they also…
Read the articleRon "Mad Yank" Fanelli Gets 10 Years, 3 Months
I'm not sure how I missed this in the Thai press but it appears that Ron "Mad Yank" Fanelli has received a 10 year, 3 month sentence for the murder of Wanphen Pienjai. PHUKET: Ronald…
Read the articlePhi Phi Island
Just to break things up a bit from the Full Tilt suspension news, here's what I was doing a few hours before the news broke.
Read the articleThe Hangover II and Reality
Okay, I've already started receiving emails from friends wanting to know how accurate The Hangover II is to real life in Bangkok. First off, let me say that it's about as accurate as The…
Read the articleHappy Songkran
If people had been wondering where I was all last week, I was up in Phetchabun for the Songkran festival. Songkran is a religious holiday but over the years it has sort of developed into…
Read the articleFanelli 'Found to be Sane'
Just a quick update on Ron "The Mad Yank" Fanelli. After five months of psychiatric review in Surat Thani Fanelli is back in Phuket prison deemed to be sane. Fanelli requested the…
Read the articleHolidays Overseas
My dad just sent me an email asking if I was doing anything special for Christmas. I was just thinking about this topic the other day and had been considering writing about spending…
Read the articleVisa Run To Laos
Tired of having to go down to immigration every 60 days, paying 2000 baht and requesting a 30 visa extension, and then having to leave the country and sit around in another country…
Read the articleAyutthaya
On Sunday, about 30 members of Thailand Friends went up to the ancient city of Ayutthaya for a little outing to take pics and check out this very beautiful city. I've included some…
Read the articleCatching Up
I know I've been a little silent lately. I've had sort of a case of writer's block. I've had some ideas for blog posts percolating in my mind but I can't seem to find the words to get…
Read the articleA Visit With Wanphen's Family
We drove up to Phetchabun the day before meeting Sa-ard (Wanphen's mother). It's about a four hour drive from Bangkok but takes six when you factor in all of the bathroom and food…
Read the articleSaigon Photo Journal
We spent the day just sitting around the intersection of Bui Vien and Duong De Tham taking pictures and enjoying the sunny afternoon. Here are some of my favorite shots from the day.
Read the articleMy 200,000 Bar Tab
Pretty balla, right? Not for a guy in my situation. But more on that later. Monday I left the hot, sticky, and polluted Bangkok to visit the hot, sticky, and polluted Ho Chi Mihn City…
Read the articleA Night Out in Bangkok
We had a little party through Thailand Friends for one of our members. The plan of attack was a few drinks at one of the cheapest watering holes in Bangkok, Cheap Charlies, then to the…
Read the articleZOMG!!!! The Best News I've Heard All Year
I was scanning the news the other day and ran across something that made my heart start beating faster. The creator of such comical wonders as Old School and The Hangover, Todd Phillips,…
Read the articleTaste of Thailand
One of the weird things about living in Thailand is getting into the groove of how it can be so advanced and yet so backwards at the same time. Bangkok is a city of close to 12 million…
Read the articleImage Dump - Bangkok Protests, Hua Hin, and Random Stuff
Ever since I had to move because of the protests I've been somewhat internet challenged. I could hijack a wireless signal but the speed was close to nothing. Maybe some low-level web…
Read the articlePoker During the World Cup in South Africa
Tamas Nador sent me a little write-up about the poker scene in South Africa for anybody who is down that way for the World Cup and gets the poker bug. The legal situation is similar to…
Read the articleBpauk Daeng – Thailand's Gambling Game
I swear I've never played this game because gambling is illegal in Thailand. :-) Bpauk Daeng is a Thai gambling game that is very popular here in Thailand. It's somewhat like Baccarat…
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