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Travel blog & photos from the Les Arcs in the French Alps snow in winter, the Provence hinterland in spring, chiang Mai Thailand late May to December. By a chronic expat who tells it as it is...
Recent Posts Tagged With 'land of smiles'
Brash Bangkok, culture-hound Chiang Mai, pornographic Pattaya, innocent Isaan - which one is your Thailand?
Wherever you go in Thailand, fitting in anonymously isn’t an option. In European countries, if we keep our mouths shut and our gestures to a minimum, remove the Hawaiian shirts and don’t wear socks with shorts, Westerners abroad can just about pa...
All Over, Bar The Fighting
Relax, it's all over. Until it happens again. In typical Thailand fashion its people will use their 'live for the moment', 'one day at a time' philosophy to turn the crisis into a fast-fading memory. A pragmatic approach in some ways - after all, why...
Thailand - The Land Of Worn And Tired Smiles
Away from all the polemics, the disinformation spouted by the propaganda machines, the vitriol, the accusations and counter-accusations, the power plays by those hungry for control and self-enrichment, there is another Thailand.Take away the tiny min...
Giving birth in Thailand - a dad's perspective
We had opted for a Thai maternity hospital over the farang-catering alternative, not especially for reasons of cost (although there is a significant difference). Like many things in Thailand, it sort of 'just happened'. Total cost around 150 euros, f...
