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Tag: Thailand
Bangkok traffic as seen from a motorbike taxi (and DJ Kilmore)
In Bangkok, when you want to cut through traffic fastest, motorbike taxis are your answer! Today, I decided to film my route from home to work and back (and realised my camera is …
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A few questions about Thailand
Even after having lived in Thailand for nearly 15 months now, I still have a few questions about Thailand that I haven’t figured out the answers of yet. If feet are considered the …
Ten things that are ‘normal’* in Thailand, but not elsewhere… and vice versa
* By ‘normal’, I mean ‘socially accepted’ rather than ‘common’. Ten things that are ‘normal’ in Thailand, but not elsewhere 1. Eating disorders When you visit Thailand, you notice soon enough that everyone …
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Incubus @ Silverlake Music Festival
Last weekend, I went to my first music festival in Thailand. Back in Europe, I love summers and festivals are one big reason for this! Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect of …
Similan Islands diving trip
I haven’t written in a long time… I decided the first post of the year 2012 should be about the first thing I did in 2012. On New Year’s Day, I was in …
Where are you, Christmas?
It’s one week until Christmas Day. In Bangkok, all shopping malls are filled with Christmas and New Year’s decorations, there is Christmas shopping advertising everywhere and the Christmas songs keep on coming through …
Thailand floods 2011 – Volunteering for relief
This monsoon season and its heavy floods have been the worst in 50 years in Thailand. So far, there have been nearly 300 reported deaths, over two million people affected (with 110,000 people …
The Vegetarian Festival – another thing I love about Thailand
The Vegetarian Festival (เทศกาลกินเจ) was held in Thailand 27 September – 5 October 2011 (or, the equivalent Thai year of 2554). This annual Festival is the celebration of the Chinese community’s belief that abstinence …
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฿100 a day challenge
Most NGOs don’t pay their juniors much. I know a lot of people who work (or have worked) for no pay or stipend at all. Luckily, I get a small stipend and although …
