What the World Needs Now... May 17th 2010 It has been said that people have "flash cube" memories. Certain memorable moments leave an indelible mark that is as crystal clear as a photograph. For me and my trip to Thailand, that will be the day we left a burning Bangkok behind us and relocated to Pattaya.
Here is the back story: We arrived in Thailand shortly after the Red Shirts had reached a tentative agreement with Thailand's Prime M ... read more
Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more
I am an assistant professor in the Communication Studies Department at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. After getting bitten by the travel bug in 2009 (when I taught I taught for the CIMBA program in northern Italy), I've been itching to see more of the big, beautiful world. In 2010, I jumped at the chance to be a faculty associate in UNL's Pan Pacific Study Abroad Tour sponsored by the College of Business Administration here at UNL. My travels took me to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Australia. But the Red Shirt protests cut our time in Thailand short, so I am headed back this summer to ... full info