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Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand June 15th 2006

Well it is now the morning and I have woken from a beautiful sleep! Last night I went to bed at quarter to nine and woke up at about 2 am for a few hours (read a book, ate some crackers) and then slept again until 8 am! It was great! So I was at the mall yesterday and called Pen (the volunteer coordinator) at 5pm as she asked me to. But she had missed her bus and needed me to wait until 6:30 at the mall...and I was getting sooo tired. So I found some water and after a lot of hand waving at a restaurant, some salt (for this terrible canker sore that is developing and driving me crazy -- must be lack of sleep and proper nutrition) and then I went to a ... read more

What a man thinks when he's having a shave!

Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand March 8th 2006

chris macca

Please note that this is a particuarly old blog. Don't bother reading unless you are particularly bored. The only interesting thing was that a barber gave me a shave. Children, Children, Children! I'm afraid that this is going to be especially short on account of one slow computer (all the asian children are using the internet connection to play games!) and a general lack of time. Indeed, not a great deal has happend over the last few days and so there is'nt really a lot to say... That is of course with the exception of what happened this very morn. After I had my hair cut in the local barbers (as we remarkably intergrated foriegners do out here in Thailand) the man ( a fine fellow indeed!) gave me a shave with an open blade! I ... read more

graphic descriptions of thai life

Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand July 26th 2004

Thai dancers - open day at local school

MsNina

Dear all, Last weekend I went to Ban Phai, a place so insignificant it doesn’t even get into Lonely Planet’s Thailand guide. Wretchedly hungover (sorry mum and dad) from a bizarre party the night before, I met Tom the Thai woman who thinks I look four months pregnant, and David, her hyperactive and demanding ADHD 6 year old nephew, at 9am in Bangkok for a six hour bus trip to Ban Phai, a village in Isan. I was not particularly looking forward to the bus trip, having taken many coaches long distances in my short life, but! Luxury awaited me. Coaches, VIP Thai-style (the class we took is actually called VIP), are so comfortable, with fully reclining chairs, lots of leg room, a blanket, food (a bizarre-tasting Chinese apricot tea drink, chips, rice and something that ... read more

Thailand Laos Border

Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Nong Khai January 29th 2000

andjulbed

Geo: 17.8841, 102.747We have been travelling since 25 January. We justspent the last three days in Chiang Mai, NorthernThailand. The pace there was quite hectic but weenjoyed the experience. We overdosed on consumerism ie shopping, eating anddrinking. Chiang Mai is at the base of the Himalayasbut the hills were shrouded in smog. We took a hairraising trip up the hill in a Salom (taxi/ute type... read more

1959-1964 Home in Korat

Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Nakhon Ratchasima November 14th 1959

Bob in the cockpit of the USAF VIP jet

Home and Away

After 4 months at school we would have two months at home. For this entire period my family lived in Korat, Thailand. There was another missionary family in town. Their daughter Barbara and son Jim were close to my age, and also went to Dalat School. We hung around a lot. We played badminton with our Thai friend Sawat. We would also ride our bikes all over town. One favorite destination was the rice mill. Next to the mill was a hundred foot high pile of rice husks. We had fun climbing it and sliding down. I also enjoyed riding out to the Thai Army base, which was next to the Thai Air Force base. The Thai Army base had a race course. They let me ride race horses around the track, which was quite exciting. ... read more

U.S. Military and diplomatic negotiators arrive in Korat

Bob, Sue and Judy meet the first U.S. Army troops to deploy to Thailand in 1962

My early years in Northeast (Pak Isan) Thailand and first round the world trip

Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Nakhon Ratchasima November 16th 1949

Mom and Dad saying farewell to Uncle Wayne, Aunt Minnie, and Bonnie Gay before boarding the train to Bangkok

Home and Away

My parents were assigned to Nakhon Ratchsima (Korat), Thailand for language training, which would last two years. While learning Thai, my Dad also taught English to the cadets who were learning to fly F-86 jets at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Base. My Dad had a knack for names and remembered all of his students; even years later when they became the top officers in the military, and one became governor of Bangkok (then the owner of the Rose Gardens, a popular tourist attraction an hour west of Bangkok). When Mom was pregnant with me, she needed a doctor who turned out to be Dr. Supoch, an army doctor from the local base. Dr. Supoch eventually rose in rank to become the Surgeon General and one of the King's doctors. When my parents retired ... read more

Mom and Dad catching a samloh to the hospital

My parents at the hospital waiting for me to be born

Brief history of Thailand

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....more history

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