Irene in Bangkok

There are an awful lot of bugs in paradise

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July 24th 2011
I recently realized that a number of you reading this blog (and receiving these annoying emails) are people I have not spoken to in some time, so I thought I ought to provide some context. I am currently attempting to change my field of study/work from laboratory based research (I spent the last year and a half working at the NIH) to field work (I need to be outside!!). Of course, in order to get ... read more

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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