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Red Shirt “protest” February 19, 2011
The red shirts returned to Ratchaprasong today, I live only a ten minute walk away. After having my street closed to traffic and all activity for over 2 weeks last year by the red shirts protest, I cannot say it … Continue reading
Posted in Bangkok, Culture, Politics
Tagged 2011, Bangkok, Bangkok protest, Bangkok Protests 2011, Buddhism, current events, February 19, is bangkok safe, Red Shirt March, Red Shirt Protest, red shirts, Red Shirts in Bangkok, Red Shirts Protest, Thailand, Thailand Politics, travel to Bangkok now
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Yoga in Lumpini Park
Happy night for me, I can begin doing some exercise after my shoulder surgery. It has been a year since I last practiced yoga, what better way to jump back in than in the middle of Lumpini park. Lumpini park … Continue reading
Posted in Bangkok, Culture, Food & Restaurants
Tagged Farang, Lumpini Park, Thailand, Yoga
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Thailand & Cambodia- Plane Crash & Black Magic
Fortunately things have remained calm between Thailand and Cambodia. Unfortunately two Thai F-16’s crashed yesterday in a training exercise. One thing I struggle to get used to in Thailand is talk of the supernatural- ghosts and spirits. It came up … Continue reading
Valentines Day in Thailand
The power of marketing- Valentine’s Day is a big holiday in Thailand, I feel like I am back in the USA. School kids running around with heart stickers, pink cupcakes for sale at Skytrain stations, restaurants offering special V-Day menus. … Continue reading
Red shirts protest- February 13, 2011; Just Another Sunday
Summary of the weekend- no issues at protests, police didn’t enforce ISA laws against yellow shirts, yellow shirts refuse to leave permanent protest site but draw small numbers, red shirts draw large numbers for temporary protest and drivers were the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Thailand
Tagged Bangkok, Bangkok protest, Bangkok Protests 2011, current events, is bangkok safe, Red Shirt March, Red Shirts in Bangkok, Red Shirts Protest, red shirts protest 2011, Thailand Politics, Thailand Travel, Thaksin, travel to Bangkok now, yellow shirts protest
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Yellow Shirt Protest on February 11, 2011: Yawn
If your protest doesn’t make front page headlines, is it still a protest? What the Yellow Shirts had labeled just one week ago as a “major march” turned out to be 2,000 people gathering for a walk from their protest … Continue reading
Quick Trip from Bangkok: Siem Reap & Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Siem Reap, Cambodia in only 213 air miles away from Bangkok, the flight takes 45 minutes. Angkor Wat and all surrounding wats and temples are located minutes from Siem Reap. There is no reason- or way- to describe the wats … Continue reading
Cost of Medical Insurance in Thailand
Wrapping up the half-day process of securing medial and health insurance in Thailand, I am eligible for Thai based insurance based on having a work permit. Cobra coverage in the USA would have cost me $692 per month- a year’s … Continue reading
Posted in Thailand
Tagged current events, Farang, health insurance, medical coverage, relocation
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Let Protest Weekend Begin- February 10, 2011
Protest weekend has arrived, along with some hot weather. Friday is possibly the heaviest traffic day in Bangkok, and that speaks volumes as traffic is always one accident away from being an absolute mess. That makes the Yellow Shirts protest … Continue reading
Visiting Thailand? Bring the Economist With You
As you cannot buy this weeks edition in Thailand. From the BBC: The latest edition of UK-based current affairs magazine the Economist has been banned in Thailand, amid local anger over its coverage of the royal family. The Economist’s Thai … Continue reading
Posted in Thailand
Tagged current events, Economist, lese majesity laws, lese-majeste
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Farang ( ฝรั่ง) In Bangkok 