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Christmas isn’t a traditional holiday in Thailand like it is in the western countries, but the Thai’s still like to put on the light show. The whole Christian aspect of the holiday has no reference in Thai culture so it’s only a result of western marketing. Mind you, it was …

Well, today is mother’s birthday and we didn’t go to a karaoke restaurant this time so I haven’t embarrassed myself trying to sing Thai folk songs – lol Anyway, being Christmas time, we wish you a joyful holiday and hope all your dreams come true. The Im Pla Phao restaurant …

Well, we’re back at the Bangkok Immigration office for another 90-day check-in. I didn’t realize that it was a public holiday yesterday so the queue was already 160 deep when I got there at 10 am. I really do need to aim for that 9 am opening time to minimize …

It’s been a few weeks since we’ve done a trip back to Dalat World Market, so we pop back, have some dinner there and I chat about social media and a few other random thoughts. Dalat World Market

I caught an ad on Twitter advertising the Bangmod Festival which sounded interesting, so we took a drive into the inner suburbs to go check it out. The festival only runs for 2 days, so you won’t get a chance to see it this year. It is one of the …