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Tag Archives: travel
Every Day Should Be A Holiday
Okay, so I’m only being slightly sarcastic in the title. I spent my morning and early afternoon today traveling with our driver, Surochai (who despite his limited command of English has a generally jovial sense of humor) along with two … Continue reading
No Tomamos American Express
A little more than fifteen years ago I went to the Feast of Tabernacles in the small border town of Esquipulas, Guatemala with my mother and stepfather and some friends from my local congregation. Having never been to Latin America … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military History, Musings
Tagged business, family, foreign languages, Guatemala, politics, travel
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Book Review: The Malay Archipelago
The Malay Archipelago, by Alfred Russel Wallace Despite our obvious differences regarding evolution [1], Alfred Russel Wallace is an easy person to feel sympathetic towards. In stark contrast to the aristocratic Darwin, Wallace made immense contributions to the study of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, History
Tagged animals, Asia, evolution, Indonesia, nonfiction, science, travel
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A Naturalistic Observation of Chiang Rai
Today I have the pleasure of being able to sit in a very lovely teakwood bakery and write about the pleasures of the city of Chaing Rai, a small city about the size of Lakeland, Florida, but exhibiting a much … Continue reading
The Last Border Run?
During the past 11 months I have made three previous border runs [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6], as the Thai government requires those with Non-O visas to leave the country every 90 days. This visa expires in about a … Continue reading
Paradise Taxes
Have you ever wondered why food and beverages always cost more at the movie theaters or a concert or a sporting event? One of my fellow teachers here commented on the extremely high price of restaurants in one of Thailand’s … Continue reading
That Didn’t Go As Expected
In retrospect, it was a good idea to take Pi Jib’s advice and plan a little bit extra for the unexpected on what was to be a quick and supposedly routine trip to the border and back in one day … Continue reading
All In One Day
[Edit: The best laid plains of mice and men oft go astray: See below.] This sort post is a reminder to my readers that I will be gone during most of my day tomorrow on a visa run to Mae … Continue reading
Losing A Whole Day
Today I am going to speak about a matter in the hope that others will be able to contribute or share the information with others. This morning just after waking up and getting to the computer, someone who was a … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church of God, History, Musings
Tagged business, calendar, travel
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On The Mae Surin Refugee Camp
[Note: Yesterday I visited the Mae Surin Refugee Camp, and I thought it worthwhile to share my impressions of the place given my critical eye. I give fair warning that there are some pretty fierce thoughts in here.] A little … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged alcoholism, Burma, death, logistics, refugees, Thailand, travel
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