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Posted by Owen on January 24th, 2017 04:11 PM | No Comment
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Spanish Embassy (part 510) Spanish Embassy (part 510) Yesterday, we received an email from the Spanish Embassy to say that my wife's passport was 'ready for collection'. No mention of whether she had been granted a visa or not. Last year, ...
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Dreams: Real and Illusory

Posted by Owen on January 23rd, 2017 08:37 AM | No Comment
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Dreams: Real and Illusory Dreams: Real and Illusory I'll leave it to you to decide which dreams fall into which category. I, personally, take a lot of notice of my night-time dreams, but I know that many people don't ask on ...
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Seratonin

Posted by Owen on January 21st, 2017 07:33 AM | No Comment
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Do You Feel At Home Where You Live?

Posted by Owen on January 20th, 2017 06:50 AM | No Comment
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Do You Feel at Home Where You Live? Do You Feel at Home Where You Live? 'Do you feel at home where you live?' will sound like a strange question to many of you, and to be honest, I'm not really ...
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Thai W.C.’s

Posted by Owen on January 16th, 2017 02:08 PM | No Comment
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Thai W.C.'s Thai W.C.'s I arrived in Thailand thirteen years ago, so I have some knowledge of the subject of Thai W.C.'s, but I have also had to guess some aspects of this article, as you will see. When I got here ...
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The Dreaded Spanish Visa (part 502)

Posted by Owen on January 13th, 2017 03:36 PM | No Comment
The Dreaded Spanish Visa (part 502)
The Dreaded Spanish Visa (part 502) The Dreaded Spanish Visa (part 502) If you have not been following this tale of abject misery, it started in December 2015, with no emails to the Spanish Embassy in Bangkok receiving an answer. In ...
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Calle Goya on KindleScout

Posted by Owen on January 9th, 2017 05:39 AM | No Comment
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Translation Service

Posted by Owen on January 8th, 2017 02:05 PM | No Comment
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Open Apology

Posted by Owen on January 6th, 2017 07:51 AM | No Comment
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Open Apology Open Apology To all my friends, colleagues and family, I'm sorry that I was not around over Christmas and the New Year to receive and return your best wishes, if you sent any. Neem feels the same, but this is ...
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Posted by Owen on December 10th, 2016 08:50 AM | 1 Comment
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Tiger Lily of Bangkok

Posted by Owen on December 8th, 2016 06:50 AM | No Comment
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Calle Goya (First Chapter)

Posted by Owen on December 7th, 2016 04:32 PM | No Comment
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Posted by Owen on November 29th, 2016 03:15 PM | No Comment
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Visa Run to Laos 2016

Posted by Owen on November 28th, 2016 03:02 PM | No Comment
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Anger and Arrogance

Posted by Owen on November 27th, 2016 02:24 PM | No Comment
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Anger and Arrogance Anger and Arrogance I was talking to an Australian WW2 vet in a bar in Pattaya this afternoon, while my wife was shopping in the market across the road. After twenty minutes or so of sitting next to ...
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Daisy’s Chain: Which Cover?

Posted by Owen on November 20th, 2016 04:38 AM | No Comment
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Daisy's Chain Cover No. 1 Daisy's Chain Cover No. 2 Daisy's Chain by Owen Jones Daisy's Chain, my latest novel, will be released soon, but I want your opinion on which cover you prefer. I'll give you some of the story to help ...
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King Kaeo Road, Bangkok

Posted by Owen on November 1st, 2016 05:08 AM | No Comment
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Writers’ Readers

Posted by Owen on October 26th, 2016 02:47 PM | No Comment
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Writers' Readers Writers’ Readers For the sake of this article, I'm going to forget about famous people. In these days when glamour and celebrity are so hyped up, they get enough publicity anyway. I am talking about ordinary writers who may ...
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The British and the Weather

Posted by Owen on October 25th, 2016 02:09 PM | No Comment
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The British and the Weather The British and the Weather If you listen to, or read the British media often, you will be told at least once a week that the British public loves to talk about the weather. It is ...
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King Bhumipol Adulyadej of Thailand R.I.P.

Posted by Owen on October 16th, 2016 07:26 AM | No Comment
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The young King Bhumipol Adulyadej of Thailand King Bhumipol Adulyadej of Thailand R.I.P. The day that most Thais have been dreading for years has arrived - the day after the King has died. King Bhumibol was a revered figure in Thailand; ...
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Posted by Owen on October 14th, 2016 01:59 PM | No Comment
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