Do You Feel At Home Where You Live?
January 20th, 2017 06:50 AM | Diary | No Comment
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 ...
Our Last Week in Thailand
January 18th, 2017 02:13 PM | Ramblings | No Comment
Our Last Week in Thailand
Our Last Week in Thailand
When we were in the Spanish Embassy in Bangkok a couple of days ago, a man that I think was in charge of the visa section, said to us: "I am ...
Thai W.C.’s
January 16th, 2017 02:08 PM | General | No Comment
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 ...
The Dreaded Spanish Visa (part 502)
January 13th, 2017 03:36 PM | General | No Comment
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 ...
Calle Goya on KindleScout
January 9th, 2017 05:39 AM | Diary | No Comment
Calle Goya on KindleScout
Calle Goya on KindleScout
As you may have heard, I put this, my latest novel, The Ghouls of Calle Goya, in for a 'competition' at KindleScout. It did not 'win', or to be strictly correct, it was ...
Translation Service
January 8th, 2017 02:05 PM | General | No Comment
Translation Service
Translation Service
English to Spanish in Twenty-Four Hours
My wife and I want to live in Spain for a while. I am British, so that is no problem for me, but my wife is Thai, and the Spanish Embassy in ...
Open Apology
January 6th, 2017 07:51 AM | Diary | No Comment
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 ...
Help Publish My Latest Novel
December 10th, 2016 08:50 AM | General | 1 Comment
Help Publish My Latest Novel, Please
Help Publish My Latest Novel, Please
I am not asking for Crowd-Funding, or indeed any money at all, and it will take two minutes of your time.
Amazon, through a subsidiary, KindleScout, wants to know how ...
Tiger Lily of Bangkok
December 8th, 2016 06:50 AM | General | No Comment
Tiger Lily of Bangkok
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Calle Goya (First Chapter)
December 7th, 2016 04:32 PM | General | No Comment
The Ghouls of Calle Goya
The Ghouls of Calle Goya
I have entered this book into a competition for a publishing contract - the first time I have tried such a thing. You can help me to get that contract by ...
Ban Koy, Laos
November 29th, 2016 03:15 PM | General | No Comment
Ban Koy, Laos
Ban Koy, Laos
Yesterday, I told you about my opinion of Laos and how we got to the hotel we were going to stay at on my visa run to Laos. As I said, we normally stay in ...
Visa Run to Laos 2016
November 28th, 2016 03:02 PM | General | No Comment
Visa Run to Laos 2016
Visa Run to Laos 2016
We had to go to Laos again last week for visa reasons that I won’t bore you with. I am not a big fan of the country; I have never had ...
Anger and Arrogance
November 27th, 2016 02:24 PM | General | No Comment
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 ...
Daisy’s Chain: Which Cover?
November 20th, 2016 04:38 AM | General | No Comment
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 ...
King Kaeo Road, Bangkok
November 1st, 2016 05:08 AM | Diary | No Comment
King Kaeo Road, Bangkok
King Kaeo Road, Bangkok
First of all, it has to be said that King Kaeo probably does not mean what you think it does if you don't speak Thai. 'King' can mean a foreign king, but it ...
Writers’ Readers
October 26th, 2016 02:47 PM | Diary | No Comment
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 ...
The British and the Weather
October 25th, 2016 02:09 PM | General | No Comment
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 ...
Wheels in Motion
October 18th, 2016 07:47 AM | Diary | No Comment
Wheels in Motion
Wheels in Motion
It is time to put some wheels in motion. We will be returning to Spain in about five weeks and things have to be done before then. Unfortunately, the two things remaining for us to ...
King Bhumipol Adulyadej of Thailand R.I.P.
October 16th, 2016 07:26 AM | Behind The Smile | No Comment
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; ...
MF910L AIS 4G Pocket WI-FI
October 14th, 2016 01:59 PM | Gadgets | No Comment
MF910L AIS 4G Pocket WI-FI
MF910L AIS 4G Pocket WI-FI
I am back in the remote Thai village of my wife's birth, where we have a house. We have moved to Spain, but when we lived here, until five months ago, ...
Roaming Hotspots, Batman!
October 11th, 2016 02:46 PM | Diary | No Comment
Roaming Hotspots, Batman!
Roaming Hotspots, Batman!
I didn't even know that roaming hotspots existed until two days ago, and now I am one!
I need the Internet. Anybody who knows me knows that. I need the Internet more than I need shoes ...
