Bpom’s 100 Days Seven years ago, a neighbour’s dog, that we used to feed sometimes, got pregnant and so we started to feed her more as her owners were often at work. One day, Da, the dog, disappeared and it was only a month later that she came bounding into a shop where my wife …
Touching Thai Women Most people who travel to Thailand (and that is men) only visit the large cities and tourist islands, and only meet girls in bars. There is nothing wrong with that, but it does lead them to think that the whole of Thai society is as open as those girls. There could be …
The Disallowed Giveaway Chupacabras on Backpacker Blood Milkshake a Rafflecopter giveaway Heng Lee is a goatherd in the remote mountains north-east of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, very close to the border with Laos. It is a tight-knit community where everyone knows one another. Heng gets sick all of a sudden, but not too sick …
Backpacking in Thailand I lived in Europe in the Sixties and Seventies, the hay days of backpacking, although in those days, I called it hitchhiking. I’m not really sure if backpacking is the same thing. I used to wear a rucksack if I was going a long way or carry a sports bag if not. …
Behind The Smile: Daddy’s Hobby Half-Price Owen here, I hope that you are doing well. I have great news for you – Daddy’s Hobby Half-Price ! I have lowered the price of ‘Daddy’s Hobby’, the first in the series of ‘Behind The Smile’, at Smashwords for a short time, so if you were still unsure …
Laos for a Thai Visa On Wednesday this week, my wife and I had to make our quarterly journey to Laos for a Thai visa. We both hope that it will be our last, because, well, we’ve made the trip six or eight times now and it has become tiresome. Twelve hours on coaches is …
Falang Where I Live in Thailand There are two things that I will need to explain about that title to most people reading this article. First is that ‘falang’ means Caucasian in Thai and second is that I live in a small village in northern Thailand’s rice belt near Phichai. ‘Falang’ is a much-misunderstood …
