August 20, 2010
Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 6 inch – Works in Thailand! I’ve been considering purchasing one of the Amazon Kindle’s here in Thailand and was wondering where to buy it, but also – asking myself, “Does it even make sense to buy a Kindle in Thailand?” Turns out – it does [...]
September 1, 2010
I’ve been looking at tourist visas to carry me through for a couple of months. Apparently all Thailand tourist visas are now free up until March 2011. If you apply at a consulate in Laos, Cambodia, Hong Kong, etc, they are almost always able to give you a single-entry tourist visa good for 60 days [...]
August 26, 2010
I don’t want to gripe about the lack of training of the SWAT force or police that were attempting to end the standoff with the ex-policeman that took the hostages on the bus. That’s life… Philippines is a country that is much poorer than Thailand. They have a lot of challenges that aren’t going to [...]
August 23, 2010
Dengue fever is up nearly 94% in Thailand over the same time last year. Symptoms include high fever and headache, and some people get a rash – others have no rash. The disease is spread when a mosquito bites an infected person and then bites an uninfected person – infecting that 2nd person bit and [...]