Now that I’m back in BKK I have access to some reliable internet connectivity so I can upload photos from the last few days. The other day I went on a little eco tour in Phuket. It was a little touristy but we got to see an elephant show, ride some elephants through the jungle, …
As the end draws to a close and the good and bad of the UIGEA has mostly played out or has progressed far enough to identify trends I thought it would be a good idea to go back over what I wrote over the last several months. Some of the things I predicted were pretty …
As I mentioned in a previous post, Thailand had their first elections since the military took control about a year ago. Now I don’t want to be critical but I think one of the things you should learn in military academy is how to properly execute a coup. Thailand’s big dog in the military obviously …
Caught the Air Asia flight from BKK to Phuket on Christmas morning. Can’t really recommend Air Asia though. I had a 10:50am flight that took off sometime around 12:30. I got the impression that they consolidated two flights as some people had been waiting a long time for the flight and the flight was 100% …
On Dec 23rd the fine folks of Thailand will be electing a new government. Seems in Sept of 2006 the military didn’t like the way billionaire Prime Minister Mr. Thaksin was running the joint and decided to stage a bit of a coup. So Mr. Thaksin went on the lamb and ended up buying the …