Archive for February, 2008

Maeklong Market Railway Video

February 5, 2008
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Maeklong Market Railway Video

In Samut Songkram, there is a unique market that is held every day literally on the rail tracks. Just before the train arrives in the town, the market stallholders have to pull back their awnings and remove their produce from the tracks. They then have to repeat all of this when the train returns....
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Old Patong: Gotland Beach Bar & Gotland Inn

February 4, 2008
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Old Patong: Gotland Beach Bar & Gotland Inn

The friendly Swede, Gotland had one of the best pubs on the beach in Old Patong. He also was the first to have two bars in Patong! In those days, there were beach bars/shacks dotted along sunny central Patong Bay just south of Patong Beach Bungalows almost to SeaView Bungalows on the south end...
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Thailand vs A Sensational Foreign Media

February 3, 2008
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Thailand vs  A Sensational Foreign Media

(The following blog/article was published in The Nation newspaper on February 2. Here below, however, is the originally un-edited submission) (Watch out for that Thai wife of yours – she could be extremely dangerous! Thai wives are highly skilled at throwing Farang husbands over 12th floor Pattaya hotel balconies!) Besides being home to countless...
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Lunchtime Thai Menu 05

February 1, 2008
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Lunchtime Thai Menu 05

Minced Pork and Tofu Clear Soup This is the continuation of my weekly Thai Lunch that I am documenting on thai-blogs.com and enjoythaifood.com. Our budget is always about 100 baht which we are able to do because we buy Thai Street Food and then bring back to the office to share. The first one...
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