by Tony in Thailand | Jul 16, 2019 | Information, Special Interest
Thailand University Entrance My stepdaughter Peng finished school this year and set about applying for university entrance to graduate with a degree in teaching. This is our combined story of how that process works in Thailand. I have written this post to share the...
by Tony in Thailand | May 23, 2019 | Special Interest
Something a Little Different Vintage Prints Occasionally it’s nice to have a break from Isan news and share something I have come across that doesn’t relate to monks, rice or visas. The Andromeda Print Emporium Yesterday we headed out to a small eating...
by Tony in Thailand | Jan 29, 2019 | Special Interest
Buses of Thailand Peng’s School Excursion On a chilly 15 degree morning at 1.30 am we dropped Peng off at her school to join classmates on an overnight excursion to Kanchanaburi (Bridge over the River Kwai) a ten hour drive from here. For regular readers you...
by Tony in Thailand | Jul 8, 2017 | Living in Isaan, Special Interest
I only add this brief post because I know many of my readers have family in Isaan, the north east region of Thailand, and this article could be of interest to them and their Thai families. Traditions die hard here as anywhere but maybe if the eating of raw fish...
by Tony in Thailand | Jul 3, 2017 | Living in Isaan, Special Interest
We recently spent ten days in the huge Srinagarind Hospital, which is the main teaching hospital for the Faculty of Medicine at Khon Kaen University in the north east of Thailand. I thought I would share my impressions of the experience, not as a comprehensive guide...
by Tony in Thailand | May 30, 2017 | Special Interest
And now for something completely different. The photo above, which is actually of Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai, gives a hint to the central theme of this post in case the heading hasn’t given it away already! One of the real joys of writing the blog is the number of...
by Tony in Thailand | Mar 30, 2017 | General Information, Special Interest
There has been an update to this post dated 22 Apr 2017 so you will find it at the end of this section. I am not writing this post as a “how to” entry for the blog. In my stories I mostly just pass on my experiences based on actual events and there will be...
by Tony in Thailand | Mar 21, 2017 | General Information, Special Interest
The story of Living with a Thai Lady HERE has proved to be my most popular post the original purpose of which was as follows: If like me you have spent any time on the many farang based forums and you happen to end up in the often depressing topic area called...
by Tony in Thailand | Nov 25, 2015 | General Information, Special Interest
The title of this post has a double meaning for me. Firstly I have been married before to someone other than Gaun and secondly I have previously married Gaun on Valentine’s Day 2014! It’s a good thing I like my weddings because I have had a few of them 🙂...
by Tony in Thailand | Apr 12, 2015 | Special Interest
Living with a Thai Lady A real story of what can be………….. November 2018 – Update I have extensively rewritten this, the most popular of my blog posts, to include more of my insights of living with a Thai woman now that I have been doing...
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