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Unfolding secret histories!

On July 6, 2016July 6, 2017 By jaycm6In Thailand, Travel Blog 2015-16, Traveller InsightsLeave a comment

Today, 6th July 2016, almost a year on from starting my years travel, I met up with a friend Ray and his wife Khammah, who I stayed with in Ubon Ratchathani last September.   When I visited them in Khamma's village where they live and have a house (Ray spends some time here in the UK …

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Air Con Asia

On November 18, 2015July 6, 2017 By jaycm6In Thailand, Travel Blog 2015-16Leave a comment

What is Asia's obsession with air con??? Yes, Westerners might struggle with the heat and humidity but at night, sleeping or on trains not moving much, it gets freezing!!! I have experienced this daily now for months!! I , like ,any others in dorms, struggled with icy cold air con, either one setting or changed …

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Scenic Railways

On October 14, 2015July 6, 2017 By jaycm6In Thailand, Travel Blog 2015-16Leave a comment

Riding through green rice field lowlands from Hanoi to Hue, edged on the horizon or nearer at time by mountain karstes. At Hue Apparently there are historical sights to see, Lots of tourists got off at Nimh Binh, less touristy than Ha Long Bay below. Unable to really capture the amazing scenes of Ha Long …

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Quintessential Asia

On October 12, 2015July 6, 2017 By jaycm6In Thailand, Travel Blog 2015-16Leave a comment

So what makes Asia? At least for me its these things... Temples in red, green and gold; water buffalo in gardens or working in tice fields, rice at all stsges of growth and harvesting; cows woth long ears and hump backs; brown rivers flowing steadily to rhe sea; small boats with motors, hoods or oars …

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Snorkelling off an archepelago!

On September 28, 2015July 6, 2017 By jaycm6In Thailand, Travel Blog 2015-16Leave a comment

Snorkelling Trip Yesterday was a great day out at the national marine park off Koh Samui and Koh Pha-ngan. For just £33 we had a speedboat, seating around 40 people, out to the archipelago of islands that constitute the park area. It was a bumpy ride making a few passengers feel ill - waves we hit, …

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Koh Samui

On September 25, 2015October 9, 2020 By jaycm6In Australia, Thailand, Travel Blog 2015-16Leave a comment

On the 23rd Sept I took a trip round the island, at least the bottom half, to see Big Bhudda, lady Bhudda with many arms and the temples, the sea viewpoint at Lamai and a basic cliff waterfall where some rode on elephants. We saw the famous grandmother and grandfather rocks, naturally created that look …

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Learning from local people…

On September 21, 2015July 6, 2017 By jaycm6In Thailand, Travel Blog 2015-16, Traveller InsightsLeave a comment

Just arrived at my friend's (from UK) house here in Ubon, out in the countryside. Amazing views, lovely house and very hospitable family to share my next few days with. Living with a family will give me insights into Thai life as has Ubon already, with only 1% of tourists ever visiting this area. Little …

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Ubon Isaan life

On September 21, 2015October 9, 2020 By jaycm6In Thailand, Travel Blog 2015-16Leave a comment

Had a lovely chilled day today at Kammah's sister's home - a real Isaan village home and food but chicken for us 'farang' (foreigner). I watched as her BIL cooked fresh fish over charcoal fire pots, herbs and pastes prepared with mortar and pestle, and then boiled or bbq on other small charcoal pots sitting …

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Local Thai village life

On September 17, 2015July 6, 2017 By jaycm6In Thailand, Travel Blog 2015-16Leave a comment

Yesterday we went for a walk around the village, met cousin Saw on her smallholding, and watched hers and a neighbours 'long seed cow' (how it sounds rather than how its written!) 'rice washing machine' which separates the rice from the kernels and stalks, running them into sacks to store and/or sell, with the brown …

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Creative Meal making…

On September 13, 2015July 6, 2017 By jaycm6In Thailand, Travel Blog 2015-16Leave a comment

Now being sonrelaxed and time to slow down, think, appreciate and savour life and living that travelling has brought me tomso far, I didn't feel too hungry last night after late lunch and breakast, so went out about 9 pm to find street food but almost all closed and gone! So I decided to get …

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