Yes well I've been over there and things are not clear cut as people who haven't lived there may think. Normally there is always a way to stay but you might have to pay an agent to arrange a visa for you.

Thanks for the vote!

Yes well you know Thai style.. love to make everything look beautiful :) This mosque is just near my house. Yeah I miss that fluffy cat, he was lovely.

Yeah I love those telegraph machines. Who needs the internet after all? I've seen one of those postal bikes for sale but quite small for me I think. Yeah those Cambodian second bikes were great for the

Wow that is one I don't know about. Do you fry them up or what is the process? Sounds good :)

Well I have to admit that I haven't tried it yet but I will. Waiting for a friend to have free time to go sample it with me. Seems the movement is growing here. Especially when people can see it as a legal

Really like the one with the mermaid. As a former whaling city its quite appropriate for the area :) Is the fishing industry still quite large there? I grew up in MD but was so intent in getting out West

Thanks for your comment and upvote :)

Thanks! :)

Used to come back every couple of years for around 4-6 months to work. But since 14 years no.

Haha you know I'm always a DC kid at heart but I've been gone since 2000 basically. Wouldn't even know where I'd go if I went back. I was looking at Hawaii as an option if I did go back. Seems DC is crazy

It was surely lovely 30 years ago and my friends still ride there sometimes!

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Indeed unity is the key. Oh I can't complain my rent is already incredibly cheap by western standards :)

Well the beauty of the culture here is that when times are tough people join together with pleasure. Unemployed hotel workers are welcomed back to their families in other provinces and people staying here

Hmm that does make it a bit tough. Maybe do one day of free food and that'll get the word out. I know the quality of your cooking!

Thanks again for everything. I do like sour so I'm always up for tasting new things. Normally the sweet things are just too sweet for me here. Yes the markets are jumping even at 530am. I used to go to

Thanks! Yes a real coffee culture has developed in Thailand. They grow beans in different areas, mostly in the north. He offers cold press too. I go by there all the time and today he was playing chess

Thanks for your comment :) I really like this market! It'll end when they become voluntary.

Oh man not to put salt in the wound but you can come pick them from the tree next to my house. My landlord gives me some regularly. Next to that tree is star fruit :) You're the one that encouraged me