Author Archives: Eddie

Over The River

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Eddie

All right, so, the deal with travel in Thailand is that while the buses are more convenient, faster, and much more comfortable; the train is insanely cheap (at least when traveling third-class). For some reason, however, the train fare to … Continue reading →

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Durian Day Afternoon

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Eddie

Here are some pictures of the Durian hijinks from earlier this week; taken by Rata’s cousin, and posted to the De Talak Facebook page. That’s Lee, the Finnish Chinaman. Shortly after, he got to horsing around a little too much, … Continue reading →

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Many Temples Were Visited, Many Durian Were Eaten

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Eddie

Yesterday, Tuesday, rose and shone nice and early to avoid the heat…and ended up being so enthralled by the day’s Temples that I kept on keeping on right through the hottest part of the day. Bad enough. Worse still, I … Continue reading →

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Durian Rock City

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Eddie

Well, what need of cookoven whene’er the Sun is set to “exerminate”? None, I’ll wager. Speaking of meat, didja know one can order a Double Big-Mac here? Nor did I, ‘til I caught sight of a brochure sitting e’er so … Continue reading →

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Land Of Occlusion

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Eddie

So, Bangkok. The hottest city in the World, at its hottest time of the year. Occlusion is the name of the game right now. It’s more easily accomplished here than elsewhere in the region, as it’s frequently partly cloudy in … Continue reading →

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