Category Archives: Durian

“Eat Durian As Much As You Can”

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Eddie

[dc]Y[/dc]esterday morning, Monday, (almost literally) bumped into Lindsay, co-conspirator with her partner Rob of the second-greatest blog on the entire triple-dub: Year Of The Durian. (Sorry guys, Shorpy will always be #1…) They’re just on their way out of town, … Continue reading →

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Can You Spell “BUDGET CRISIS”?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Eddie

Train from Bangkok to Hat Yai was scary easy. Instead of equal-width booths with an aisle running the centre of the coach; one side’s are wider than the other’s, and the aisle is off-centred. So, it was possible to really … Continue reading →

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In These Last Days

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Eddie

Ack! I’ve got the De Talak madness. Each and every night, a whole other different slew of fascinatingly super-entertainingly friendly peeps keeping me up ‘til the very wee hours. I love this city and this hostel so very much – … Continue reading →

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Northern Departure

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Eddie

[dc]R[/dc]eturned to Chiang Mai on Monday, after a most relaxing and enjoyable week-plus in Chiang Rai. As I’d slept most of the way, I had not realised, on the north-bound trip, how beautiful is the ride between Chiang Mai and … Continue reading →

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Will The Real Chiang Rai Please Stand Up?

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Eddie

[dc]A[/dc]s of Friday night, my first day in Chiang Rai, I was of the belief that I had unwittingly stumbled into an yet-undiscovered durianopolistic paradise. For, it had been on that night that I had eaten the very greatest Durian … Continue reading →

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