My Love Affair With Thailand Part IV by Inspector Cowboy

I love the smells and sounds of Thailand. There is an ever present aroma of cooking, ginger, chilli, garlic and other exotic herbs and spices along with grilling meat and fish and the sounds made by the constant drumming of the som tam pot. I find it mesmerising and fascinating in equal measure. Soi Cowboy …

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My Love Affair With Thailand Part II by Inspector Cowboy

The things regular travellers to Thailand take for granted were all new to me. One thing that struck me was the ever present “condom” provided with my Heineken. Not having encountered one before I was unsure whether to keep my bottle within the receptacle, take it out when drinking from the bottle or leave the …

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English Teachers needed to support English as a second language in Thailand

If you’ve always dreamed about living in Thailand, you may want to sit up and take notice of this announcement from the government reported in today’s Bangkok Post: http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/200241/english-to-be-made-2nd-language-in-schools English to be made 2nd language in schools * Published: 7/10/2010 at 06:50 PM * Online news: Local News The Education Ministry plans to declare English …

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Trapped by cobras

Have you ever been bitten by a cobra? One tried to bite me a few minutes ago and has been trying repeatedly ever since. It keeps hitting its head against the window. It doesn’t seem to know there’s a glass window between me and it. I can see its fangs. Its mouth is open wide. …

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