Month: April 2021

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Khon Sung Farm House

Close to the border with Cambodia you will see a little purple dot where this new farmhouse is being set up by a friends family. A little bit up and to the right you’ll see a white heart indicating where the 900 year old Khemer ruins are which you will read about in a previous blog. This is very much in the countryside and very typical of Thai countryside in general.

The parents acquired this land recently and within the last two months built a small house on the property and are now in the process of making a little farm. That’s a lot of progress in two months.

A view from the porch. You can see the neighbors house.
The entrance to the farm and the parking area
A food cart for a side job
A view from the other side of the house
The proud owners taking a break
Having dinner
Enjoying a song
Having fun
I am relaxing in a hammock in the future barn
A helpful inhabitant, eating the unwanted bugs

The owner used to have a barbershop in the nearby town, giving free cuts to the elderly and the people who could not afford a trim

A classic motorcycle in excellent and usable condition
An afternoon snack
A night out with some local friends
Good Time for some fun under the full moon
Time to play some snooker. I gradually re-learned the game
A local gal who used to live in Bangkok and speaks very good Japanese
Is this a good time to burn some trash?
A couple neighboring farm houses
this is what you can do after playing snooker
Olde ox carts at a local temple
Inside the oil change area of a large gas station someone is getting their hair colored
A friend at a coffee shop
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Wat Khao Sukim

In Chantaburi province there is an interesting multi level temple under construction with finished parts. It is an interesting place especially if you like climbing stairs (a cable chair available).

From the parking lot
Money from construction coming from somewhere
Getting ready to decorate and then place somewhere
Working during the pandemic
Mask check and alcohol for the hands
Climb the stairs…..or
take the cable chair
Completed temple at the top
the pond
It’s a turtle’s life
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Thailand Fun Videos – Watch Reality I Found Everywhere

Gold leaf placed by visitors
Kids be gong players
chair filling during the sunset viewing time
Koh Chang Monkeys everywhere
just an everyday Koh Chang Sunset
Thai company party, KC Grand, Koh Chang
Thai birthday party
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Trat

Nam Chieo is an old fishing district near Trat city.

Try crossing the bridge to the little island
small fishing boat seen from the bridge
spirits like coke
Well, this is on the way to the Village
Skinny fish
Kiao Pad Tom Yam
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Trat Mangrove Forest (Black Sand Beach)

A mangrove forest is a whole complete ecosystem. The one here is called Black Sand Beach but it’s not really much of a beach it’s just some very fine sand among the rotting debris which makes the sand black. It definitely is not a place to swim.

This is what mangroves look like up close
The next photo shows them all over the mangrove forest
this is what they call a beach
some workers are doing some thing here. You can see how deep this soil is
Listen to the gas escaping from the soil
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Kalasin

These are various pictures from my Kalasin trip. Captions explain them.

An overloaded truck by any other name still begs caution
coconut ice cream is always delicious
Home barbecue
Oh, Honey!
Waiting for lunch
The Amazon is in Merry old England which is in Thailand
My friends house in Kalasin
They will take you fishing on the river
These places will cook you lunch and bring it out to your boat
Bugs or mushrooms? Up to you!
At most family restaurants you can take your own bottle of alcohol and the restaurant was supply ice and mixer as well as water. There is no corking charge. You can also get a bottle of your favorite drink from the restaurant.
Within the 15 minutes it took to drink my coffee the air went from clear to field burning white smoky lung clogging junk in the air. People were probably burning plastics and other carcinogenic materials as well.
When you visit some temples they will give you these sheets of very very thin gold (24 karat) which you can press on to certain relics or statues
This is the crematorium within the temple, your last stop before your next trip.
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Khao Yai

This national park is a very beautiful mountain and valley area good for camping, company or educational events, all sorts of nature related activities or just a drive-through. You can see all sorts of animals here if you are lucky. I saw some deer and many people will see elephants walking around.

oh deer!
Proof that elephants wander in the area
hanging vines
View from the top