Triumph is triumphant in customer service 21시간 전 by jack.russelle71 in motorcyclesTriumph is triumphant in customer service I had mentioned a few days ago how a friend had convinced me to rent a quality motorcycle this time for our weekend…
Motorcycling around Nan, Thailand6일 전 by jack.russelle71 in hive-184437Motorcycling around Nan, ThailandThe long weekend we had a few weeks back for New Year's got me started on exploring some of the lessor traveled areas…
Air Quality Index (AQI) already looking bad for Chiang Mai9일 전 by jack.russelle71 in pollutionAir Quality Index (AQI) already looking bad for Chiang MaiEvery year that passes, all of us that live up here in Chiang Mai have a hope that this year will be different. We…
Speculation arises that Thailand will have dual pricing for Covid vaccine12일 전 by jack.russelle71 in aseanSpeculation arises that Thailand will have dual pricing for Covid vaccineAh the good ol' discriminatory dual pricing scheme. If you spend any time living overseas you will experience this as…
Favorite Muppets: Bert and Ernie15일 전 by jack.russelle71 in educationFavorite Muppets: Bert and ErnieThere are a lot of people out there that differentiate between the characters that appeared on the Muppet Show and…
Thailand's constant blaming of the Burmese (for just about anything)18일 전 by jack.russelle71 in expatlifeThailand's constant blaming of the Burmese (for just about anything)It seems to me that no matter what goes wrong in this country the Thai people (not all of them of course) tend to…
Covid restrictions reinstituted in Thailand (some parts) and I think this is a government masterplan 20일 전 by jack.russelle71 in thailandCovid restrictions reinstituted in Thailand (some parts) and I think this is a government masterplan I have mentioned several times before that I don't think that this resurgence is real because the Prime Minister has…
A little holiday trip to Pai and beyond.22일 전 by jack.russelle71 in hive-184437A little holiday trip to Pai and beyond.So we get a few days off just like everyone else for New Year's and I figured I would take a motorcycle trip over the…
They actually did fireworks in Bangkok. I can't believe it!23일 전 by jack.russelle71 in newyearsdayThey actually did fireworks in Bangkok. I can't believe it!While the country is in a renewed state of semi-lockdown due to a supposed reemergence of Covid cases that most of the…
Vaccinated foreigners still have to go through quarantine25일 전 by jack.russelle71 in thailandVaccinated foreigners still have to go through quarantineThis doesn't really surprise me a great deal because Thailand is notoriously untrusting of outsiders. I don't mean…
Thailand renews Covid testing and of course finds new cases28일 전 by jack.russelle71 in politicsThailand renews Covid testing and of course finds new casesMost of the population is sick of hearing about this and many of the more jaded people will say something along the…
Phi Phi Island today with foreign travel being banned지난달 by jack.russelle71 in hive-184437Phi Phi Island today with foreign travel being bannedSo I was invited by a friend to join him in Phi Phi Island for a few days during the Christmas holiday break. In…
Phi Phi Island was a bit of an overcrowded nightmare pre-Covid지난달 by jack.russelle71 in hive-184437Phi Phi Island was a bit of an overcrowded nightmare pre-CovidThis is the "before" portion of the blog entry. I recently went down to Phi Phi for the 2nd time in my life. The…
Long-term visas for non Thais, but you wont qualify지난달 by jack.russelle71 in thailandLong-term visas for non Thais, but you wont qualifyThis is kind of an ongoing joke in Thailand and it rears its ugly head every now and then. Once in a blue moon some…
The last few months of great weather in Chiang Mai지난달 by jack.russelle71 in thailandThe last few months of great weather in Chiang MaiOne of the major complaints that residents of Thailand have (well, if they are foreign) is that this country, while it…
Thailand briefly shows signs of returning to Covid crazy... then backs off지난달 by jack.russelle71 in thailandThailand briefly shows signs of returning to Covid crazy... then backs offAbout a week ago there was a report of 10 women who snuck back into the Kingdom by bypassing the official routes and…
Migrant workers reintroduce Covid to Thailand2개월 전 by jack.russelle71 in covidMigrant workers reintroduce Covid to ThailandTourism was just starting to look like it was picking back up here in Chiang Mai and some of the hotels and even…
How to fail very successfully at mountain biking2개월 전 by jack.russelle71 in bicyclingHow to fail very successfully at mountain bikingMy crew of peeps like to try to find new trails in the hills surrounding the city that we live in. There aren't very…
Huge Birthday celebration for the (previous) Thai King2개월 전 by jack.russelle71 in thailandHuge Birthday celebration for the (previous) Thai KingThe current King is not the most popular person in Thailand. Despite a basic government mandate that you MUST show…
The Plot thickens on man jailed in Thailand for bad Trip Advisor reviews2개월 전 by jack.russelle71 in thailandThe Plot thickens on man jailed in Thailand for bad Trip Advisor reviewsWhen I heard that a man was put in prison over writing bad reviews of a resort in Koh Chang, I was at first thinking…