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Adventures in "Fun"employment
A chronicle of my sabbatical from corporate America
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Rubber trees...
It has been so interesting to cycle along backroads in central Thailand and see the many different crops grown. Over the past few days,...
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Tsunami impacts...
It's a bit surreal to stand on the beach looking out over the Andaman Sea and imagine the water receding for miles and then returning as...
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Thai taste...
The food here has been wonderful, especially the fruit: pineapple, bananas (lady fingers), watermelon, mango, papaya, dragon fruit,...
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Coffee talk...
Learning about coffee (and roasted coffee blossoms) from the passionate owner of Gong Coffee in the Ranong province. Every bean is...
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Blue heavens...
In the words of Susanne, a new Danish friend. A beautiful day at Thung Wua Laen Beach! #ThailandPrachuapKhiriKhan
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A good start...
A beautiful sunrise over the Gulf of Thailand this morning! Because of the flooding, we transferred from Prachuap Khiri Khan to Chumphon...
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Sun's out...
The monsoon is over! Parts of Thailand have experienced major flooding (including the hotels we were supposed to stay in tonight and...
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Clear skies...
Tonight I'm thankful that the skies seem to be clearing up after we've been in a monsoon (literally!) for the past 3 days. Here's hoping...
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Toot toot...
Another rainy day in Thailand but it turns out that riding a bike in the rain is quite fun! The highlight of today was a stop at Maeklong...
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On a boat...
The cycle trip begins! We started out with a visit to a floating market and a sail on the Damnoen Saduak canal. Our time on the bikes was...
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