The beginning of a New Year brings the traditional “year in review” post on blogs all over the world. Thus far, I’ve managed to avoid such an annual wrap-up as I’m not certain it serves much of a purpose. Now that I’m blogging much more, and am on the verge of several major changes in … Continue reading A Year In The Life: 2014
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Merry Christmas from Phuket, Thailand!
This is my tenth consecutive Christmas in Thailand and they keep getting better. While there were a few stray decorated trees to be seen during my first few holidays here, each year seems to bring more and more signs of Yuletide spirit. The shopping mall where I work has slowly been adding decorations ever since … Continue reading Merry Christmas from Phuket, Thailand!
The 12 Days Of Christmas Stamps 2014: Day 12 – Christmas Island
It’s Christmas Eve and we’ve come to the end the “12 Days Of Christmas Stamps” for 2014. I hope that you’ve enjoyed the stamps I’ve selected to highlight this year. For the final installment, I decided that I couldn’t leave out the Australian territory of Christmas Island. Located in the Indian Ocean some 2,600 kilometers … Continue reading The 12 Days Of Christmas Stamps 2014: Day 12 – Christmas Island
First Christmas Card for 2014!
With just two days to go before the holiday, I have just received my first Christmas card for 2014. Appropriately enough, it was sent from the administrators of the only online stamp collectors’ forum that I am a member of, Stamp Bears. The envelope was franked with one of the new Silver Bells Wreath Global … Continue reading First Christmas Card for 2014!
New Year #2: Chinese New Year & Phuket Old Town Festival 2014
In late January and early February, those of us in Phuket look forward to the year’s second big New Year’s blow-out. There is a huge Chinese population centered on Phuket Town. Many of the older families began during the tin-mining boom starting in the mid-nineteenth century and their clan shrines still dot the small lanes … Continue reading New Year #2: Chinese New Year & Phuket Old Town Festival 2014
Mark Joseph Jochim 