Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. I am sad to say that this edition of Sunday Summary will have to wait until tomorrow (Monday Missive? Memorandum?) as I just cannot bring myself to do it. I am actually in Bangkok at the moment, having … Continue reading Sunday Summary #25
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Sunday Summary #22
Welcome to Sunday Summary, the meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. As I write this, my dear Kanchana is in Bangkok for her monthly doctor's checkup (she missed last month's appointment so it was doubly important that she make the journey this time around). I am stuck in Phuket … Continue reading Sunday Summary #22
Thailand’s New Year 2023 Stamps
Starting in 2017 and continuing until last year, Thailand Post featured Thai sweets and desserts on its traditional New Year stamps which have been issued in mid-November each year since 1988. Lunar New Year stamps are issued at the beginning of January each year; the current series features artwork of each of the Chinese Zodiac … Continue reading Thailand’s New Year 2023 Stamps
10 Years Ago, Part 5: USA To Thailand
This is the fifth of a series of photographic blogs highlighting my last days in the U.S.A. and my first full year as an expat in southern Thailand. Ten years ago – on 5th April 2006 – I left U.S. soil for the last time to date. However, I have very little recollection of the … Continue reading 10 Years Ago, Part 5: USA To Thailand
Reading Log #6: December 2013
The New Year of 2014 is off to a busy start. I've spent most of the last week substitute teaching in one of Phuket's largest municipal government schools in addition to working at two different language schools. My schedule hasn't allowed as much time for reading as I would like but I have still managed … Continue reading Reading Log #6: December 2013
A Morning Stroll Through the Old Town
It’s been a while since I’ve walked through Phuket’s Old Town area during the daytime while having my camera along. It’s even rarer for me to go into “tourist mode” and shoot photos of things I see almost every day. But I was in the mood to do so this morning while on my way … Continue reading A Morning Stroll Through the Old Town
Siam’s First Stamps
The Thailand 2013 World Stamp Exhibition opened at Bangkok's Siam Paragon this past Friday. In part, it marks the 130th anniversary of the Kingdom of Siam's first official postage stamps. The 4th August 1883 release of those first five adhesives came some 43 years following the issuance of the world's first prepaid stamps, Great Britain's … Continue reading Siam’s First Stamps
To Cambodia #2: Bangkok to Siem Reap
I try to plan ahead so that my travels remain relatively stress-free. If something unexpected crops up, it can usually be dealt with quickly and easily. I journey cheaply and build in enough time between legs of the trip so that I’m not rushing to make connections. Thus, I’d already planned to spend the first … Continue reading To Cambodia #2: Bangkok to Siem Reap
To Cambodia, Part 1: Phuket to Bangkok
As a teacher in the Thai government school system, I don’t have much of a salary during the long between-term breaks (March-May is summer vacation). Thus, I have to plan any travel very carefully and take the cheaper option whenever possible. There are easier ways to get to Cambodia from Phuket (there may even be … Continue reading To Cambodia, Part 1: Phuket to Bangkok
Siem Reap On the Cheap
It’s been months since I’ve written anything at all for this blog. Quite honestly, that’s because I haven’t had anything interesting to write about. But that’s about to change. I will soon visit a “new” country. It has been a decade since I first arrived in Asia. I have lived in Thailand continuously for the … Continue reading Siem Reap On the Cheap
Mark Joseph Jochim 