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Opposite the house of my Thai parents-in-law was a small piece of wasteland. About 10 meters long and barely 8 meters wide; a piece of land of nothing you would say. Until recently it was full of litter and charred remains of burned household waste.
You experience everything in Thailand (194)
The events about which blog readers write a story are mostly positive in nature. It is about something remarkable, something funny or about a nice memory. However, something can also happen that you "never want to experience again".
You experience everything in Thailand (193)
Every now and then, with me every three weeks, I have to believe it again and my curly hair has to be shortened. Now at my 65+ age it is more convex than curly but still…
You experience everything in Thailand (192)
Holidaymakers are of course welcome in Thailand and that is how most farangs will feel as such. But is the farang who resides permanently in Thailand welcome and more importantly, does he feel welcome? Of course – after 6 years in Thailand – I can only speak for myself and illustrate this with some examples.
You experience everything in Thailand (191)
In this episode of the series, Paul Christiaans talks about his decision to move to Thailand for good with his Thai wife. After that story about his first shop in the Indra Shopping Arcade, Paul went looking for more information from that time. That actually yielded little, because there was no internet yet. To his great surprise, he came across a page with a photo and description of a “P. Christian stainless nickel bronze cutlery set”. That's what this story is about by born storyteller Paul Christiaans.
You experience everything in Thailand (190)
For many, Thailand is the land of the sun that is meant to refuel during a well-deserved holiday for the hard-working Dutchman from the awake Netherlands. Sometimes, however, you get the chance to get a glimpse into an aspect of the country that you were less familiar with until then.
You experience everything in Thailand (189)
Paul Christiaans is now a regular writer of stories about what he has experienced in Thailand. His first contribution was episode 27 about his first contact with Thailand with the cargo boat Koudekerk in 1968, followed by episode 32 about his new acquaintance with Thailand, but then by plane in 1971 and episodes 127 and 135 on his holidays to Thailand in 1974. Paul is far from finished talking, this episode is about the big step he took with his beloved Thai in 1978 by moving to Thailand for good.
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On the Thailand blog a lot is written about the nice sides of Thailand and also, but fortunately less often, about the not so pleasant sides of the country. A nice side that is not often specifically mentioned is the service that we can experience in abundance in this country.
You experience everything in Thailand (187)
In Thailand, before entering houses or small shops, one takes off one's shoes. A custom that especially pleases my wife.
You experience everything in Thailand (186)
First time on a moped in Bangkok. I find it dangerous and scary, riding a moped is not for me, not even on the back and certainly not in Bangkok. I've always found it scary and when my husband was hit in Bangkok on the back of a moped, the confirmation was complete, mopeds are dangerous! But still, still, I did it. I planned to take the BTS and then walk a bit more.
You experience everything in Thailand (185)
A common opinion is that men are simple creatures who only want one thing and I can confirm that this is the case with me. It's just hard to define that one thing. In my case, the search for it usually leads to Thailand. Don't ask me why, but it has been proven empirically. For the past two years, he's met a graceful young lady who, at regular intervals, manages to convince me that I've found the "one" thing. Hallelujah, and they lived happily ever after you might say. Yes, but it's not that simple.
You experience everything in Thailand (184)
Tomorrow is the day. Weeks of preparation preceded it. Invitations, appointment with the monks. They determine what the "best" wedding date is for us. Purchasing food and drink and so on.
You experience everything in Thailand (183)
For a long time I thought that people did not die in Thailand, nothing was seen, nothing was heard about it and the crematoria present in large numbers looked dilapidated, as if they had not been used for years and would never be used again.
You experience everything in Thailand (182)
Lung addie regularly sees here on the blog that there are quite a few people who have problems receiving mail from abroad. He really doesn't have one himself and, as an amateur radio operator in Thailand, he receives mail from just about every part of the world on a weekly basis. Here is the story of an experience that Lung addie, as Chumphon's 'helpdesk', experienced.
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Thailand is the land of ghosts and my wife also sees ghosts on our land, even during the day. “Seeing” is actually not the right word, it will be “observing”. And some Thai visitors have also had similar experiences. However, I and other farang visitors have never seen, heard, smelled or felt anything special.
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During short or long car trips in Thailand you can be faced with all kinds of surprises. Eric Van Franeker, whose stories we have previously included in our series You experience all kinds of things in Thailand, wrote another pleasant reading story about a car trip from Chaiyaphum to Phuket. He and his girlfriend had a very special encounter during the trip.
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My house is upside down. That is, Raysiya's house, my wife. She is formally the owner of our abode. And that has to be celebrated. With nine (!) monks, whom I have to pick up by car at the nearest temple.
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Yes, sometimes you experience nice, unexpected events in Thailand…. Nice country right? My father-in-law was a convinced Buddhist. Even mosquitoes were not beaten to death by him. He had his own Buddha room where he regularly spent an hour in the evenings to converse with the Buddha.
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Going to the hairdresser in Isaan (salon they call it here) remains an experience for me every time. Even more than in the Netherlands, going to the hairdresser is a kind of social event here.
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A few years ago, Lung Addie, here in Thailand, received a visit from Belgium from two good Belgian acquaintances of his, who visited Thailand. Both visitors also wanted to go to Phuket, which is not very far from Lung Addie's home. And visit a Thai friend of theirs, Roos, who has her own beauty salon in Phuket and had already been to Belgium several times. No problem for Lung addie to bring both ladies to Phuket and accompany them further.
You experience everything in Thailand (175)
In our village, humorous events can regularly be spotted by the observant observer. This time it is about Oet's hospital visit.
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Fred and his wife settle in Chiang Mai. After staying in three guest houses for two weeks, they rent a one-room apartment in a suburb of Chiang Mai.