I am very dubious about claims of loss of large sums of money, often thousands of dollars, by anyone. Who carries such sums? They must be either very, very wealthy or very, very stupid! I suspect there are a lot more people carrying around large amounts of money than we realize. I'm certain people ...

https://i.imgur.com/hTZNqiil.png By Subir Bhaumik March 29, 2024 The Chinese diplomat said one of his trader friends lost 18000 US dollars from his hotel room safe, insisting he was too busy to visit parlours.. A French diplomat staying in a riverfront hotel in the Cambodian capital is attracted by...

A new establishment of any reasonable aspiration must also have an accompanying bowing wooden trestle table, a rotting fish net for decoration, and coconut shells cut in half for ashtrays.

Remember when $500 was more than enough to start a grog shack?

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https://i.imgur.com/zT52Rprl.png Robin McKie Science Editor Sun 14 Apr 2024 Hairy-nosed otters and cats that catch fish are among the startling diversity of creatures making their home in threatened habitats One of the most comprehensive biodiversity surveys ever carried out in a mangrove forest ha...

@Kung-fu Hillbilly sounds great, all the best for your relocation to Ubud! You've mentioned visiting an visa agent - could you elaborate on the visa situation for longer stays, please? Like most things visa related around these parts not all official requirements need be met if you have the right a...

https://i.imgur.com/FBSytjAl.png 19 April 2024 ASEANNOW, Thailand’s largest English language forum and a major English language news publisher, has been acquired by The Thaiger from Choice Group Asia Co., Ltd. This acquisition aligns with The Thaiger’s strategic initiative to broaden its influence ...

https://i.imgur.com/iOUtOGYl.png By Ngoc Tai, Dinh Van April 19, 2024 Ferry slams into tourist boat carrying 42 foreigners in Mekong Delta river The tour guide, 36, had his right arm cut off by a piece of metal and both legs broken. Two men from Germany and France, aged 57 and 67, had their left le...

https://i.imgur.com/l0iZKM1l.jpg Walk through the rice fields this morning. This trip has been a pretty good 7 month jaunt trying the YouTube thing and visiting Nepal, India, Thailand, and now Bali. Ubud has long been a favorite place to stop in SEA reaching back across almost forty years of wander...