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August 08, 2010
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Forget about heavy guide books or tricky to fold maps. Don’t waste time getting lost or ending up in the wrong places. Download this app for your iPhone while at home and use offline without an internet connection. Guidebooks for the iPhone are improving all the time. I wouldn’t…
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Free Bangkok Guidebook at Using an iPhone in Thailand
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Thailand, Trang, bangkok
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June 08, 2010
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Is TrueMove planning on officially releasing an iPad 3G soon? At the moment in Thailand we can only buy iPads in the grey market at places like MBK, Fortune Tower and Panthip Plaza for inflated prices. Now comes the news that TrueMove are selling microSIMs and new data packages for the iPad 3G …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: TrueMove Launch microSIM for 3G iPads at Using an iPhone in Thailand
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Chiang Mai, Latest News, News, Pattaya, Thailand, Trang, bangkok, iPad
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May 27, 2010
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One of the benefits of having a data plan with True Move is their 3G network. On the downside, it is mainly limited to locations in Bangkok and cities such as Chiang Mai, Chonburi, Phuket and Maha Sarakham. However, I had …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: CAT tells True Move to stop 3G trial at Using an iPhone in Thailand
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Chiang Mai, Latest News, Thailand, Trang, bangkok, chonburi, samut prakan
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May 19, 2010
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The story centers to five attractive girls who find themselves trapped in an unfamiliar place with a strange voice telling them that one of them has to sacrifice her life to a diabolical ritual. Struggling to survive, the girls need to reveal…
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Written by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam
Read more: Sin Sisters 2 (Poo Ying Haa Baap 2) at Movies, Reviews and Trailers from Thailand
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Thailand, Trang
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May 19, 2010
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The story begins when a bus driver finds a dead girl lying in the bus. He and the bus owner hurriedly arrange to hide her body and mean to leave the dead body on the way of the bus route. Soon, the mayhem befalls as the dead girl returns as a furious ghost and…
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Written by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam
Read more: 3 Yaan at Movies, Reviews and Trailers from Thailand
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Thailand
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May 06, 2010
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A new translator app will be coming out soon that will allow you to converse with a local person during your next holiday in Thailand. The app is called “Converse” and allows you to have conversations in up to 51 different languages. As you can see from this picture, the screen is split in two and has two …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: iPhone App for Chatting with Thais at Using an iPhone in Thailand
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Latest News, Thailand, Trang, bangkok
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April 25, 2010
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I have just returned from a three day trip to Trang and Satun in the South of Thailand. I was invited by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to join them to do “Product Testing for Quality Tourists”. It sounded like fun so I jumped at the chance to go. We flew …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Trip to Trang and Satun in Southern Thailand at Richard Barrow’s Life in Thailand
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General, Thailand, Trang, bangkok
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April 25, 2010
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Our last stop on the 3 day TAT trip to the south was the Peninsuar Botanical Gardens in Amphoe Muang, Trang. The highlight here was the impressive canopy walkway that takes you up to the tree-tops. It is open every day from 8.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. It was built back in 2003, with six…
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Peninsular Botanical Garden in Trang at My Thailand (iPhone) Blog by Richard Barrow
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General, Thailand, Trang, Uncategorized
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April 23, 2010
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From the mainland of Trang we took a speedboat for the short trip to the beautiful island of Koh Muk. Our destination here was Koh Mook Sivalai Beach Resort. This beachfront property has a total of 36 villa guestrooms. The white sandy beaches were complimented by the crystal clear waters. A great and safe place for …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Koh Mook Sivalai Beach Resort at My Thailand (iPhone) Blog by Richard Barrow
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General, Thailand, Trang, Uncategorized
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April 23, 2010
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As part of the TAT trip I am on, we have to do site inspections of some hotels along the way. This first one by the sea in Amphoe Sikao is called Anantara Sikao Resort & Spa in Trang This is the view from the deluxe suite. The swimming pool seen …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Anantara Sikao Resort & Spa in Trang at My Thailand (iPhone) Blog by Richard Barrow
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General, Thailand, Trang, Uncategorized
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April 23, 2010
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After all the stress of red shirt protests over the last month, I was happy to get an invitation from the Tourism Authority of Thailand to join them on a 3 day trip to Trang and Satun in the South of …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Bo Hin Farm Stay in Trang at My Thailand (iPhone) Blog by Richard Barrow
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General, Thailand, Trang, Uncategorized
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April 10, 2010
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At about 2 p.m. this afternoon, I left the main red shirt stage at Ratchaprasong Intersection and headed East towards Chitlom. I had heard that riot police were gathering there. By this time, the red shirts had already started to use trucks to block the six lane road. This is the scene that…
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Riot Police vs. Reds at Phloenchit at My Thailand (iPhone) Blog by Richard Barrow
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General, Thailand, Trang, Uncategorized
Posted on
April 10, 2010
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These are a couple of pictures that I took in the area behind the red shirt stage where the leaders hang out. Here is a picture of their good luck shrine with a few Buddha images. Take note of the…
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: The Buddha Image that Broke at My Thailand (iPhone) Blog by Richard Barrow
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General, Thailand, Uncategorized
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March 16, 2010
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The red shirt protests have been going on in Bangkok for 4-5 days now. Countless thousands of protesters have been camped out along the Royal Avenue. The news hasn’t received that much attention yet in the international press, mainly because there hasn’t been any violence. …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Thailand is Open as Normal at Richard Barrow’s Life in Thailand
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General, Thailand, Trang, bangkok
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February 28, 2010
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One of the most important events in the Thai Buddhist calendar is Makha Bucha Day (sometimes spelled Magha Puja). It takes place on the full moon day of the third lunar month which is usually late February or early March. This year it was today, 28th February 2010. Like many Thai people, I was up early this morning before …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Makha Bucha Day 2010 at Richard Barrow’s Life in Thailand
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Thailand, Trang, samut prakan, thai buddhism
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February 23, 2010
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Title: Gong Pan Kreuk-Kreun Tor Ta-Haan Keuk-Kak Director: Note Chernyim Starring: Buddha Bless, Warapat Petchsatit, Note Chernyim Website: http://www.phranakornfilm.com Release Date in Thailand: 25 February 2010 Jiwon, a young man is enlisted into the army where he meets his new and strange friends, especially Yuri, the girl that he has a crush on. Jiwon …
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Written by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam
Read more: Gong Pan Kreuk-Kreun Tor Ta-Haan Keuk-Kak at Movies, Reviews and Trailers from Thailand
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Thailand, Trang
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February 13, 2010
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Thai newly wed scuba divers, groom Narongchon Chomsa (L) and his new bride, Somying Chomsa show their marriage license during an underwater wedding ceremony, in Trang province, south of Bangkok. (Reuters) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .
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Edited by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam
Read more: Underwater Wedding in Thailand at Thai Photo Blogs
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News Photos, Thailand, Trang, bangkok
Posted on
January 19, 2010
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(Would be extremely difficult to get these two mixed up - but Mrs Clampton did) Due to the positive feedback from the last blog “The Legendary Edith Clampton (Mrs)” , I think it’s only fair to write up a part 2 and include some of the readers’ responses – some of which are in concern to Edith’s complaints in the …
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Written by: Stephen Cleary
Read more: More Edith Clampton & Readers’ Responses at Steve’s Weblog
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Book Reviews, General, Thailand, Trang, bangkok
Posted on
January 13, 2010
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Whenever we have new foreign teachers at the school, I always take them out to a restaurant as part of their orientation. This is partly to introduce them to my favourite Thai food on a menu. But, I also want to point out to them some of the finer points …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Going to a Thai Restaurant at Thai Culture Blogs
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Thai Culture, Thailand, Trang
Posted on
November 08, 2009
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The rainy season has already come to an end. There has been no rain the last two weeks in Samut Prakan. However, this was the view this morning in Paknam. This is not rain water. This is sea water that swamps the city during the daily high tides during November every year. The Chao Phraya River is at…
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: High Tide Floods in Paknam at Richard Barrow’s Life in Thailand
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Thailand, Trang, samut prakan