We’re Airborne
We’re Airborne Get off this plane now. But it was too late. Thai Airways Flight TG 911 was preparing for take-off. Rather an unfortunate flight…
Matt Owens Rees' s Understanding of Thailand
We’re Airborne Get off this plane now. But it was too late. Thai Airways Flight TG 911 was preparing for take-off. Rather an unfortunate flight…
Health Restored, Meeting My Son, and Back to Toy Talking to my son. Derek receives good news from his doctor — his heart tests are…
A Romance Shadowed by Life’s Uncertainties No words spoken Derek leaves Thailand after a holiday romance with Toy, after a warm farewell party and a…
These are Derek’s own words, his writing style A Thai Thief Read between the lines of Derek’s posts. He’s an honest and intelligent man who…
He left England with little more than a suitcase and a plane ticket. He hadn’t planned to move to Thailand — he planned to survive….
A Divorced English man on a Blind Date. Derek’s First Hours in Chiang Mai A Blind Date The sky was bright and cloudless — such…
Fans, Malls and Frozen Corpses: How Thais Beat the Heat How Thais keep cool. In Thailand, keeping warm is not the problem — keeping cool…
The different types of wai and the rules when waiing the royal family, monks, superiors, serving staff, and children How to wai in Thailand. The…
Love, Drugs, and a Mother’s Three-Rai Farm Thais obey people not rules. In Thailand, authority flows through people, not rules. A look at how hierarchy,…
Why is Driving in Thailand so dangerous? Some observational snippets of driving in Thailand, and comparisons with other countries. Written in a crisp style. Motorists,…
