Thai Country Life - ThaiKarl

Every relationship has an Arc:  A beginning, a middle, and and end. For many reasons, which I may post here sometime, my relationship with Thailand came to an end.  Not the *final* end, but I h...

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Friends, It's my last night overseas.  usually i will have sent out four or five emails by now, but as you know, that hasn't happened.  lotsa reasons. We had doings in bangkok - our daughters ...

http://www.thaicountrylife.com/2017/02/thaikarl-170206-silent-and-why.html

fiends, I am home again!  beautiful, sunny, warm Thailand!  I did my layover in seoul south korea, landed in Bangkok and we've been staying at our favorite hotel - 99 Hotel near victory mon...

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friends, here's a little "just doit" video of where we live.  It's the first of several parts.  The other parts will have to wait until i get home again.  we suddenly had to leave to go to Ba...

http://www.thaicountrylife.com/2016/05/160425-thaikarl-video-around-our-house.html

I posted, THEN checked the link.  Sorry.  I'll try to fix before I leave, or post from the states -- >  "I am i that is me, but not you"   - Zeno America Das Leben ist ein langsamer Tod!...

http://www.thaicountrylife.com/2016/04/thaikarl-bad-video-link-sorry.html

friends started this project a bit late.  there were other things to do... or not. pardon the hiccups. https://youtu.be/M7v9Ym64fi4 we got a call this morning that the transfer of ownersh...

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less than ideal internet at our house ​  อนุกูล

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we went to a local fair last night.  i like these things.  i haven't been to enough of them to be jaded. yet. https://youtu.be/3R8vkjooE8E see more posts: FaceBook : Karl Christopher...

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friends, look at this photo: you are seeing something that many of you have never seen:  i'm wearing shoes :-)  the reason i came home at this particular time was to be present at Toe...

http://www.thaicountrylife.com/2016/04/160311-thaikarl-little-mouse-aint-so.html

friends, we drove east from lomsak, up into the mountains, and down the other side.  the country turned flat, dry brown, and bright.  our pickup has nice aircon, so it was pleasant in the cab...

http://www.thaicountrylife.com/2016/04/160412-thaikarl-song-kran-day-at.html

friends, the days just fill up.  places to go, stuff to do, chilling in between.  every day, i am gifted with another beautiful day in thailand.  Tok thinks it's 'normal' of course, and she d...

http://www.thaicountrylife.com/2016/04/160409-thaikarl-little-rain-today.html

friends, the week prior to leaving for home in thailand is always hectic.  things to buy, stuff to gather, details to arrange.  when you take a two week vacation and forget something, no big ...

http://www.thaicountrylife.com/2016/03/friends-week-prior-to-leaving-for-home.html

friends, i've been home in thailand for a few weeks now.  unless you're on the FaceBook, twitter, instagram, tumblr, you havn't heard much of a peep from me.  I have two iPads, and an iPhone. ...

http://www.thaicountrylife.com/2016/03/160323-thaikarl-02-el-grande-silencio.html

Friends, Getting to Thailand is always an adventure in itself.  Being here is sublime.  I won't have access to a keyboard where I can type proper, and there's been too much to finger type.�...

http://www.thaicountrylife.com/2016/03/160307-thaikarl-01-so-good-to-be-home.html

friends, after four years, i am finally going home again.  have my ticket to thailand booked for march.  so, my Thai Country Life posts will begin again. i'm posting now to verify my email ...

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a boatcation, summed up in a 1000 word picture: ​

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friends,  we've been "stuck" in friday harbor for two days.  we decided to do some work on the boat that we just didn't have time for in the last... year (!)  of course, this means 14 trips t...

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friends,  a posting of a different sort.  we're on a boatcation for 10 days.  heading for the gulf islands of canada.  time to chill out, hang out, motor around, sleep late.  been busy all d...

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friends, back in seattle i am.  talk about hitting the ground running!  new boat to suss out, welcome back calls, transfer title on boat and get insurance, oh crap, tabs on car expired - oh ne...

http://www.thaicountrylife.com/2014/01/140124-thaikarl-back-from-paradise-into.html

friends, only a few more days in paradise.  one month in thailand is far too short. but i am grateful to be here at all.  and already sad to have to be leaving. our internet was up/down/up/d...

http://www.thaicountrylife.com/2014/01/140115-thaikarl-time-compresses-when.html

friends, i'm having to delay my departure from the land of smiles.  it appears the current crop of protesters are going to "shut down the city" on the 13th.  my wife and step-daughter were wor...

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friends, Hope every one has a happy and good new year.  we're a day ahead (15 hours from Pacific time), so it's almost gone over here. Most everyone gets a long holiday at new years.  out...

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friends, i had some things to do in town.  Tok was busy with the tamarind stand, so i dug out my helmet - there's police checkpoints on because of new years- got the keys and headed into town...

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friends, it's been a year and a half since i've been home. long enough to forget most of the few thai words i've learned, and long enough to mis-pronounce the ones i remember. :-)  as it is wi...

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friends, my dear mother-in-law, died a few days ago.  she had only one kidney, and it's been operating at about 15% for a long time.  two years ago they found a tumor in her chest.  she was d...

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