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Snap in Hua Hin 2011

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Snap in Hua Hin 2011 Hua Hin is a famous beach resort town in Thailand, in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula, some 200 km south of Bangkok. It has a population of 84,883 in an area of 911 km², and is one of eight districts (Amphoe) of the Prachuap Khiri Khan province. Hua …

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Bad habit Starbucks drinker

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There is no Starbucks shop in this state, Chanthaburi, I’m wondering how and where are the cups coming from. The nearest Starbucks shop from here at least 100km. It is very habit to throw finished paper cup to this area. [adrotate banner=”1″] [adrotate banner=”2″]

Bankrut Station in Prachuap

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Bankrut Station in Prachuap. Ban Krut has one of the more picturesque railway stations you will see in Thailand. And now the express trains stop daily. The “Sprinter” southbound from Bangkok to Surat Thani departs Bangkok Hua Lamphong at 07:30, air con at about Bt 350 which includes a meal, and arrives at Ban Krut …

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Thai Typewriter

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Thai old style typewriter from Olympia. According to Sarit Pattajoti (1966), the first English typewriters imported for use in Thailand were those made by Hammond and Remington. Not until 1891 was the first Thai typewriter invented by Edwin Hunter, the second son of Samuel Gamble Macfarland, an American missionary despatched to Bangkok. Edwin Hunter was …

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My dinner – Cricket

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This is my dinner tonight, Cricket. You want to try ? They are boiled and ready for eat. It is selling for around 80 Baht / KG in here. Some info from wiki: Crickets, family Gryllidae (also known as “true crickets”), are insects somewhat related to grasshoppers, and more closely related to katydids or bush …

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