The Auchalong Villa & Spa Resort is in Phuket, Thailand. First, let me show you Ao Chalong Bay at sunrise and low tide. I’ve read various reviews on the hotel booking sites and some people didn’t like the beach. I’ll say this. It’s a nice beach for walks and a good view of the boats [...]
Archive for December, 2010
Yes! Today’s tip is one that can possibly save you a great deal of misery. Please make sure that if you should choose to feed an elephant that you wash very well immediately afterwords. Circus elephants (and it’s said, street elephants) can be carriers of Tuberculosis and can pass the disease to humans. I’ve included [...]
In Thailand, when you have a new Temple, or image of the Buddha, or when a temple makes a series of amulets, they bless it. This ceremony is called Phutta Pisek. In the video below, this village has a form of Phutta Pisek they locally call “Hundred Monks Day”. When they built a new temple [...]
Rice is the staple food of much of the world. In Asia more than two billion people derive roughly seventy percent of their caloric intake from rice. In Isaan country, up in the Northeast of Thailand, that percentage may be even higher. Here is a video of a typical extended family with the funds to [...]
Remember the best camera is the one you have. Right now, you can get a very decent camcorder for a very decent price. Check it out! Flip Video MinoHD Camcorder (Black) Flip Video MinoHD Camcorder (Black), 1st Gen: 60 Minutes Recording Time, 1280 x 720p High Definition/H.264 MP4, 4GB Internal Flash Memory, 1/4.5″ HD CMOS [...]
This is really cool. You click what you’re doing, where you’re going, and the date range and it will automatically generate a packing list! Give it a try. The Universal Packing List by Mats Henricson Mats gives full credit to the people who contributed to his project here. I’d like to see more apps like [...]






