2021-11-20 10:06
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*… Read More
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I carry an American passport. But my home is Thailand. I go to USA to work, to make money to come back to Thailand. Spanning the Pacific. Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, India and someday, more. This is life in the country in north central Thailand. Now including Mexico!
2017-12-29 02:30
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… Read More
2017-12-29 02:30
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 ei… Read More
2017-12-29 02:30
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 vic… Read More
2017-12-29 02:30
friendsstarted this project a bit late. there were other things to do... or not.pardon the hiccups.https://youtu.be/M7v9Ym64fi4we got a call this morning that the transfer of ownership… Read More
2017-12-29 02:30
less than ideal internet at our house อนุกูล Read More
2017-12-29 02:30
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 le… Read More
2016-04-24 14:40
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/3R8vkjooE8Esee more posts:FaceBook: Karl ChristopherIns… Read More
2016-04-23 10:37
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 To… Read More
2016-04-23 10:34
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 co… Read More
2016-04-17 09:09
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… Read More
2016-03-26 15:35
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 somethin… Read More
2016-03-23 14:58
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… Read More
2016-03-23 14:55
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… Read More
2016-03-23 14:55
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 finge… Read More
2014-09-16 04:56
a boatcation, summed up in a 1000 word picture: Read More
2014-09-16 04:56
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… Read More
2014-09-16 04:55
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 la… Read More
2014-01-25 03:11
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 expi… Read More
2014-01-25 03:11
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/d… Read More
2014-01-25 03:11
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-daught… Read More
2014-01-04 15:54
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… Read More
2014-01-04 15:54
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. &nbs&hell…Read More
2013-12-28 07:23
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… Read More
2013-12-28 07:21
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… Read More
2013-11-01 19:16
friends, made it thru the first leg of the Baja Ha Ha. Our trip down was interesting. we were able to sail most of the way. took forever to get away from the islands south… Read More
2013-10-27 20:09
friends,long time no hear eh? i'm back south. In San Diego at the moment. I've joined a boat called Dawn Treader. Sailing tomorrow (if hurricane Raymond isn't a delay) on t… Read More
2012-12-17 06:52
friendsDan and i a making our way up the outside of the Baja Peninsula. we've stopped in a few small bays, with only a small fishing village onshore.yesterday we pulled into Bahia Torg… Read More
2012-11-30 22:52
Friends,the adventure continues! i moved off the Emerald Lady a few days ago, and onto my new ride s/v Trilogy, owned and skippered by Dan. Trilogy is an Islander 36, not as well… Read More
2012-11-25 22:01
friends,i borrowed one of the boat bikes to go into town last night. amazing how much more ground you can cover on two wheels. sure wish i had a motorcycle, that would… Read More
2012-11-24 20:51
friends,i'm sitting in the CinnaRolls Cafe on the beachfront road in La Paz, Baja, Mexico. enjoying an espresso and a cinnabun.http://maps.google.com/maps?q=loc:[email protected],-11… Read More
2012-11-16 02:48
friends, when i'm in seattle, he days just kind of roll by, streets, people, food, and activities are familiar, similar and rather ordinary. not so when traveling, especially in n… Read More
2012-11-12 21:28
we (well, the hood on the end of the dragline actually)caught a 52 inch Dorado. Beautiful fish.arrived cabo san lucas! woo hoo! tourista town, but it is a real town. … Read More
2012-11-12 21:25
friends,hanging out in Cabo San Lucas. we went into town yesterday. i went off on my own wander-about. walking up the streets away from the marina/tourist area, there were… Read More
2012-11-12 21:25
friends,a slightly different adventure. i am crewing on a 47 foot sailboat - the Emerald Lady. i was on the San Francisco to San Diego leg, then flew back to seattle to work work… Read More
2012-03-14 16:09
friends,since my wife is out working very hard to buy and sell tamarind i'm left at home most of the day. i try to do a few things to lighten the load on her. she usually t… Read More
2012-03-12 15:34
friends,these are some rolling days, one flows into the next and the next and the next. far to quickly i'm afraid. really begining to feel the tension of departure. sux.Tok… Read More
2012-03-06 04:26
friends, we were getting our hair done at the beautyshop in the late afternoon. while i was waiting for Tok to get finished up, i stepped outside. this kind of public activity an… Read More
2012-02-25 14:01
more shower machinations: (click this link http://youtu.be/XshDIcyCamA to view in better size on YouTube)อนุกูล Read More
2012-02-25 13:45
friends,winter season seems to be on the decline here, the days are getting hotter, and the nights warmer. we've been all busy, Tok is going gang-busters with her tamarind business.&nb&hell…Read More
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