Twenty thousand days in Bangkok

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Showing posts with label thailand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thailand. Show all posts
Saturday, April 8, 2017

Take a bath in front of the whole neighborhood

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That's what my wife does in her Southern Thai village, doesn't think a thing of it, carrying on several conversations at once...
Thursday, April 9, 2015

A wet pillow last night

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This is my idea of the time to turn on an air conditioner, when you begin to sweat into your pillow in the middle of the night. Turns out th...

A wet pillow last night

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This is my idea of the time to turn on an air conditioner, when you begin to sweat into your pillow in the middle of the night. Turns out th...
Sunday, April 5, 2015

It's a bit of a breeze you'll be needing

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Contrary to what you might read in standard western books  on thermal comfort, people in the tropics are not really troubled by a slight bre...

It's a bit of a breeze you'll be needing

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Contrary to what you might read in standard western books  on thermal comfort, people in the tropics are not really troubled by a slight...
Monday, March 30, 2015

Amazing Thailand, disaster floods and drought at the same time

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Or is that the media love to wish bad things come on the happy life in our little Thai Shire? Or perhaps to use the place as a bogus locale ...

Amazing Thailand, disaster floods and drought at the same time

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Or is that the media love to wish bad things come on the happy life in our little Thai Shire? Or perhaps to use the place as a bogus locale ...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Take a bath in front of the whole neighborhood

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That's what my wife does in her Southern Thai village, doesn't think a thing of it, carrying on several conversations at once...
Monday, March 16, 2015

True tropical paradise: cool green and lush village morning today

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True tropical paradise: cool green and lush village morning today in southern Thailand. Vs. dessicated hot Isaan last week. Temp this mornin...

True tropical paradise: cool green and lush village morning today

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True tropical paradise: cool green and lush village morning today in southern Thailand. Vs. dessicated hot Isaan last week. Temp this mornin...
Monday, March 2, 2015

Mango shower

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Yesterday the gathering 95F heat broke with a pleasant morning "mango shower", first of the year, which kept skies gray and temps ...
Sunday, March 1, 2015

Bangkok hot season

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Following life through Bangkok's hot season -- without air conditioning. Well, most of the time. I will try to keep this blog growing ...
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Invented in Thailand: world's best tropical hat

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World's greatest hat for hot weather. Perfect shade and ventilation. Additional bonus factor: the layered structure of the hat provides ...

Invented in Thailand: world's best tropical hat

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World's greatest hat for hot weather. Perfect shade and ventilation. Additional bonus factor: the layered structure of the hat provid...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Everyone smiles here -- even in the heat!

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Today we visit our village neighbors near our Korat farm. A hot  afternoon – temp 35°C (95 F) – and we find them sleeping in hammocks u...
Monday, January 20, 2014

Twenty thousand days at Don Muang

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This graphic shows the average daily temp at Don Muang since 1951 (top to bottom). Courtesy of the Thai Meteorology Department.  Values to...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Where did hot poverty-stricken Thailand go?

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Wandering mid day through the sparkling Srinakharinwirot University which seems as luxurious as Stanford. What happened to the Third Worl...
Monday, January 6, 2014

Global Warming in Bangkok? Take a second look

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For years we have been seeing graphs like this one for Bangkok, showing how the city is going to get insufferably hot in the coming year...