jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 days agoEmbassies in Thailand warning their citizens to "behave"I don't know how often people actually look at what their embassy posts online, I know that I never have, but I think…jack.russelle (76)in #music • 4 days agoAmazing song that you need to hear (1968)There's a reason why you almost certainly don't know about this band or song.. the same reason why I have never heard…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 6 days agoSadaw. A stinky bean that you should definitely try at least onceI'm not really sure if this bean even exists in my home country or if it does it is some sort of specialty thing that…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 10 days agoYou don't really need to speak the local language to live in ThailandThere seems to be 3 distinct camps as far as expats are concerned when it comes to living in Thailand. There are the…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 14 days agoWhy the suburbs of Chiang Mai is a great place for an expat to liveThere are some expat hot spots all over Thailand where it seems the foreigners gravitate towards in order to live…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 15 days agoTourist behaving badly in Thailand storiesI often write about the bad sides of Thailand and sometimes when I look back at past posts I feel as though I am, at…jack.russelle (76)in #police • 21 days agoTips to handing the police with a motorbike in ThailandSo many people come and visit this country and want to scoot around on a motorbike to get to some of the out of city…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 22 days agoSmokey season update for Chiang MaiIt's unfortunate that this is something that happens here at all, I will admit that. At the same time though I truly…jack.russelle (76)in #linux • 23 days agoMy issues (they are minor) with Linux using a Mint distributionWhen I had two laptops concurrently, a friend of mine suggested that I give Linux a spin on one of them just to see if…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 24 days agoTuk Tuks in Thailand. A strategy to not getting ripped offHonestly, I don't know why anyone ever decides to travel in one of these things but it does seem to be a way that a…jack.russelle (76)in #golf • 25 days agoaccidental double postThere were network errors and I just kept pressing submit. My bad!jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 25 days agoPattaya cracking down on prostitution.... kind ofOne thing I really love about the government here, purely from a humor point of view, is how when asked about…jack.russelle (76)in #stupid • last monthThailand talking about requiring accident insurance for all touristsThis country just doesn't know when to shut up and let their own industries thrive. Or, they are trying to make some…jack.russelle (76)in #phuket • last monthPhuket airport denies paid "fast-lane" exists. claims it never existedThis is not at all surprising. Whenever some sort of theft or bribe system is detected and recorded by the public and…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthChiang Mai smokey season: how bad is it?When you hear about Chiang Mai there is a good chance that if you are speaking to anyone with any level of experience…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthFeeding the stray: Paid fast-track security and immigration at Thai airportsIt has recently come to the attention by photos that the people are not supposed to be taking that the long lines at…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoStuff I love about living in Thailand that my home country cannot possibly replicateI do a lot of focusing on the negative aspects of Thailand and I think that isn't very fair because the good…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • 2 months agoPattaya gets even classier: Naked man harasses community and destroys a statueOne of the things that we expats definitely don't like to see is when other foreigners do something really stupid and…jack.russelle (76)in #tourism • 2 months ago15% drop in Chinese tourists hits Thailand hardThis is especially true in Chiang Mai, which used to be one of the most popular places for the Chinese to vacation…jack.russelle (76)in #learning • 2 months agoSomething that irritates me about DuoLingoNormally I would post almost exclusively in the aseanhive community but this is not very relevant to what is going on…