jack.russelle (76)in #booze • 3 days agoBooze ban on election weekend has some people in an uproarIt's kind of funny to me that they have certain days of the year where alcohol cannot be sold in Thailand because…jack.russelle (76)in #life • 10 days agoLiving in a country that doesn't match your passport: Part 1, the benefitsWhat started out as a prolonged vacation has turned into a multi-year existence in a place that while I did enjoy…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 13 days agoMore fun in Pattaya! One foreigner jumped and beaten up by 3 other foreigners!One thing that you notice in horrible places like Pattaya, is that unless you are willing to walk around and just…jack.russelle (76)in #technology • 14 days agoMessing about with Pop!_OsNot long ago and after months of being encouraged to do so by a friend who is really tech savvy, I switched over to…jack.russelle (76)in #scams • 17 days agoPattaya news alert! Another scam targeting retireesOne of the only visas that is relatively easy to get and maintain in Thailand is the retirement visa. All you have to…jack.russelle (76)in #cats • 21 days agoCrazy for cats! A local kitty that loves everyoneStray cats are all over the place in Thailand and some of them are less stray than others. At my friend's apartment…jack.russelle (76)in #art • 23 days agoSome experts contribute to the student street art on the canalsI went back to the canals again because the same friend of mine that pointed out that I go there in the first place…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • 26 days agoStudent art display along the canal in Chiang MaiChiang Mai has an extensive amount of canals and various methods of water drainage to deal with the rainy season and…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthTraveling to Thailand? Do your online arrival card before you get here!Thailand Immigration is notorious for being jerks to visitors and a lot of the time it seems as though they are doing…jack.russelle (76)in #skydiving • last monthThai skydiver sets world record for highest dive over AntarcticaI'll stop with the bad news about things in Thailand to instead focus on something that is pretty amazing when you…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthThai man attempts to scam his way out of traffic accident, doesn't realize body cam recorded all of itSomething I have learned from living in Thailand for years is that as a foreigner, you have to be on super high-alert…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthOne Thai party seeks to cancel the use of cash in ThailandLet me be a bit more specific. Some politician that is part of a major party here in Thailand recently decided that…jack.russelle (76)in #life • last monthNew Years Party results in a massive garbage problem in PhuketI guess everyone wants to have a good New Year party and that's exactly what they did in one of Thailand's other…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoMore reasons to dislike Pattaya: Hotbed for human traffickingWhy am I always talking trash about Pattaya? Well, because somehow this dump of a destination is one of the most…jack.russelle (76)in #pattaya • 2 months ago2 more reasons to not live in (or visit) Pattaya, ThailandOr even visit there. I do not live in Pattaya and I have only been there by my own choice once. I wanted to see what…jack.russelle (76)in #finance • 2 months agoSpending sensibility. Do you have it?I was out with some friends the other night and one of the girls in that group is kind of well-known for being a bit…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoWhen is it ok to punch a live-streamer?I think one of the answers that we'll get here is "never" but I don't think that is necessarily correct. I think…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoThailand abandons plan to enforce no alcohol hours in the afternoonWell that didn't take very long now did it? The announcement was made by the government a few weeks ago that a law…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoWill tensions erupt between Thailand and Cambodia again?The issue between Thailand and Cambodia seems really bizarre and petty to me on the part of both countries. It's…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoThailand has strange alcohol laws... and now they are enforcing themThailand is a strange tourism-hungry country. They depend a great deal on tourism for their GDP, but it seems like…
