jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 days ago"Big" drug bust makes headlines.... but why?Drugs are a big part of Thai life. I don't use any of it because I never felt so compelled but drugs, especially a…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • 9 days agoBasically all beaches in Thailand are beautifulLet's keep the grim news stories rolling ok? I love Thailand's beaches. I think they are some of the most beautiful…jack.russelle (76)in #temples • 11 days agoTerrible story about patients being kept sick to get additional donationsThere's a horrifying story making the rounds right now that I hope can make international news so that the people…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • 14 days agoIsland adventures in Krabi, ThailandI love where I live in Chiang Mai, in the far north of Thailand but during this time of year it is extremely hot here…jack.russelle (76)in #mma • 26 days agoI don't know what is going on loli don't know what just happened there, ignore this postjack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 26 days ago"Vape Ban" in Thailand gets WHO approval... nobody caresI couldn't help but kind of laugh when I saw the headlines on a couple of English-language websites that focus on…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • 28 days agoDoing some island adventures in KrabiI have a friend that lives in Phuket and I enjoy going to visit him but lately I have found myself getting a bit…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthHow do Chiang Mai locals feel about the battles between Cambodia and Thailand?I'll start out with a summary of what the opinion is of people here in Chiang Mai, Thailand as far as the escalating…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthThailand to create two-tiered metro prices in BangkokThe road to disaster is paved with good intentions is how the saying goes but Thailand is going to shoot themselves in…jack.russelle (76)in #books • 2 months agoHow to retire in Thailand without F**king it up: The bookThis is the title of a book that I recently read and honestly, I can't believe that something like this has never been…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoThailand reneges on legalization of recreational marijuana, and changes absolutely nothingLet me explain a little bit about what I mean here. Thailand made news waves a bit ago when they became the first…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • 2 months agoInsider reports show huge drop in tourism to once-popular beach destinationsThe story focused mainly on the popular beach area of Pattaya but it may as well be about any of the other…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoHorrible behavior by pickup truck drivers in ThailandThailand regularly has one of the top 3 highest road mortality rates (based on per capita) of any country in the…jack.russelle (76)in #asean • 3 months agoThailand losing many expats to Vietnam and Malaysiaand I'm here to say that at least in the short run, this could maybe be a good thing. Thailand is a strange place as…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoyet another group busted smuggling weed out of ThailandThere must be a lot of people that are not getting busted or something because I can't wrap my head around the people…jack.russelle (76)in #crime • 3 months agoBus / coach bag theft perpetrator caught in Southern ThailandThis particular scam is one that I have been warning people about for years because more than one of my friends has…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoMastercard dubs Thailand top destination in the world for scamsWell this is an award that you definitely do not want if 20% of your GDP depends on tourism, which is the case in…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 4 months agoPhuket visitors trash condo over deposit dispute: Who's really at fault?Now this is a story that I am going to be a bit on the fence about because I know from personal experience that there…jack.russelle (76)in #gambling • 4 months agoGambling is illegal in Thailand, but there certainly is a lot of itIt was many years ago and I was just sitting in the yard of my friend's house and using my poker chip set that I had…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 4 months agoThailand authorities "shocked" that Chinese tourists numbers are dropping significantlyI read an article recently about how the number of Chinese tourists visiting Thailand in a day dropped from 15 to 20…
