The best-dressed ladyboys in Chaiyaphum

I was looking through some old photos from my semester in Chaiyaphum, and I came across one that just had to go up on the blog. And I realized that I have never properly addressed the subject of ladyboys.
The well-dressed individuals in this photo are ladyboys.
They may be dressed better than most of the girls [...]

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New photos!

I have a bunch of new photos from Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Krabi, and I’ll have a boatload coming from Angkor Wat as soon as I can get them up.
The whole family came out for a few weeks and we toured the Palace and a few wats in Bangkok, caught a few more wats in [...]

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Hitchhiker’s guide to Khao Yai National Park

 
 

From time to time when traveling, you come across something that really should have been made clear in the guidebook.
Since many of the places I’ve been to have warranted less than three pages of attention (generally following a lead in which the guide essentially asks why you might be going there and if you might [...]

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Last day at Satrichaiyaphum High

That pretty much sums it up. I haven’t posed for that many camera-phones in my life. I even got to sign a few autographs.
Here are some of the highlights:

Most of Mathayom 4/2 didn’t make it to our final lesson, but a few of them did. And they even wrote some kind words on the blackboard.

I [...]

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I’ll miss you, Mathayom 4/9

I just finished my last class here at Satrichaiyaphum High.
Final exams start tomorrow and run through the end of next week, which means I’m 150 tests and a bit of paperwork away from completing my first semester as an English teacher. I still can’t believe that sentence is true, but I’m getting used to the [...]

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