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Travel Blogs from Tak
Tak ou pas Tak
... Nous mangeons sur le marché nocturne puis nous rentrons à l’hôtel. Stan semble avoir très envie de compagnie et part sans prévenir acheter des bières au 7eleven. Nous étrennons ensemble le jeu de carte mongole acheté par Mel : Quelques parties d’une sorte de UNO, mix d’un jeu français et allemand. Et je leur apprends ensuite la Bataille Corse et le Président. Chouette soirée. ...
Welcome to Tak!
... daughter) and her friends who performed a dance for us. They were pretty good. Dancing is VERY popular in Thailand.
Later when our hosts came it was quite strange because obviously we had never met them and they were coming to pick up two strange foreigners up and take them to their home to stay with them. Our hosts are called Chat (dad) and Tay (mum), they have a son called Qui (12 years old) and another daughter who goes to Chiang Mai university. They were ...
More farm pics
Dave is a water genius. An engineer who grew alfalfa in Nevada, it comes naturally to him.
I don't know if the pics show it, but what Dave did was to dig a ditch 2 feet deep and one foot wide paralell to the highest ground above the slope of the ...
Punching the clock (part 3)
... 700 baht. The phone cost about 1000 baht. Let’s go you prick!
8:40 am – I meet up with the bus driver, who has my phone. He wants 100 baht for it, which is only $3.00 but I’m beginning to see red. I wanna wipe my ass with the money first, but instead I put it in his hand and grip it with a firm handshake. We both smile fake smiles.
9:00 am- my taxi friend and I get stuck in morning traffic on the way back to the hotel. He teaches me ...
The journey begins
Ok, so I decided to write a blog something I never thought I would do as it's not really me, but I guess time calls for change. Due to my recent 'relocation' to Northern Thailand I figured it's the best way to keep friends and family updated on what I'm doing out here, instead of regurgitating the same thing in emails and also to spread the news about what I'm trying to do out here. So...... what exactly am I doing ...
Other places to stay in Tak
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Viang Tak Riverside Hotel
236 Chompol Road, Tak | Hotel -
The Viang Tak 2
236 Jompol Road, Tak | Hotelfrom $32 -
Racha Villa Resort
307/1 Phahon Yothin Rd, Tak | Hotel -
Suan Sin
8/7 Pahonyothin, Tak | Hotel -
Taksin Maharat National Park
Taksin Maharat National Park, Maetor, Muang, Tak | Hotel