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Where to Find Double Entry Tourist Visas?

Vern — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:11:21 +0000

Where to Find Double Entry Tourist Visas?

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Where to Find Double Entry Tourist Visas? is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse I’ve been looking at tourist visas to carry me through for a couple of months. Apparently all Thailand tourist visas are now free up until March 2011. If you apply at a consulate in Laos, Cambodia, Hong [...] Related posts:

Hostages in Philippines… WTF?

Vern — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:59:49 +0000

Hostages in Philippines… WTF?

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Hostages in Philippines… WTF? is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse I don’t want to gripe about the lack of training of the SWAT force or police that were attempting to end the standoff with the ex-policeman that took the hostages on the bus. That’s life… Philippines is a country that [...] Related posts:

Almost 58,000 Infected with Dengue Fever in Thailand – 70 Dead

Vern — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:53:35 +0000

Almost 58,000 Infected with Dengue Fever in Thailand – 70 Dead

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Almost 58,000 Infected with Dengue Fever in Thailand – 70 Dead is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Dengue fever is up nearly 94% in Thailand over the same time last year. Symptoms include high fever and headache, and some people get a rash – others have no rash. The disease [...] Related posts:

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Where to Buy an Amazon Kindle in Thailand?

Vern — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:26:32 +0000

Where to Buy an Amazon Kindle in Thailand?

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Where to Buy an Amazon Kindle in Thailand? is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 6 inch – Works in Thailand! I’ve been considering purchasing one of the Amazon Kindle’s here in Thailand and was wondering where to buy it, but also [...] No related posts.

Things That Made Me Say – WTF Today

Vern — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:14:37 +0000

Things That Made Me Say – WTF Today

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Things That Made Me Say – WTF Today is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Just a couple things going on in my head… 1. There is a guy catching cobras near Nong Khai that can’t tell what a monocled cobra is, versus a King Cobra. He has two of them [...] No related posts.

Thailand Fiction: Cleansed – by Mike Fook

Vern — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:21:34 +0000

Thailand Fiction: Cleansed – by Mike Fook

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Thailand Fiction: Cleansed – by Mike Fook is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse When I first came to Thailand I had no idea what to expect. I had heard stories that it was a haven for degenerates from all over the world. I had heard that it was one of [...] Related posts:

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Have a Good Heart? Give Rino Something If You Can.

Vern — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:47:40 +0000

Have a Good Heart? Give Rino Something If You Can.

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Have a Good Heart? Give Rino Something If You Can. is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Rino Mangon Vogt was born in August 2000 on Koh Samui, Thailand. He just found out recently his heart isn’t up to par. He just turned 10 years old and he has been diagnosed [...] Related posts:

Every Married Man Opens THIS Email – Spam or Not

Vern — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:46:29 +0000

Every Married Man Opens THIS Email – Spam or Not

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Every Married Man Opens THIS Email – Spam or Not is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse I got the most interesting email in my inbox that I’ve had in YEARS. In fact, during a not so proud moment in history I was duped into working for a 4 person company [...] Related posts:

Joy’s Thai Food Recipe Book – 5 Free Copies

Vern — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:58:31 +0000

Joy’s Thai Food Recipe Book – 5 Free Copies

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Joy’s Thai Food Recipe Book – 5 Free Copies is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse About three years back my lovely wife was making Thai food that was to die for. Daily. I was eating the most amazing food I have ever consistently had – and it was right there [...] Related posts:

Thailand Book Recommendations: Teaching in Thailand

Vern — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:47:12 +0000

Thailand Book Recommendations: Teaching in Thailand

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Thailand Book Recommendations: Teaching in Thailand is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse (Click the image above to see more information and for the ordering page.) The Ultimate Guide to Teaching English in Thailand is a well put together book that I highly recommend because I wrote it. I looked at [...] Related posts:

Canadian Beats Up American in Thailand Video Tape

Vern — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:48:20 +0000

Canadian Beats Up American in Thailand Video Tape

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Canadian Beats Up American in Thailand Video Tape is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse My video channel at www.youtube.com/thaipulsedotcom was subscribed to by MartinScott26, a Canadian guy that has some good videos. The first one I saw was this one: The funniest line of the clip is – Have you [...] Related posts:

Thai to English Translation Service for Thais and Foreigners

Vern — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:50:08 +0000

Thai to English Translation Service for Thais and Foreigners

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Thai to English Translation Service for Thais and Foreigners is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse I just posted a new page about Thai to English and vice-versa, translation services from a college graduate with excellent vocabulary and translation ability. Thai-English Translation Service -> Related posts:Thai to English Translation Services Thailand [...] Related posts:

Cobra Kills Guest House Owner with Bite on Toe

Vern — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 02:02:04 +0000

Cobra Kills Guest House Owner with Bite on Toe

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Cobra Kills Guest House Owner with Bite on Toe is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse I was headed to a hike 4 days ago when it started to really rain. I stopped at a large open-air restaurant and parked the bike under the overhang and talked to the woman that [...] Related posts:

Thailand’s Snake Season Approaches

Vern — Sun, 30 May 2010 08:48:57 +0000

Thailand’s Snake Season Approaches

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Thailand’s Snake Season Approaches is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Snake season – when the snakes are all over the place, is coming up. June-July is when it starts. The rains become more frequent and the snakes come out after a long period of hiding out in cooler places because [...] Related posts:

Thailand Hike, Thailand Snake

Vern — Sun, 23 May 2010 01:23:36 +0000

Thailand Hike, Thailand Snake

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Thailand Hike, Thailand Snake is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Thailand snakes are so diverse – there are about 45 venomous snakes in Thailand, and this is one of those that has venom, but he’s rear-fanged and has to get lucky to catch you good and bite down chewing the [...] Related posts:

ThaiPulse Blog for Sale

Vern — Sat, 22 May 2010 05:30:55 +0000

ThaiPulse Blog for Sale

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ThaiPulse Blog for Sale is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse We decided, after quite a lot of thought that we should sell all the websites that are taking my time away from what I want to do – write books. ThaiPulse.com, ThaiPulse.com/blog/ is a well established domain with over 700 [...] Related posts:

Mother-in-Law in the House!

Vern — Sat, 22 May 2010 02:51:29 +0000

Mother-in-Law in the House!

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Mother-in-Law in the House! is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Due to circumstances far out of my control, my wife’s ma has moved in to the household. You’re expecting me to relate horror stories, however, I can’t say enough good things about her. So far (and I have to qualify [...] Related posts:

If You Buy 1 Fu*&ing Book This Year – Make It This One

Vern — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:03:41 +0000

If You Buy 1 Fu*&ing Book This Year – Make It This One

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If You Buy 1 Fu*&ing Book This Year – Make It This One is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse There’s something hilarious about what an old guy says – when he’s generally pissed off about everything and doesn’t care about who hears it. Shi* My Dad Says is the [...] Related posts:

Thailand Book Selection

Canadian WHAT?

Vern — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:26:59 +0000

Canadian WHAT?

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Canadian WHAT? is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Major newspapers, magazines online locally here in Thailand, and transnationally across the globe, have a responsibility. 1. Report news that is fair and accurate. 2. Spell shit correctly. Fox News apparently does neither. There were a number of GROSS spelling, factual, and [...] No related posts.

Sally Tits? Happy to Meet You…

Vern — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:55:46 +0000

Sally Tits? Happy to Meet You…

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Sally Tits? Happy to Meet You… is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse I don’t know if I should write this or not – she may cancel her order… But, never in my life did I think I’d meet someone with the last name of Tits. A girl yet. Well I [...] Related posts:

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600 Posts and 601 Unique Visitors for Friday – Coincidence?

Vern — Mon, 17 May 2010 10:53:08 +0000

600 Posts and 601 Unique Visitors for Friday – Coincidence?

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600 Posts and 601 Unique Visitors for Friday – Coincidence? is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse I’ve had this idea for a while that Google metes out visits according to some prescribed traffic numbers. It doesn’t just monitor your rank and where your site falls for keywords and phrases, it [...] Related posts:

ThaiPulse Blog Theme Change

Vern — Sun, 16 May 2010 16:12:05 +0000

ThaiPulse Blog Theme Change

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ThaiPulse Blog Theme Change is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Just changed this theme again – did you notice? While the last one did what I wanted for the most part, this new theme has a lot of things built in. I’ll be adding links to some videos I have [...] Related posts:

Thailand Bloggers – Heads Up

Vern — Sat, 15 May 2010 02:33:34 +0000

Thailand Bloggers – Heads Up

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Thailand Bloggers – Heads Up is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Very few Thailand bloggers operating in Thailand share anything about their traffic and pageviews. Here are some stats to help Thailand expat bloggers figure out what to do online… because blogging for dollars probably isn’t it. I’ve got about [...] Related posts:

NYT Reporter FELT Bullet Fly By His Head – Bangkok

Vern — Fri, 14 May 2010 10:33:26 +0000

NYT Reporter FELT Bullet Fly By His Head – Bangkok

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NYT Reporter FELT Bullet Fly By His Head – Bangkok is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Now, was this memory created for sensationalism, or, did it really happen? We’ll never know. Apparently he isn’t injured, so he might have felt the air from the bullet whizzing by his head. That [...] Related posts:

Bangkok Sees Red! Bangkok Not Safe – Again

Vern — Fri, 14 May 2010 01:19:07 +0000

Bangkok Sees Red! Bangkok Not Safe – Again

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Bangkok Sees Red! Bangkok Not Safe – Again is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse The Red Shirts in Bangkok have vowed to fight to the end. The end of what? Their demonstration? It’s sad because they had an opportunity to get what they wanted – all except for the time [...] Related posts:

Living in Thailand

Vern — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:45:01 +0000

Living in Thailand

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Living in Thailand is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Many visitors that stay for a week or so start asking themselves about living in Thailand. Can you live in Thailand and be OK? For how long? Years back there were estimates by some Thailand expats that suggested there were well [...] Related posts:

Thai Ladyboy Stories

Vern — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:30 +0000

Thai Ladyboy Stories

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Thai Ladyboy Stories is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse There are few real ladyboy stories going around anymore. Websites trying desperately to rank highly for terms around the subject rip off all the stories and rewrite them, changing little – and giving everyone the same lame experience. Rewritten content is [...] Related posts:

Thailand Blog

Vern — Tue, 11 May 2010 02:02:31 +0000

Thailand Blog

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Thailand Blog is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Have you thought about starting a Thailand blog? Blogging in Thailand is something a lot of expats think about, and some do. Some think fame awaits, others, that after a few years at least 100 visitors per day will be reading their [...] Related posts:

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Chikungunya is Solidly Kicking My Ass

Vern — Sat, 08 May 2010 12:42:33 +0000

Chikungunya is Solidly Kicking My Ass

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Chikungunya is Solidly Kicking My Ass is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse You know how, when you get the flu, you feel really weak for a couple days? Imagine getting really weak for 6 weeks. That’s how long I’ve felt like mud. Now, imagine not knowing how long it will [...] Related posts:

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Thailand Authors – Google’s Bookstore Coming Soon

Vern — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:58:42 +0000

Thailand Authors – Google’s Bookstore Coming Soon

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Thailand Authors – Google’s Bookstore Coming Soon is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Google has been threatening getting into the book business – ebooks, for a long time now. It’s finally becoming a reality this June-July. What does this mean? Nobody knows. Right now, as an author it’s easy to [...] Related posts:

Next Year Thailand Can Think About Electric Cars & Nuclear Power

Vern — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:42:13 +0000

Next Year Thailand Can Think About Electric Cars & Nuclear Power

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Next Year Thailand Can Think About Electric Cars & Nuclear Power is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse This guy Adam Carolla came out of nowhere some years back. I can’t remember where I was on a long distance trip and I kept pulling this station in from Los Angeles or [...] Related posts:

Poof! Like a Magic Act, All is Back to Normal in Thailand

Vern — Wed, 05 May 2010 10:44:33 +0000

Poof! Like a Magic Act, All is Back to Normal in Thailand

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Poof! Like a Magic Act, All is Back to Normal in Thailand is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Notice I didn’t say all sorted? Sorted would be a miracle…this is just a magic poof. Apparently the reds will accept some version of what was offered – elections in November 2010. [...] Related posts:

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Baby Got Her 1st Spoonful of Red Ant Eggs!

Vern — Sat, 01 May 2010 08:25:32 +0000

Baby Got Her 1st Spoonful of Red Ant Eggs!

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Baby Got Her 1st Spoonful of Red Ant Eggs! is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse My friend John told me NOT to do this, but I can’t see the harm in it. I told you in a past post that I’d go out and collect some ant eggs – which [...] No related posts.

Red Ant (Weaver Ants) Egg Hunting in Thailand

Vern — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:04:26 +0000

Red Ant (Weaver Ants) Egg Hunting in Thailand

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Red Ant (Weaver Ants) Egg Hunting in Thailand is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Not really hunting, because I already found a bunch of nests. Tomorrow if I remember I’ll head back out there and see about harvesting some weaver ant eggs. Weaver ants are the red ants that appear [...] Related posts:

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Thailand Tarantula Spider Video: Haplopelma Minax

Vern — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:09:00 +0000

Thailand Tarantula Spider Video: Haplopelma Minax

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Thailand Tarantula Spider Video: Haplopelma Minax is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse I found Haplopelma minax (I’m guessing) – a Thailand tarantula spider. Many places online called this a very aggressive spider. It did attack the twig I was prodding him with – but, then that’s more defensive than anything. [...] Related posts:

Thailand Book Selection

Vern — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:08:55 +0000

Thailand Book Selection is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Here is a Thailand book selection for those of you that don’t know what to read. You can download these books in minutes and be reading them from your computer, iPhone, or whatever else you use. Thailand Book List: Cleansed – [...] Related posts:

Chikungunya in Thailand – FAQ

Vern — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:01:41 +0000

Chikungunya in Thailand – FAQ is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Chikungunya (chee-koon-gun-ya) and also spelled as “Chicken guinea”, “Chicken gunaya,” and “Chickengunya”, comes from the African Swahili language, where it means “to bend up”. When severely affected with joint pain a person bends up like a ninety year old, [...] Related posts:

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Many Americans Giving Up Citizenship – With a Smile

Vern — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:06:58 +0000

Many Americans Giving Up Citizenship – With a Smile

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Many Americans Giving Up Citizenship – With a Smile is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse America is the only country that taxes it’s citizens that live overseas. How’s that for a reason to give them up after you retire abroad? Here’s a great article by Time Magazine about it. Do [...] Related posts:

Another Mighty Fine Makro Bread – KraftKorn

Vern — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:00:45 +0000

Another Mighty Fine Makro Bread – KraftKorn

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Another Mighty Fine Makro Bread – KraftKorn is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse I went to Makro looking for my new favorite bread, Losange Poolish, and they didn’t have even one left. Instead they had tray after tray of this brown KraftKorn bread. I bought it. It’s another decent bread [...] Related posts:

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Thai Amulet Information

Vern — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:04:31 +0000

Thai Amulet Information is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse Something I read online the other day said that in Bangkok there is a 100 BILLION Thai Baht business revolving around Thai amulet sales. That’s 30 million USD. That’s a lot of Thai amulets business. Apparently the Buddhist amulets that really [...] No related posts.