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Deva Manor – A Little Known Thai Historical Palace

by [email protected] | Apr 13, 2021 | Other, Things I Am Doing!

My gal and I were recently invited to join a media tour event of the recently opened Deva Manor (official Facebook page). This historical palace beside the Chao Phraya River recently opened to the public in October 2020 after an extensive 12-year long renovation by...

Kanchanaburi – River Kwai Bridge Lights and Sounds Festival

by [email protected] | Dec 2, 2020 | Other, Things I Am Doing!

Every year the town of Kanchanaburi puts together a festival to honor Allied POW’s and Asian laborers that were forced by the Japanese army to build the infamous Death Railway during World War II. The highlight of every evening is the reenactment of the bombing...

Surströmming – The World’s Smelliest Food

by [email protected] | Aug 19, 2019 | Other, Things I Am Doing!

While on a recent trip to Sweden I had the opportunity to eat surströmming, a Swedish delicacy of fermented Baltic Sea herring that is considered to be one of the world’s smelliest food. I’d researched through YouTube to get an idea of what the experience...