Glenn Dobbs
They forgot
March 20, 2018 - This is a great story. This is ‘The Golden Buddha’ of the Wat Traimit Temple. They call him that because unlike other...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 31, 20191 min read
The Author's Lounge
March 19, 2018 - Through a New York Times article we found ‘The Authors’ Lounge’ at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on the banks of the Chao...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 31, 20191 min read
The Reclining Buddha
March 18, 2018 - This is the ‘Reclining Buddha’ at the Wat Pho Temple near the Royal Palace. If you stood him upright he would be 155...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 31, 20191 min read
What happened to Val Kilmer?
March 17, 2018 Do you ever wonder what happened to Val Kilmer after he did his Batman movie? Mr Kilmer pulled up on his Bat cycle and...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 31, 20191 min read
Arrived in Bangkok
March 16, 2017 - We arrived in Bangkok , Thailand. This splendid edifice is ‘Wat Arun’ Temple in Bangkok - The Temple of the Dawn. It...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 29, 20191 min read
"The Beach"
March 13, 2018 - Ever since Alex Garland’s seminal 1996 novel “The Beach”, Thailand has been a magnet for vagabond travelers in search of...
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Mar 29, 20191 min read
Frog sex
March 12, 2018 - ok mystery solved. The picture below is the pond outside our bungalow. Pretty right? For the last three nights there...
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Mar 29, 20191 min read
Thai cost of living expenses
March 12, 2018 - I was having trouble deciding which story to tell today. There are the cicadas that take performance enhancing drugs...
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Mar 29, 20191 min read
She is better now
March 11, 2018 - Colleen has recovered and thanks for all the well wishes We spent the entire day at our bungalow as Colleen nursed to...
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Mar 29, 20191 min read
Never trust a duck
March 10, 2018 - Well it finally happened. My poor Colleen got food poisoning last night. She is better this morning. We narrowed it...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 29, 20191 min read
Long Tail Boats
March 10, 2018 - Here is another look at these iconic Thai Long Tail boats as we visit Phranang Beach. Their engines all sound different...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 29, 20191 min read
Do not feed the monkey
March 9, 2019 - They have one rule here. ‘Do not feed THE monkey’. However, there are way more of them than just one . We found these on...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 29, 20191 min read
Gibbons!
March 8, 2018 - We took a walk this morning around the cliff base where we are staying. I began to hear loud and distinct hooting calls....
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Mar 29, 20191 min read
Getting lost here
March 7, 2018 - It is evening here at Railay Beach on the West coast of Thailand. It is still hard to believe we are here. We will be...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 29, 20191 min read
Thailand at the water's edge
March 6, 2018 - We made it to Thailand! Much more tomorrow. We had dinner on the beach and everyone had a napkin! We are not actually at...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 28, 20191 min read
Why no napkins?
March 5, 2018 - Our last night in Singapore. Walked along the harbor. The is the “Merlion” - The symbol or mascot of the country. So as...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 28, 20191 min read
A Holy Tooth
March 4, 2018 - This is a beautiful Buddhist temple in Singapore that was built in 1980 in the Teng dynasty style. Here is the thing- it...
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Mar 28, 20191 min read
Batman's favorite flower
March 3, 2018 - Quieter day today. We went to the National Orchid Center and saw the strangest flower I have ever seen. This is ‘Tacca...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 28, 20191 min read
Which would you rather?
March 4, 2018 - This is the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. It is an icon here in Singapore. I show it to ask an interesting question -...
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Glenn Dobbs
Mar 27, 20191 min read
A Cloud Forest
March 2, 2018 - Singapore sent Cheyenne Goh to the Winter Olympics this year. Cheyenne was the only athlete to represent this tiny...
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