jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • yesterdayScammers in Thailand: Sometimes they are the foreignersI recall when I first got here that I was approached by so many people with various propositions, many of which were…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 10 days agoIf you move to Chiang Mai, check out the suburbs instead of the city centerChiang Mai is one of the most popular areas for expats to live in Thailand. There are 3 major areas that this is the…jack.russelle (76)in #asean • 15 days agoTourists base-jump from a building in Bangkok and the police are pissedThe reason why I am showcasing this isn't because the base jumping was stupid or anything, people do stuff like this…jack.russelle (76)in #life • 17 days agoHappy New Year from Thailand!I can't believe it's been this many years that I have lived in Thailand. It was supposed to just be a year or two…jack.russelle (76)in #linux • 19 days agoTrying my hand at Linux Mint for the first timeI've been getting increasingly frustrated with Windows over the past few years. When Win10 came out for free and we…jack.russelle (76)in #police • 26 days agoFraudulent call center bust showcases the uselessness of Thai sim-card restrictionsIt wasn't that long ago that if you wanted a new simcard for you phone you simply walked into any tens of thousands of…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 29 days agoYet another foreigner scammed by a bar girl for a ton of money in PattayaI can't understand the mindset of a person that comes to Thailand's red-light areas, which are well-known all around…jack.russelle (76)in #tron • last monthAccessing your Steemit-based Tron rewardsFor a while there we were getting TRX rewards along for our activities inside of Steemit and I think a lot of people…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoPeople are trying, and failing, to smuggle weed out of ThailandI think it is only a matter of time before the various people that desperately want cannibus to be illegal take a jab…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoMistake? ? ? Thai police put offender's real passport information on public forumI don't know how private you are about your sensitive documents but I am really private about my own. There is a lot…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • 2 months agoCorruption exposed in Pattaya, police do nothing about itI don't spend a lot of time in Pattaya because I think it is an exhibition of all the bad things about this country.…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • 2 months agoForeigners behaving badly in Pattaya... A new low for my memoryThis country is wonderful but if you have never been here before to see what Thailand has to offer it wouldn't…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoForeigners behaving badly: It's all too common over here in ThailandWhen reading the English language news in Thailand we frequently come across stories about foreigners doing really…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoPeople drown an awful lot in Thailand...or maybe they do everywhere but it just doesn't make the news the way that it does here. While Thailand tries…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoA funny sign that seems like a bad translation, until you look deeperA friend of mine found this sign in his neighborhood recently and at first glance we thought that it was an Engrish…jack.russelle (76)in #books • 3 months agoMy favorite books: Fahrenheit 451If you are from the USA, there is a good chance that this book was basically forced on you in high school. I had been…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoThais using the police to eliminate tourism competitionThailand isn't a very obtrusive place when it comes to living your life provided that you cause no harm to others. I…jack.russelle (76)in #youtube • 3 months agoSome good creators that I pass the time with on YouTubeLike most people, I spend a lot of time on YouTube. I have tried to get involved with the alternatives but…jack.russelle (76)in #driving • 3 months agoRoad safety and 125CC scootersThailand has by far the most dangerous roads I have ever encountered anywhere in the world. Now, I haven't exactly…jack.russelle (76)in #music • 4 months agoLet's talk about how great Ghost, the band, isI normally write about things that are Thailand specific but the other day I came across a musical film of sorts that…
