jack.russelle (76)in #roads • 4 days agoTunnel road proposal for Phuket. Is is a good idea though?One of the things you will notice if you ever visit Phuket is the horrible traffic and how there just isn't really any…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • 7 days agoJellyfish in the water: Another reason to be careful at Thailand beachesIf you read my blog entries it may at times appear as though I am trying to convince people to not travel here but I…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 11 days agoBig surprise! Thailand is now cracking down on weed dispensariesWhen they legalized this stuff across the board a few years back I was one of the people that was talking to others…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 19 days agoMore bad press for foreigners visiting / living in ThailandThe trend of presenting foreigners as a bad presence in Thailand continues on the airwaves that are the newspapers and…jack.russelle (76)in #teaching • 22 days agoExpats in Thailand, what not to do if considering living hereI've been here for about 5 years longer than I planned to be already. My original plan was to do a bit of living…jack.russelle (76)in #government • last monthRather massive residency fraud discovered in Bangkok apartment buildingThere is always some sort of scam going on as far as registration with the government is concerned and the times that…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthAnother hardship for TEFL / TESL teachers in SouthEast AsiaI recall when I first moved over here to Thailand and how almost everyone I knew was some sort of English teacher and…jack.russelle (76)in #learning • last monthI've done Duolingo for over a year and am not much betterI originally picked up Duolingo because someone gifted me the paid version of it. I thought I would be able to study…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthA good example of how Thailand will not issue citizenship to anyoneA lot of the world talks about refugee this and asylum that and I mostly don't pay it any mind because I don't want to…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoGovernment talks about banning petrol tuk tuks from BangkokIf you've been to Thailand at all in your lifetime you almost certainly have some memories of the iconic method of…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoThe BS you get from landlords about the utilities in ThailandIf you live in Thailand for a little while you are going to notice that you can't really rely on utilities. Power…jack.russelle (76)in #news • 2 months agoRude students apologize. Thai girl gets her fameMy last two blog entries have been about a very stupid incident that took place on the BTS (the skytrain) in Bangkok…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoWoman who went viral for filming noisy foreign teens goes publicI get annoyed about how it seems that almost anyone is trying to use any situation they can possibly gather to benefit…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoNoisy tour group creates more anti-foreigner controversy onlineIt's getting a bit old honestly, and I hope that the Thai people that end up seeing these locally viral videos take it…jack.russelle (76)in #market • 2 months agoYou can let your guard down as a tourist in most places in ThailandI regularly see people that get rather frustrated with the hassle factor of Thailand tourism on a regular basis when I…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months ago2026 saw major changes to Thailand visa rulesWhen I first moved here there was a whole mess of people that were just one whatever visa and stayed here for a very…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoGetting physical over a $13 fee is really stupidIt doesn't matter if this takes place in Thailand or not but given the anti-foreigner sentiment that is kind of taking…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoMedia targeting foreigners in drink-driving incidents in ThailandThailand's roads are very dangerous. While I don't know how this data is collected I believe that the fact that…jack.russelle (76)in #ghosts • 3 months agoMany Thai people legitimately believe in ghostsI think that for most of the western world that ghosts are just something that we see in movies and then never really…jack.russelle (76)in #tourism • 3 months agoPopular Thai beach areas becoming a real hassle after drop in tourism numbersOne of my best buds live in the popular island beach area of Phuket. Even if you haven't been to Thailand there is a…
