It’s déjà vu all over again – back to Vietnam Part 2
My pending trip to Vietnam next month has brought a flood of memories of my many previous trips there. I did not serve there during the Vietnam War. I was stationed in Thailand right at the end of the conflict. I was told that the Dan Sinh Market (also called the “American” market) was notorious […]
It’s déjà vu all over again – back to Vietnam
My good American friend down in Pattaya, Wayne (we worked together 20 years ago on a US force protection defence contract in Kuwait), recently invited me to go to Vietnam with him for the Songkran holidays. I immediately accepted. It has been at least 10 years since I was last there. I am looking forward […]
Fly Tipping….
Every morning I go out for a ride to enjoy the countryside. Sadly all too often nowadays I come across scenes like this. Why do Thai builders do this? And before the Thai authorities try to blame anyone but Thai people this was builder’s rubbish. It was not discarded by visitors to Thailand. It was […]
Street Photography by Hon Du Muc
Hồn Du Mục is a long time American resident of Vietnam–Hà Nội and Quảng Ninh mostly. He can usually be found wandering alleyways late into the night and photographically trying to do justice to what he finds there. His photos can mostly be found on Twitter, but occasionally also Instagram or Post.
Chatrium Grand
I had the opportunity to stay in a brand new hotel on the Bangkok scene last night that I am sure will be highly successful. The Chatrium Grand at Siam. As you would expect from a new hotel, they opened in November 2022, everything is fresh, pure, innocent and squeaky clean. I was dropped off […]
The Perfect U.S. “Deep State” Operation
by author Leonard Le Blanc III In brief, this non fiction work explains the real reason the U.S. invaded Iraq during the Gulf War II (GWII). The author was a serving officer in Japan and Thailand and attained the rank of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander. Whilst working as a U.S. civilian contractor security investigator, he […]
AIR BASE and THAILAND
by author Leonard Le Blanc III (currently living in Thailand) AIR BASE and its sequel THAILAND are U.S. military detective mysteries set at U-Tapao Airbase at the end of the Vietnam War. Written by American Leonard Le Blanc III who served his country as a military member and civilian contractor for over 30 years in […]
Driving to and then on from the Golden Triangle in Thailand
I left Chiang Rai after missing breakfast at the hotel so first stop was Starbucks… After a venti latte lon and a warm almond croissant (sorry Dr. Onkarn, my endocrinologist at BDMS) fuelled and sugared up for the trip I headed north in my AVIS hire car. I really cannot understand why more people don’t […]