Travel blog of a digital nomad
Location: Koh Samui – Thailand
I was in Thailand during an election, and on the election weekend the sale of alcohol was banned. Interesting idea. I guess their reasoning is that it’s hard enough picking candidates sober.
[Election Laws No Alcohol - Thailand]
Man having a leak, multiple leaks, in Lopburi, Thailand.
[Mens Toilet - Lopburi]
A sign to make you think twice about the short cut across the grass. Anjuna, Goa – India.
A restaurant in Tokyo serving whale. The picture depicts all the bits of the whale that are on the menu. Japan still insists that its whale hunting is “scientific“.
[I love whales, but I couldn't eat a whole one]
Tsunami warnings signs seem to be omnipresent now on Thailand beaches. Tsunami warning at Ao Nang beach, near Krabi.
[Tsunami Hazard Zone]
A friendly reminder for our North American and Continental European friends.
[Please remember to drive on the left]
Beware of strangers. That’s good advice anytime when travelling, and particularly in Bangkok, where well meaning strangers will come up to you and offer a deal of a lifetime. As the old adage goes, if it’s too good to be true, it usually is.
Read here for the various scams doing the rounds in Bangkok: Scam Watch
[Attention Beware Of Strangers]
[Power Is Nothing Without Control]
A sentiment the former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra would now know only too well after last months military coup.
The Barbary Apes of Gibraltar (technically a Barbary Macaque) look cute but if they want something they will have their way. If they see you have food in your bag it is not beyond them to jump up onto your bag and try and get it. I saw a woman have her purse “stolen” by a cheeky monkey.
[Acorn fed pigs, Seville - Spain]
The premium ham in Spain is from pigs fed almost exclusively on acorns.