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The Walking Dead, Sak Yant Festival, Thailand

By |2022-03-21T11:51:54-05:00June 12th, 2014|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|Tags: , , , , , , , |

My pink taxi glided through the trafficless city of Bangkok. It was 530 am, the nexus of the netherworld and the day dwellers. The bargirls huddled with their customers on the street slurping noodles and gulping their last beer before turning in after a long night. Intermixed were the street cleaners and the food hawkers [...]

Big Tiger, A Visit To A Thai Prison

By |2025-01-01T18:46:28-06:00June 11th, 2014|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|Tags: , , , |

Big Tiger.  Admit it. You slow down when you see a car accident. Crane your neck.   Your morbid curiosity. I just spent the day at a prison. Bang Kwang. AKA Big Tiger. The prison eats men alive. The notorious and brutal prison in Bangkok. I have taken the tour at Alcatraz. I was enthralled with the [...]

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