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A lesson in development
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 16/01/2017
» On a windy day in Busan, South Korea, I stood before a small valley where the Gamchoen Culture Village is located. Streams of tourists tirelessly roam the community where colourful tiny houses pack the entire valley, as well as a nearby hill.
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Cleaning the street (stalls)
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 27/06/2016
» After news about the sale of suspected fake fruit juice broke last month, consumers should have better awareness and be more careful in terms of food safety, at least for a while. After vendors were raided and products seized, some people stop buying bottled orange juice from street vendors. They say to themselves at least until they are sure that the liquid inside those plastic bottles are real juices.
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High-speed trains? Keep dreaming
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 24/06/2015
» I linger at a railway station, waiting for the train. Half an hour before, I was in a super-rush. According to the timetable, the train I was scheduled to catch should be about to arrive. From the hotel, I told a motorcycle taxi driver to go fast so I wouldn't miss this train.
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Discovering new things on old routes
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 22/05/2015
» Driving in Thailand has become easier these days with better roads, a wider road network, more gas stations, smarter GPS and faster cars. Though these factors make any roadtrip easier, it doesn't stop people from getting lost. In other words, it doesn't rob them of all the joy of adventure.
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It's moto-madness out there
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 20/11/2014
» Each country has a different driving environment. Sometimes, what looks dangerous may in fact have its own chaotic flow. For visitors to Vietnam, the stream of motor scooters that dominate the roads look quite scary.
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Thrills and chills and bellyaches
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 15/01/2014
» When the winter winds began to hit Thailand last month, I knew difficult times lay ahead for mountain travellers.
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Our neighbours are on the road to change
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 28/05/2013
» I've just returned home after a 10-day trip around Myanmar. Since it's our next-door neighbour, most Thais assume that they know Myanmar very well, but I'm not sure that very many of us do actually have a deep understanding of this country which is now in the process of fast-paced change after making the decision to open its doors wider to the outside world.
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No easy road to freedom on public holidays
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 23/04/2013
» Avoiding driving on crowded roads during a long weekend such as Songkran might be a good idea. But travelling on weekdays, though smaller traffic jams, may give you a different experience _ some of them beyond your imagination.
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Bangkok choking on its residents
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 25/12/2012
» I asked my niece what gift would she want this Christmas. ''A playground,''she replied. ''There is nowhere I can play here.''
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One Pai is enough, please
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 14/11/2012
» One morning sipping my brew at a coffee shop in Chiang Mai's remote Mae Chaem district, which has the potential to be developed into a tourist destination, patrons at the table next to me asked their friend, a local politician, whether there are plans to turn Mae Chaem into a new Pai, the popular tourist hang-out in neighbouring Chiang Rai province. I almost spilled my coffee. I wished they were just kidding.
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