jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 days agoYet another foreigner scammed by a bar girl for a ton of money in PattayaI can't understand the mindset of a person that comes to Thailand's red-light areas, which are well-known all around…jack.russelle (76)in #tron • 14 days agoAccessing your Steemit-based Tron rewardsFor a while there we were getting TRX rewards along for our activities inside of Steemit and I think a lot of people…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 25 days agoPeople are trying, and failing, to smuggle weed out of ThailandI think it is only a matter of time before the various people that desperately want cannibus to be illegal take a jab…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthMistake? ? ? Thai police put offender's real passport information on public forumI don't know how private you are about your sensitive documents but I am really private about my own. There is a lot…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • last monthCorruption exposed in Pattaya, police do nothing about itI don't spend a lot of time in Pattaya because I think it is an exhibition of all the bad things about this country.…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • 2 months agoForeigners behaving badly in Pattaya... A new low for my memoryThis country is wonderful but if you have never been here before to see what Thailand has to offer it wouldn't…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoForeigners behaving badly: It's all too common over here in ThailandWhen reading the English language news in Thailand we frequently come across stories about foreigners doing really…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoPeople drown an awful lot in Thailand...or maybe they do everywhere but it just doesn't make the news the way that it does here. While Thailand tries…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoA funny sign that seems like a bad translation, until you look deeperA friend of mine found this sign in his neighborhood recently and at first glance we thought that it was an Engrish…jack.russelle (76)in #books • 2 months agoMy favorite books: Fahrenheit 451If you are from the USA, there is a good chance that this book was basically forced on you in high school. I had been…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoThais using the police to eliminate tourism competitionThailand isn't a very obtrusive place when it comes to living your life provided that you cause no harm to others. I…jack.russelle (76)in #youtube • 2 months agoSome good creators that I pass the time with on YouTubeLike most people, I spend a lot of time on YouTube. I have tried to get involved with the alternatives but…jack.russelle (76)in #driving • 2 months agoRoad safety and 125CC scootersThailand has by far the most dangerous roads I have ever encountered anywhere in the world. Now, I haven't exactly…jack.russelle (76)in #music • 3 months agoLet's talk about how great Ghost, the band, isI normally write about things that are Thailand specific but the other day I came across a musical film of sorts that…jack.russelle (76)in #teaching • 3 months agoA word to TEFL teachers in Asia: It gets easierThe main thing I have learned from being an English teacher in TEFL programs for about 5 years is that at the very…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoLadyboy home invasion in Phuket!I don't really have anything to do with the transgender conversation that is taking place in the United States or UK…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • 3 months agoA few scams in Thailand that are easy to avoid for travelersI don't know why these scams still exist because they can't have a very high success rate. They never worked on me…jack.russelle (76)in #life • 4 months agoDigital Nomad visa in Thailand has much more reasonable requirements as of this yearIn the past Thailand has toyed around with digital nomad visa schemes but the conditions were crazy to the point that…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 4 months agoThailand's new Prime Minister was not elected by the peopleIf you ever feel as though the politics in your country are a bit corrupt just take a look at Thailand. They had a…jack.russelle (76)in #retirement • 4 months agoThailand facing tough competition in retirement visa "race." But does it matter?Thailand has a lot of retired people in it from other countries. This is something you will quickly notice when you…