jack.russelle (76)in #teaching • 17 hours 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 • 10 days 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 • 14 days 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 • 19 days 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 • 25 days 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 • 28 days 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…jack.russelle (76)in #funny • last monthHilarious police training intended to capture drunk foreignersThere are a couple of things that you should know about the police in Thailand: They take themselves very seriously…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last monthPolitical corruption: Rising political party dissolved by rival, well-established political partyThailand has a complicated political system that is filled with deeply entrenched parties, primarily two of them in a…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoHas Thailand become more expensive in the past 5 years? AbsolutelyAlthough I have not been here a tremendous amount of time, I hear it regularly said by people that pop-in and pop-out…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoDrug dealer busted after peeing on hiding police officer in ThailandDrugs are a major problem in this country. I shouldn't say "drugs" but rather "drug" because only one drug, meth…jack.russelle (76)in #marijuana • 2 months agoIs Thailand making marijuana illegal again? Well, yes and noalso it is important to note that nothing has been made official yet. Despite the rather lawless appearance of a lot…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months agoLet's talk about money, and the Thai NavyThe other day I was talking about how a particular political party is appearing lately to be trying to buy off the…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 2 months ago60 day "visa" on arrival now fully implementedAs is tradition in Thailand, a lot of times the country gets really excited about some new offer or new feature of…jack.russelle (76)in #politics • 2 months agoOne Thailand political party plans to give away crypto to all citizensThailand has become quite forward-thinking in the past 4 years or so. It began with being more lenient as far as…jack.russelle (76)in #drugs • 2 months agodrug addict kills his own grandfather over cigarettesI hate that I have to talk about such tragic things every now and then when it comes to Thailand but there are certain…jack.russelle (76)in #life • 3 months agoBroke people riding the Thai visa kind of ruin it for the rest of usOne of the things that people like me, members of the expat community here in Thailand will constantly complain about…jack.russelle (76)in #coffee • 3 months agoThe overabundance of coffee shops in Thailand is crazyThose of us all say it with a bit of sarcasm in our voices when we see a new business being set up anywhere in Chiang…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoDrug-tourists keep coming to Thailand and the news is suppressedI'm not talking about weed / marijuana here. I am delighted that this was made recreationally legal in Thailand and…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoThailand considering raising foreign condo-ownership rates. Is it a good idea?If you live in Thailand for a while you already know that they have rather strange laws regarding what foreigners can…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • 3 months agoA fantastic value found in a local chain storeI like to have some fun with silly mistakes that probably happen all over the world but things like this I guess bring…
