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and - steer clear of schools and playgrounds

Thanks for this info. I never knew there were so many different varieties. That would explain why I am not very partial to durian from around Kanchanaburi, where I am - but found durian that we bought on a trip to Koh Chang (around Chantaburi) to be delicious. We have a rule. - no 'open' durian is to be had in any of our cars!

most private vets here would be very unlikely to have tranquiliser guns. if it is anything like in the West, licensing required to own and operate tranquiliser guns is more stringent than regular guns. blow darts would be more likely - but the likelihood of finding an experienced vet willing to come at 3:30 am here would be very low!

Looks more like Priscilla , Queen of the desert...

Ha ha. They will have to accept the decision! Like it or not...

Okay - not very funny I know May I suggest you develop a sense of humour?

I see similar things in rural Thailand as I saw while traveling through Central and South America. Household waste was simply thrown out the back of the house - where it would be cleaned up by dogs, rats, birds, ants etc. The problem now is that there is so much waste that is either inedible or non-biodegradable. Add to that- there are very few places where legal dumping can by done (in my area at least) - so all public and non-farmland is fair game to become a tip. Nothing will change here unless there is a major public awareness campaign against littering - and alternatives are provided to the people. (As in designated rubbish collecting sites or recycling - however I have no confidence in 'real' recycling occurring in Thailand because recycling costs money).

Spell check again? ' the cost of maintaining the root' there. fixed

So. In all seriousness. Let's just get on with life. (as we used to know it)

More Thai xenophobia. This is wrong on so many levels. A fair wage for a fair days work for ALL workers... (though a walk around BigC will reveal a lot of people being paid to do nothing)

Just out of Kanchanaburi - we had not had any rain since early November on our property, although areas less than 5km away have had several localised storms. Yesterday was our first day where our maximum temperature was under 40C for about 6 weeks, and we finally snagged 15 ml of rain yesterday. Heaven!

Thailand - The Hub of Elephant-related incidents. Another Number 1. Amazing Thailand.

Because insurance was covering it I'm surprised they didn't also do an MRI , cat scan, and colonoscopy - just to be sure... You were lucky your Doctor is an expert on Thai arachnids. (lol) Tarantulas are common everywhere in Thailand - and an adult will leave a bite just like you have

Fakes are rife here in LOS, so any prospective purchaser would need to be very confident of the honesty of the seller - before parting with their cash. I have purchased several watches from the 'Chrono24' website. I see that you can also list watches for sale there - but I have no firsthand experience.

I never thought it would happen to me, but .....