gomangosteen

Tidy little island on Lake Tung Na Choei, central Chanthaburi city

^ dairy products - what's country of origin; recently back from a stay in New Zealand where the price of cheese / dairy products seems to be a national indicator of inflation most often quotes in news as impact on familiy expenditure ... huge price increases there, and NZ's Fonterra is the world's largest dairy producer. Lotus's Go Fresh has NZ's Mainland Tasty Cheddar 250g for 209 baht (NZ$9.50) buy the same item in NZ 187 baht (NZ$8.49). Freight and mark-ups no doubt, but the prices have definitely risen. Three years ago - Tesco Lotus often had Mainland cheese selling at equal and sometimes even lower prices than in NZ.

rain and flooding inland, however the Chanthaburi river through the city is well below risk level

if that's a 'friendly scorpion', I'll rate the local ones as 'unfriendly' I'm no bug fan right now, stung by a hornet Saturday morning, a decidedly unfriendly one.

Several years back I bought a new Nikon (brand loyalty - I'd had one stolen, dropped one, this one simply 'stopped for no obvious reason) when I was in KL, complete with a 'global warranty'. Encountered problems while still under warranty when back home in Thailand, and was informed 'yes' under warranty but 'no' for any service or repair here in Thailand as had to be returned to country of purchase, Malaysia. Guess that may have been mentioned in the very very small fine print, but rather defeats the purpose of a global warranty.

Withing the grounds of the Royal Thai Army base (Taksin Military Camp) at Chanthaburi, restored section of the old fortifications from 1700s and more recent architecture, one of the restored French military buildings from their occupation here 1893-1906

I'm unsure just what level of supervision you expect for 10-12 year olds? At that age, I don't recall having parents with me every moment of the day. Neither have our two daughters here, now 22 & 17, been watched over every minute.

Revisited our previous house on the other side of town and paid a visit to the friendly but lonely horse - Mr Ed of course! Many horses around here, some in temple grounds and appear well cared for. When we moved here 2011 there was a horse riding school but it closed about 2019.

6 September 2022, Samet Ngam, Chanthaburi. Beyond restoration, and I'm doubtful it could now be refloated to tow out to sea and sink, the HTMS Phosamton / HMS Minstrel has the river flowing through holes in its sides. The photos are missing, but here's a link to an earlier history of this vessel from this forum in 2013: From Toronto To Chanthaburi: H M S Minstrel - H T M S Phosamton