Category: holiday home

Discover My Adopted Home Town, Chiang Rai, Thailand

* Some of you will have seen this OP before. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not the larger and better known city of Chiang Mai, but Chiang Rai, in Northern Thailand deserves your attention. I am a retired USMC infantry officer and have seen more than a few interesting places, some of which I even liked. One of them … Continue reading Discover My Adopted Home Town, Chiang Rai, Thailand →

Squatters Rights in Costa Rica

To show that it does not have to be all about me all the time, today I’d like to take a side road into the box canyon where my German friend, Jorg, got shot. First of all Jorg was undeniably a 30-something stud, straight up. Good looking, tall & lean, permanently tanned, cock strong, and … Continue reading Squatters Rights in Costa Rica →

But Simon, why the border run to Burma? I thought you’d never ask.

Last Thursday I went to the immigration office in my adopted home town of Chiang Rai to make a 90-report as per Thai law. I presented my passport to the officer and looked away from him to organize some other documents (lease on my house, etc.) when the officer told me there was a problem. … Continue reading But Simon, why the border run to Burma? I thought you’d never ask. →

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Costa Rica

Not exactly where it all began, but before I was dodging and/or killing some of the most deadly snakes in the Western Hemisphere I decided to drive vice fly to Costa Rica (CR). I mark the beginning of this adventure in the epicenter of the Redneck Riviera (Panama City, FL) where I purchased a four wheel drive … Continue reading A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Costa Rica →