MontanaRon » motorbike http://montanaron.com/wordpress Just another ordinary English teacher eclectic expat blog about nothing in particular. Tue, 22 May 2012 06:45:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Thai Planes, Trains and Mototaxis http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/07/06/thai-planes-trains-and-mototaxis-2468 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/07/06/thai-planes-trains-and-mototaxis-2468#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:31:55 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=2468 This is the first post, then, about my recent vacation in Thailand and Laos. Let me say congratulations, though, to Yingluck Shinawatra, leader of the winning party in Thailand’s recent election, future Prime Minister and sister of deposed ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Hopefully, the election will help to unite the country and heal the wounds caused [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2011/07/06/thai-planes-trains-and-mototaxis-2468/feed 0 Out and About http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/10/21/out-and-about-2-455 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/10/21/out-and-about-2-455#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:15:13 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=455 Except for quite a bit of haze, it was a beautiful day in Yeosu, so I took the motorbike out for one of my infrequent rides, another one along the coast. I’m extremely careful about riding the ‘bike–I don’t want to emulate my friend Nai in Laos, A.K.A., Mr. Accident-Prone. The back roads along the [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/10/21/out-and-about-2-455/feed 0 Motorbikes and Chili Burns http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/10/17/motorbikes-and-chili-burns-454 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/10/17/motorbikes-and-chili-burns-454#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:14:05 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=454 Ahhhh, it’s that time of the year when we English teachers get a week off: no more classes until the 26th. I’m going to Seoul sometime next week to stock up on stuff that I can’t get in Yeosu, but other than that I’m just gonna hang out here, hopefully take a lot of photos [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/10/17/motorbikes-and-chili-burns-454/feed 0 Thai Problems http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/04/13/thai-problems-418 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/04/13/thai-problems-418#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:40:51 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=418 It looks like the strife in Bangkok is escalating, with reports that tear gas was used by the army to clear out protestors blocking some of the major intersections. To top things off, Apr. 13-15 is Songkran, Thailand’s New Year and one of its major holiday periods.

Laos also celebrates Songkran. I talked to [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/04/13/thai-problems-418/feed 0 Spring http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/03/15/spring-413 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/03/15/spring-413#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:47:41 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=413 It looks like it’s finally here, at least in Yeosu. It was cold and rainy Thursday and Friday, but today we’ve had abundant sunshine and temperatures in the mid-fifties. I was walking around and noticed that some of the shrubbery and trees are starting to blossom, including, I think, some cherry blossoms. Hopefully, I can [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2009/03/15/spring-413/feed 0 Born Under a Bad Sign http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/06/03/born-under-a-bad-sign-379 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/06/03/born-under-a-bad-sign-379#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:52:31 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=379 Well, my friend Nai has done it again or it’s been done to him or whatever. The guy just doesn’t have much luck at all, though I doubt luck has much to do with it. As you may recall, he was in a bad motorcycle accident a few months ago, and it has been only [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/06/03/born-under-a-bad-sign-379/feed 0 Nai Update (2) http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/02/27/nai-update-2-360 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/02/27/nai-update-2-360#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:41:35 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=360 It sounds like Nai’s out of the woods, so to speak. I talked to Pui this morning and he said “Nai ok. Nai stay hospital two weeks.” He sounded optimistic, so I hope everything will be ok. Once he gets back home, I’ve got to get him to swear off riding motorbikes. He was pretty [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/02/27/nai-update-2-360/feed 1 A Sad Time http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/02/25/a-sad-time-358 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/02/25/a-sad-time-358#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:28:58 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=358 I received some terrible news from Laos this morning. Nai told me yesterday that he was going to Vientiane today to send me email. He’s not very tech savvy, so this is always a big deal and a proud moment for him, to show off his internet skills. Sure enough, there was an email from [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2008/02/25/a-sad-time-358/feed 0 Time Flies, Accident, Doubleheaders and More! http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2007/06/21/time-flies-accident-doubleheaders-and-more-295 http://montanaron.com/wordpress/2007/06/21/time-flies-accident-doubleheaders-and-more-295#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:53:09 +0000 montanaron http://montanaron.com/wordpress/?p=295 Only a few more weeks remain until I leave the D.R. for a few months. I don’t have that many classes left to teach, so I’m kind of treading water, so to speak, with a few of the classes. I’ve been using a textbook with them, adapting it to be more relevant to young, Latin [...] Related posts:
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