Allen's World

An insight into an expatriate's life in Thailand with an emphasis on photography, culture, personal observations as well as some of my philosophy.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Local Shopping - Shopping for Locals

We do our food shopping at a combination of locations here in Udonthani. For most of our household needs and "kao falang" (foreign...

Thursday, August 27, 2009

New Gallery Available to View - Foz do Igaucu

Over the past two days, I have continued to work on reviewing as well as editing scanned slides of the past 33 years. I have created a new g...

Monday, August 24, 2009

New Gallery Available to View - Lapa, Brazil

Duang's brother is doing well in the Udonthani Public Hospital. He will be released on Friday after his stitches are removed. I am impre...

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Exposure to National Healthcare - Thailand

Last night there was a family emergency. Duang's youngest brother was stricken with severe abdominal pain. We got the call around 5:30 P...

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Buying A Truck In Thailand

Earlier I had written about the experience of purchasing a home in Thailand. In that blog I had pointed out that the actual process of buyin...

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Giving Back - Thanks For The Votes

Yesterday was a very busy day for us. Peelawat, our 6 month old grandson dropped by with his parents to return the pickup truck that they ha...

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Mother's Day - Thailand

Yesterday, Wednesday 12 August, was the Queen's birthday. It was also Mother's day in Thailand. Mother's Day has coincided with ...

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About Me

Allen A Hale: Udonthani, Thailand; I am an American retired in NE Thailand in a region called "Isaan" or "Issan" During my previous career I had the opportunity to visit and work in countries around the world. Overseas experiences have greatly affected my life, opinions, and outlook. Many of my photographs can be viewed on www.hale-worldphotography.com

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