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		<title>A Thailand Bike Adventure: 850km from Bangkok to Lampang</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 05:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over the Songkran break this past April, two biking buddies of mine, Andrew and Bill, set out on a pretty audacious adventure – to bike from Bangkok to Lampang (near Chiang Mai) over 8 days.

First of all, I’m totally jealous. That seems like an incredible ride that I would love to do – but which, at my current level of fitness, would probably kill me. Second, that’s a pretty long ride, but the part that is most impressive about it is that they did it in April – the hottest month of the year.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Expat dilemmas: When Thailand excites you more than it does your Thai partner</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 04:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Like most long-term expats in Thailand, I have a Thai wife. Other people have Thai husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, special friends, significant others's's, or whatever label you want to sling at it. Point is, a lot of expats are sharing their life in Thailand with a Thai partner, which is great. I've previously written about the challenges that  [...]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Taken for a Ride &#8211; A Thailand Scam Story</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2017 15:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a story I wrote for the Toronto Star in 2006, reprinted here as a supplemental to an episode of The Bangkok Podcast on tourist scams.

“Why are you being so stupid?” shouted ‘The Godfather’ through uneven brown teeth as he jabbed a gaudily-jeweled finger toward me. I sat across the rickety table from him, as a bead of sweat marched its way down my temple, sticky from the tropical heat. How did I wind up here?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Technology to the Rescue: Working With Thai Police to Save a Stranded Friend</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2017 14:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When you come to Thailand on a vacation, you hope that your trip will be smooth sailing. No problems, no hiccups, no wrinkles...just your itinerary the way you planned it. That's usually what happens - but not always. A few weeks ago a visiting group of friends had what you'd call a problem...and a hiccup, and a wrinkle - all on the same night! Thankfully, with the help of modern technology - and especially a few friendly Thai policemen - we were able to rescue them from what could have been a very long and very bad night.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Reverse Culture Shock: A Few Observations from my Visit to Canada</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2016 04:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I love living in Thailand, but nothing energizes the spirit more than a return visit home. I don't feel the need to go back too often - money and time are limited, and with all the video chats and Facebooking and instant messaging available at my fingertips, friends and family back home are never too far away. Not counting a quick solo trip this past Christmas, it's been 8 years since I spent any time of consequence in the Great White North. But that just means that when I do get home, it's even more special, which was definitely the case from October 6-24, when I, my wife, and our son packed our bags and visited the old country.]]></description>
		
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		<title>My Childhood in Canada vs. My Son&#8217;s Childhood in Thailand</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 14:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After living over 35% of my life in Thailand, I’m always reminded on my all-too-infrequent trips back to Canada how much I took for granted growing up. When I was a kid, I hated the town I lived in – “Ugh, I can’t wait to get out of this place!” we all used to say,  [...]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Bit of Reverse Culture Shock on a Visit to the Motherland</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A few months ago I headed back to Canada after nearly 9 years without a visit. It was a trip I’d been looking forward to for a long time for obvious reasons (friends, family, Christmas, a nice change from the constant Thai heat), but also one that I was a bit nervous about. I  [...]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Monkeys &#038; Elephants &#8211; Visiting Two Very Different Animal Sanctuaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2015 13:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For westerners, there are no animals more exotically Asian than elephants and monkeys. Usually only glimpsed behind thick glass or from a distance at some cheesy zoo, to be able to get up close and actually touch one of these beasts is a truly unique experience. This is why I was excited when a recent  [...]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Greg&#8217;s Bangkok&#8217; &#8211; My Very Own Walking Tour App</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Update: The app below is now discontinued, but my tours are now available via the VoiceMap app, for iPhone and Android. Check them out here. Well, it’s taken the better part of 18 months, but the Bangkok walking tour app that I’ve helped put together is finally available for download! As of launch, there are  [...]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Expat Survey: When Did You Realize Thailand was Home?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On July 25, 2014, I celebrated my 13th anniversary in Thailand. Not too bad considering I originally came here for a 4 month vacation. By the time I passed the ten year threshold, I was solidly comfortable with my life in Thailand, and I wrote a post about what it felt like. But as I reflected  [...]]]></description>
		
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