Where Am I Now

After retirement in 2002 in Salem Oregon, I backpacked many countries for 4 years; moved to Oaxaca Mexico June 2006. Regularly visit sons in Hong Kong, Thailand and Las Vegas. Completed a 6 month RTW to the U.S, Thailand, Oman and Turkey ending in Oaxaca in April 2013. Returned to OR, Thailand, Hong Kong and Las Vegas Nov 2013 to Mar 2014. October 2015 to Feb 2016 Las Vegas, OR, Hong Kong and Thailand. October 2016 attended marriage of son Joshua in Hong Kong. Month of Nov in Bangkok; Dec in Chiang Mai with son Doug. Jan 5, 2017 Salem OR with husband Bob returning Feb 4 to Oaxaca.

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<li class="cat-item cat-item-10737"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/experiences/touching-experiences" >Touching Experiences</a> (35)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-463"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/transportation/trains" >Trains</a> (54)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-10884"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/thailand/trang" >Trang</a> (2)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-10749"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/russian-federation/trans-siberia" >Trans Siberia</a> (20)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-1623"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/transportation" >Transportation</a> (55)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-4913"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/travel-tips" >Travel Tips</a> (31)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-4772"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/transportation/truck" >Truck</a> (27)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-2907"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/thailand/tsunami" >Tsunami</a> (5)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-263"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/turkey" >Turkey</a> (21)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-10728"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/unesco-world-heritage-sites" >UNESCO World Heritage Sites</a> (40)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-268"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/usa" >USA</a> (136)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-3401"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/central-asia/uzbekistan" >Uzbekistan</a> (5)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-10748"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/mexico/veracruz" >Veracruz</a> (2)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-3631"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/videos" >Videos</a> (40)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-4428"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/viet-nam" >Viet Nam</a> (25)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-978"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/visas" >Visas</a> (19)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-135423"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/lodging/warm-showers" >Warm Showers</a> (2)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-334"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/usa/washington-dc" >Washington D.C.</a> (1)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-23203"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/world-watching-and-politics" >World Watching And Politics</a> (144)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-10733"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/experiences/worst-experiences" >Worst Experiences</a> (26)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-10881"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/china/xishuangbanna" >Xishuangbanna</a> (5)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-10741"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/china/yangtse-river" >Yangtse River</a> (6)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-3486"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/china/yunnan" >Yunnan</a> (29)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-1574"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/african-continent/zambia" >Zambia</a> (7)
</li>
<li class="cat-item cat-item-1641"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/african-continent/zanzibar" >Zanzibar</a> (7)
</li>

Category pattern:
/http\:\/\/blogs\.bootsnall\.com\/nomads.*?\/category\/(?:[^\/"]+\/)*([^\/"]+)/

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    [1] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-27511"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/turkey/adana" >Adana (1)</a> </li>
    [2] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-14074"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/african-continent" >African Continent (80)</a> </li>
    [3] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10742"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/experiences/altercations" >Altercations (15)</a> </li>
    [4] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10751"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/about-the-nomad/ancestors" >Ancestors (4)</a> </li>
    [5] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-27506"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/turkey/antakya" >Antakya (1)</a> </li>
    [6] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-4899"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/turkey/antalya" >Antalya (2)</a> </li>
    [7] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-274"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/argentina" >Argentina (2)</a> </li>
    [8] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-2974"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/indonesia/bali" >Bali (7)</a> </li>
    [9] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-22917"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/thailand/bang-phra" >Bang Phra (1)</a> </li>
    [10] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-2443"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/thailand/bangkok" >Bangkok (114)</a> </li>
    [11] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-408"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/china/beijing" >Beijing (24)</a> </li>
    [12] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-14904"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/bobs-trips" >Bob's Trips (33)</a> </li>
    [13] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-27512"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/turkey/bodrum" >Bodrum (1)</a> </li>
    [14] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10752"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/india/bombay-mumbai" >Bombay (Mumbai) (6)</a> </li>
    [15] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-1568"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/african-continent/botswana" >Botswana (8)</a> </li>
    [16] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10740"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/myanmar-burma" >Burma (Myanmar) (27)</a> </li>
    [17] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-1232"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/cambodia" >Cambodia (7)</a> </li>
    [18] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-23768"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/vancouver-b-c" >Canada (2)</a> </li>
    [19] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-4871"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/central-asia" >Central Asia (5)</a> </li>
    [20] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-14067"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/thailand/chiang-mai-thailand" >Chiang Mai (32)</a> </li>
    [21] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-6979"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/mexico/chiapas" >Chiapas (2)</a> </li>
    [22] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-275"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/chile" >Chile (1)</a> </li>
    [23] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-279"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/china" >China (90)</a> </li>
    [24] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-355"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/christmas" >Christmas (13)</a> </li>
    [25] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10724"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/excursions/climbs-walks" >Climbs & Walks (26)</a> </li>
    [26] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10736"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/experiences/conversations" >Conversations (63)</a> </li>
    [27] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-3235"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/lodging/couchsurfing" >Couchsurfing (10)</a> </li>
    [28] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-2172"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/culture" >Culture (103)</a> </li>
    [29] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-264"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/european-union/czech-republic" >Czech Republic (4)</a> </li>
    [30] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-844"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/experiences/dancing" >Dancing (6)</a> </li>
    [31] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-6967"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/progeny/doug" >Doug (31)</a> </li>
    [32] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10747"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/experiences/dual-pricing" >Dual Pricing (14)</a> </li>
    [33] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-1582"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/african-continent/egypt" >Egypt (14)</a> </li>
    [34] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-256"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/european-union/england" >England (8)</a> </li>
    [35] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10722"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/european-union" >Europe (50)</a> </li>
    [36] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10726"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/excursions" >Excursions (73)</a> </li>
    [37] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-9526"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/expats" >Expats (34)</a> </li>
    [38] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-14075"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/experiences" >Experiences (9)</a> </li>
    [39] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10730"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/festivals-ceremonies" >Festivals & Ceremonies (41)</a> </li>
    [40] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-7"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/food" >Food (88)</a> </li>
    [41] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-135"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/european-union/france" >France (9)</a> </li>
    [42] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10732"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/experiences/funniest-experiences" >Funny Experiences (28)</a> </li>
    [43] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-14"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/european-union/germany" >Germany (6)</a> </li>
    [44] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-135263"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/usa/grand-cnanyo" >Grand Canyon (1)</a> </li>
    [45] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-413"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/excursions/great-wall" >Great Wall (2)</a> </li>
    [46] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-262"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/european-union/greece" >Greece (7)</a> </li>
    [47] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10754"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/progeny/greg" >Greg (25)</a> </li>
    [48] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-7050"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/mexico/guadalajara" >Guadalajara (1)</a> </li>
    [49] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-7056"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/mexico/guanajuato" >Guanajuato (1)</a> </li>
    [50] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-3456"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/china/guangxi" >Guangxi (3)</a> </li>
    [51] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-581"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/guatemala" >Guatemala (2)</a> </li>
    [52] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-7011"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/china/guizhou" >Guizhou (1)</a> </li>
    [53] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10826"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/china/guongdong" >Guongdong (2)</a> </li>
    [54] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-1065"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/viet-nam/hanoi" >Hanoi (9)</a> </li>
    [55] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-4994"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/usa/hawaii" >Hawaii (1)</a> </li>
    [56] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-654"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/transportation/hitch-hiking" >Hitch-Hiking (1)</a> </li>
    [57] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10743"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/lodging/homestays" >Homestays (11)</a> </li>
    [58] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-2223"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/hong-kong" >Hong Kong (25)</a> </li>
    [59] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-3066"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/lodging" >Hospitality (11)</a> </li>
    [60] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-14947"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/lodging/hotelshostels-guesthouses" >Hotels,Hostels & Guesthouses (74)</a> </li>
    [61] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-3535"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/china/hunan" >Hunan (1)</a> </li>
    [62] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-1566"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/india" >India (24)</a> </li>
    [63] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-2175"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/indonesia" >Indonesia (7)</a> </li>
    [64] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-535"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/internet" >Internet (7)</a> </li>
    [65] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-847"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/turkey/istanbul" >Istanbul (10)</a> </li>
    [66] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-17"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/european-union/italy" >Italy (7)</a> </li>
    [67] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-4875"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/china/jinghong" >Jinghong (3)</a> </li>
    [68] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10755"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/progeny/joshua" >Joshua (48)</a> </li>
    [69] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-5"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/african-continent/kenya" >Kenya (6)</a> </li>
    [70] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-14069"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/thailand/koh-samui-thailand" >Koh Samui (29)</a> </li>
    [71] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-27503"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/thailand/korat" >Korat (2)</a> </li>
    [72] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-14070"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/thailand/krabi-thailand" >Krabi (8)</a> </li>
    [73] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-3347"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/china/kunming" >Kunming (6)</a> </li>
    [74] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-3412"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/central-asia/kyrgyzstan" >Kyrgyzstan (1)</a> </li>
    [75] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-805"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/language" >Language (26)</a> </li>
    [76] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-3025"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/lao" >Lao (12)</a> </li>
    [77] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-3487"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/china/lijiang" >Lijiang (7)</a> </li>
    [78] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-698"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/european-union/lithuania" >Lithuania (4)</a> </li>
    [79] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-27502"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/thailand/lop-buri" >Lop Buri (1)</a> </li>
    [80] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-1573"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/african-continent/malawi" >Malawi (9)</a> </li>
    [81] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-2176"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/malaysia" >Malaysia (4)</a> </li>
    [82] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-594"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/markets" >Markets (19)</a> </li>
    [83] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-1883"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/experiences/massage" >Massage (4)</a> </li>
    [84] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-276"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/mexico" >Mexico (261)</a> </li>
    [85] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-2353"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/mexico/mexico-city" >Mexico City (7)</a> </li>
    [86] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-1565"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/middle-east" >Middle East (23)</a> </li>
    [87] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10731"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/china/minority-groups" title="Ethnic people other than Han Chinese">Minority Groups (19)</a> </li>
    [88] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-278"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/mongolia" >Mongolia (5)</a> </li>
    [89] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-2178"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/african-continent/morocco" >Morocco (8)</a> </li>
    [90] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-4053"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/russian-federation/moscow" >Moscow (3)</a> </li>
    [91] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-5368"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/transportation/motorcycles" >Motorcycles (7)</a> </li>
    [92] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-2487"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/music" >Music (24)</a> </li>
    [93] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-19516"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/videos/music-videos" >Music Videos (11)</a> </li>
    [94] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10725"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/eight-must-see" >Must See (11)</a> </li>
    [95] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10738"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/names-for-foreigners" >Names For Foreigners (10)</a> </li>
    [96] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-3088"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/african-continent/namibia" >Namibia (10)</a> </li>
    [97] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-2521"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/national-parks" >National Parks (8)</a> </li>
    [98] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10745"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/usa/las-vegas-nevada" >Nevada (24)</a> </li>
    [99] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-7871"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/india/new-delhi" >New Delhi (6)</a> </li>
    [100] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-657"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/usa/new-york-city" >New York City (41)</a> </li>
    [101] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-570"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/mexico/oaxaca" >Oaxaca (234)</a> </li>
    [102] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-11507"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/middle-east/oman" >Oman (2)</a> </li>
    [103] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-93"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/usa/oregon" >Oregon (41)</a> </li>
    [104] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-2463"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/thailand/pattaya" >Pattaya (4)</a> </li>
    [105] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-3681"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/philippines" >Philippines (1)</a> </li>
    [106] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-24"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/european-union/poland" >Poland (6)</a> </li>
    [107] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-694"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/european-union/portugal" >Portugal (3)</a> </li>
    [108] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-10746"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/progeny" >Progeny (47)</a> </li>
    [109] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-9225"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/mexico/queretaro" >Queretaro (3)</a> </li>
    [110] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-5569"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/india/rajasthan" >Rajasthan (6)</a> </li>
    [111] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-8566"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/reading" >Reading (52)</a> </li>
    [112] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-3289"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/reflections" >Reflections (85)</a> </li>
    [113] => <li class="cat-item cat-item-7397"><a href="https://blogs.bootsnall.com/nomads/category/excursions/river-rafting" >River Rafting (2)</a> </li>
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Burning Of Bangkok

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Just about eight minutes after the Red Shirt leaders gave their last speech on the main rally stage to jeers and tears, just before they gave themselves up to police who were closing in, flames and black smoke from burning tires has nearly covered 20 sites of the city for the last three days. In the clash, protestors used everything from rocket propelled hand grenades, petrol bombs, and molotov cocktails to slingshots and rocks and the military used hi-powered rifles, tear gas and tanks, although the BBC took video of the Reds using rifles too. On wednesday, several people were killed…including both Red Shirts and at least one soldier. Anger at what was perceived as a biased media resulted in reporters being targeted and an Italian photographer dead. Hundreds were wounded including 3 other reporters.

Central World, the second largest shopping mall in Asia was burned out, the old Siam Theater, a cultural icon, was burned among about 3 dozen buildings, people being harbored in a wat were attacked, a TV station was attacked with staff having to be airlifted out by helicoptors, soldiers wounded, almost the entire country came under Emergency Rule and the government is enforcing a 9pm to 5am curfew…much to the consternation of young backpackers. The MRT subway and BTS skytrain has stopped until further notice. The battle has spread to the provinces with at least two provincial halls being burned. So much for peaceful Thai farmers. The following Washington Post story with links to photos depict the disaster.

Thai military breaks up red-shirt protests in Bangkok

Story: Thai soldiers assault ‘red shirt’ encampment in Bangkok

The military launched an offensive to evict anti-government protesters from central Bangkok, a move that left parts of the city near anarchy.

Unrest in Thailand

Thailand has a long history of political unrest and protests. View a graphic showing the relationship between pro- and anti-government demonstrators over the last four years.

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Protest in Bangkok

View a graphic that chronicles the protest in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Red Shirt Leaders Surrender

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, May 19, 2010; 2:06 PM

BANGKOK — Thai soldiers launched an assault Wednesday against “red shirt” protesters in a military operation that forced anti-government protest leaders to surrender but left parts of Bangkok in the grip of near-anarchy.

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Enraged by the offensive, protesters set fire to Thailand’s stock exchange and Southeast Asia’s second-biggest shopping mall, looted luxury boutiques and fired grenades and guns in areas previously untouched by the mayhem. Disorder spread to at least seven provinces, and protesters set fire to town halls in three northern cities.

In an effort to contain the violence, the government imposed an overnight curfew on Bangkok and extended it to 21 provinces. It also banned coverage of the unrest on local television channels, which limited themselves to government announcements.

At least five protesters and an Italian freelance news photographer were reported killed in Wednesday’s clashes, and about 60 other people were wounded. But there were indications that the death toll could rise. The Associated Press quoted witnesses as saying at least six more bodies were recovered in the capital’s protest zone after the military assault.

Speaking on television, embattled Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he was “confident and determined to end the problems and return the country to peace and order once again.”

But exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose followers formed the red shirt movement, warned that military attacks on the protesters could spawn mass discontent and lead to guerrilla warfare, Reuters news agency reported. “There is a theory saying a military crackdown can spread resentment, and these resentful people will become guerrillas,” the agency quoted Thaksin as saying.

In an offensive launched at daybreak after days of escalating confrontation, armored vehicles smashed through barricades made of sharpened bamboo poles and rubber tires while heavily armed troops raced deep into territory occupied for more than a month by protesters.

As the military advanced toward the center of the fortified encampment, protest leader Jatuporn Prompan announced that he and other “core leaders” would turn themselves in to police. He pleaded with followers to leave the area to avoid further bloodshed.

“We have no more words to speak because all your hearts are already far beyond death,” Jatuporn said. “Today we will stop the death but we will not stop fighting. People keep dying; let’s stop the death together.”

An angry mob ignored the appeal for an orderly retreat and set fire to parts of Central World Plaza, an upscale nearby shopping mall, under the gaze of fashion models pictured on billboards advertising luxury clothing. Thick smoke billowed from the shopping center and also from Siam Theatre — a popular movie house — a government-owned bank and other buildings. Rioters set fire to the Thai stock exchange, which had closed early because of the violence. Some protesters began setting up new barricades and fought running battles with soldiers.

The government said it had the situation under control but also declared that a curfew would go into effect at 8 p.m. and continue until 6 a.m. Dazed tourists struggled to get back to their hotels through military checkpoints amid sporadic rounds of gunfire. Electricity went off in residential areas far from the protest zone.

There also were reports of unrest elsewhere in Thailand, a close military ally of the United States and popular tourist destination that touts itself as the “land of smiles.”

An angry mob ignored the appeal for an orderly retreat and set fire to parts of Central World, an upscale nearby shopping mall, under the gaze of fashion models pictured on billboards advertising luxury clothing. Thick smoke billowed from the shopping center and from the Siam Theatre — a popular movie house — as well as a government-owned bank and other buildings. Rioters set fire to the Thai stock exchange, which had closed early because of the violence. Some protesters began setting up new barricades and fought running battles with soldiers.

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The military eventually halted its advance on the center of the protest zone, saying it wanted to let people leave. The government said it had the situation under control but also declared that a curfew would go into effect Thursday. Dazed tourists struggled to get back to their hotels through military checkpoints amid sporadic rounds of gunfire. Electricity went off in residential areas far from the protest zone.

There also were reports of unrest elsewhere in Thailand, a popular tourist destination that touts itself as the “land of smiles.”

Most of the trouble outside Bangkok occurred in northern regions, the main base of support for Thaksin, a billionaire former police officer who wants to return to Thailand and to power. In Khon Kaen, a major city, protesters torched the town hall. In another big northern city, Ubon Ratchathani, about 1,000 red-shirt sympathizers set fire to city hall, gutting it, a resident said.

Such incidents show that far from settling Thailand’s deep political divisions, Wednesday’s assault threatened to polarize the country further. The protesters first gathered in central Bangkok to try to force early elections to replace the government, which was chosen by parliament, not a popular vote. It took power from a government loyal to Thaksin, who was overthrown in a military coup in 2006. What began as a peaceful movement for change, however, became increasingly unruly as hard-line militants took up arms and protest leaders lost control of their own cause.

Although the government clearly won the battle this week, it now faces the more difficult task of winning what will probably be a long campaign to restore enduring calm and to prevent pockets of resistance coalescing into a threat that could jeopardize the entire country’s stability.

In Bangkok on Wednesday, trouble spread beyond the “red zone” into Sukhumvit, a main thoroughfare usually clogged with foreign tourists. At Asoke, a major hub, red-shirt sympathizers set fire to tires outside a police station and blocked the street with buses. A crowd of bystanders cheered. A fire truck was chased away, leaving the fires to rage unchecked. They were later put out, and the crowd dispersed.

Jeremy King, a private fund manager and longtime British resident of Bangkok, said the onlookers’ cheers signaled a surprising degree of “grass-roots support for the red shirts.” But he was also surprised, he said, by “how quickly the crowd evaporated . . . and the fires were put out when the order came to stand down.”

Special correspondent Nate Thayer in Bangkok and staff writer John Pomfret in Washington contributed to this report.

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Two Faces Of The Thai Uprising

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Thaksin's vendetta is wrecking the country By Sopon Onkgara The Nation

BANGKOK: -- After a few days of armed skirmishes between rioters, terrorists and government troops in areas around Rajprasong, an end to the trouble remains elusive, despite the deadline given for the ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Pongpat’s Tear-jerking Speech at Thai TV-Radio Awards

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

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Hong Kong! Relief from Heat And Chaos of Bangkok

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

So the Reds are keeping up the pressure in Bangkok. My yellow shirt friend didn't want me to take a taxi to the airport yesterday for a flight to Hong Kong (taxis being almost all Red because most ... [Continue reading this entry]

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The Yellow (now Multi-Color) Side

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

The "Royalists" (PAD Party), also called the "Yellow Shirts," supports the King of Thailand and is in opposition to the mostly up-country "Red Shirt" farmers who support ex-prime minister Thaksin who has been indicted for corruption and is in exile. ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Police Confront Reds Near Don Muang Airport

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

About 2000 protestors in trucks and on motorcycles from the Saladaeng rally site were led by Red leader Kwanchai Phraiphana on a march to Talad Thai Market near Don Muang Airport to urge people to join the rally site. ... [Continue reading this entry]

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The Matter of the Thai Monarchy

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Unspoken until now, in the background, is the matter of the Thai Monarchy. The beloved king is old and sick and on his way out. Many are wondering what will happen when he dies. His son is unsuitable to replace ... [Continue reading this entry]

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U.S. Consulate Info Meeting In Bangkok

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Before I left Bangkok, this last Monday Bob, who was in BKK for the weekend, and I attended a meeting in the Merriott Hotel Ballroom called by the U.S. Consulate for U.S. passport holders to update us on the current ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Offer Refused By Thai PM-Reds Expect Crackdown

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

So talks are off and Reds say they are expecting a crackdown within 48 hours. Apparently military watermelons are leaking information to the Reds about military build-up and movements. Apparently the military said they have to wait for the ... [Continue reading this entry]

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A Pull Back From The Brink?

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

The Reds who have been holding Bangkok hostage for six weeks have given the government an offer today with the following conditions:

That the government stop threats and harassment
That an independent body will undertake an investigation into recent violence.
That the Abhisit ... [Continue reading this entry]

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BTS And Parts of MRT Closed In BKK

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

It's 6pm Friday and Bob just called that he couldn't get on the skytrain at Nana to get to Asoke. All of sky train closed down. And this morning the subway was closed between Asoke and the Thailand Cultural Center ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Panel Discussion On Thai Conflict At FCCT

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Six weeks have passed since the mostly upcountry Reds launched protests in Bangkok and two since the occupation of Ratchaprasong intersection. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has not wavered in his resolve to stay on as premier amidst calls for him ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Reds And Anti-Reds Clash AT Sala Deang

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Pro Government Protestors had grouped around the Saladaeng sky train station on Silom Road beginning Monday night as a response to the Red's second rally site at the Silom/Rama IV intersection across the road from the station. The Reds had been ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Stand-Off Photos At Silom

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Courtesy again of my friend Gary Jones, British journalist based in Hong Kong. This way I can just stay holed up in my hotel room! lol

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Stand-Off AT Silom And Ratchaprasong

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Yesterday, I went to the Silom business district to pick up some pharmaceuticals. I knew the Reds were threatening to take over the area around the Bangkok Bank there that has ties to the Democrat Party, but didn't realize ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Songkran In Bangkok

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Photos courtesy of Gary Jones, British journalist based in Hong Kong who is staying down the street from my hotel.

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What Went Wrong?

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

The Nation online What went wrong? Probably, nothing was right from the very beginning. Arisman Pongruangrong and other red-shirt leaders on a wanted list could not be apprehended when they were in full public view in the middle of ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Reds Increase Pressure

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

The leaders of the Reds have announced today they will vacate their 30,000 plus rally site at the Phanfa Bridge and convene all together with the 20,000 thousand who are already at the rally site at the Ratchaprasong intersection near ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Happy Songkran Everybody!

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Well, the political crisis hasn't stopped Thais from celebrating the first day of their most important holiday when water is splashed on everyone to wash their sins from the last year. Let's hope it works this year! As for me, ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Political Analysis Shows Complexity

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

The Nation Bangkok April 13, 2010 BANGKOK: -- Don't hold your breath if you wish for a speedy resolution to the political predicament following the bloodbath on Saturday. When blood got into the eyes of the opposing sides, common sense just flew ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Rogue Elements At Bangkok Protest?

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Update 2: Hmmm. I just looked at the picture again. If he is so innocent why did he think to put on plastic gloves which would be for the purpose probably of keeping fingerprints off the gun? Well, either way, ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Bangkok Not A War Zone!

Monday, April 12th, 2010

This makes me furious! The NYT today had a decent article but the video in the sidebar said "City Like A War Zone." The Reuters's reporter in the video repeats the term. The city is not a war zone! ... [Continue reading this entry]

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April 10 Bangkok-English Narration

Monday, April 12th, 2010

This took place at the Democracy Monument near Phan Fa Bridge which is very close to Khaosan Road, the backpacker street. It scared the bejesus out ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Bangkok Democracy Monument April 10

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

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Bangkok Democracy Monument April 10

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

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Thailand’s Colors…and Red Shirts and Watermelon Soldiers

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

Taken from an article in Time In Thailand, people literally wear their politics on their sleeves. The nation has been locked for years in a paralyzing political showdown between two camps. There are the red shirts, who support [Continue reading this entry]

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Away From The “Reds” In Bang Phra Fishing Village

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

The "Reds" are trying to force the fall of the government in Bangkok by bringing in a promised half a million or a million of rural folks in pickups to paralyze the city. The government is threatening to impose a ... [Continue reading this entry]

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A Day In Bangkok

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Nice to be back and settled again in Bangkok. After two months in my serviced apartment before going to Samui, the doorman welcomed me back like an old friend....clicking his heels together and saluting (an odd custom here) and the ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Malaysia Visa Run

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Sunday (probably your Saturday) I spent 12 hours ferrying onto the mainland and going in a van 400km to Malaysia and back for new visa stamp. I have a multi-entry year long visa that cost me $120 ($54US) but they ... [Continue reading this entry]

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A Month On Koh Samui Thailand

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Wow. A lot of work setting up a restaurant! My son leased one on the beach and since he is temporarily in the States it is up to Luk (his wife) her mother and I to run all the errands ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Trang Thailand

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Took the ferry from Koh Samui, with the pickup, to Suratthani and then 400km on down south to Trang Town, in the Province of Trang, where Luk (my son's Thai wife) grew up and where her grandmother still lives. Great ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Bangkok To Ko Samui

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

All in one day on my street in Bangkok I saw a very good-looking farang (foreigner), who was old enough to know better, in a big wide straw hat...wearing no shirt...showing off his severely "cut" abs...attracting the stares of the ... [Continue reading this entry]

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An Italian Night Out

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

I had been walking past this nice (nice is when there are table cloths and the waiter puts the napkin in your lap) Italian restaurant on Sukhumvit 20 for two months now...with Osso Bucco (lamb shank) advertised on an outdoor ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Christmas In Pattaya 2009

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

I set out for the bus station at the Bangkok Ekamai skytrain exit at 9am to spend Christmas Day with Bob at his home in Pattaya. The trip should have taken about an hour and a half, however the bus ... [Continue reading this entry]

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7 Temples in Ayuttaya

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

My friend Jiraporn invited me to go with her and one of her friends to visit a childhood friend who is a public prosecutor in Ayuttaya-a couple hours north of Bangkok. The city is the site of the old capitol ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Up The Chao Phraya River

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

In my last post I mentioned Nick's crazy flight from LA to Bangkok for a one day visit. Well, today he tells me about the return: my flights back looked so good . . . on paper. from bkk - nrt ... [Continue reading this entry]

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A Village of Two Houses
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
I got "home" late last night from a day trip to a "village" just off highway 304 in Chachoengsao Province about two hours east of Bangkok. This visit had several advantages. I got to see my friends Dave and Syy again ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Familiar Bangkok-2009
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
I like being in this familiar city again. And this is the winter...the best time of the year to be here...75 and 80 degrees during the day and even down to 60 degrees at night. But it's nearly the end ... [Continue reading this entry]

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A Month in the States on the Way to Asia
Sunday, October 18th, 2009
This mainly for fam and friends... Flew into Las Vegas from Oaxaca the end of September to spend a few days with my oldest son, Greg. Always a big treat. My old U.S. Samsung flip phone was on it's last legs ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Thaksin Loses Thai Passport
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
The government has issued an arrest warrant and revoked the passport of the indicted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra which they can do anytime they determine that someone has damaged the country. With incitement to riot that left two people ... [Continue reading this entry]

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State of Emergency in Thailand
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Update April 14, 2009 Shopping malls are open and the train station has resumed service. Protestors have been bused home. Arrest warrants have been issued for Thaksin and 13 other pro-Thaksin United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) leaders for violating ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Beloved Thai King Whispers
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
The indicted exiled ex prime minister, Thaksin, committing the ultimate hubris...refuses to fall descrubed here in the International Tribune.

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Nobody In Charge in Thailand
Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Protesters have taken over the International airport and a smaller domestic airport in Bangkok and are demanding the Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat, resign, which he has refused to do even after months of demonstrations and violence in Bangkok. Protesters are ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Morning Chuckles
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
This morning, while reading the Bangkok Post outside a certain BonCafe near my guesthouse in Bangkok, I had to LOL. Writing about the movie "Iron Man" the Thai reviewer/humorist says "Iron Man saves a bunch of Afghan families...highlights Hollywood's obsession ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Ao Nang Beach Krabi Thailand
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Flew back from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia to Krabi yesterday. We are staying in the J Hotel...same one we stayed in last time here...on the top floor with a view of the ocean and karsts for 450 baht...about $14. The karsts are ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Asian Travel Update
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Last week Amy, Josh's wife, flew down to Samui from Beijing with a colleague from her international school where they teach history. Four short days but it was a treat to see them!
Koh Samui to Trang to Krabi
The ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Fun For Young And Old
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Young and old revelers hanging off of pickups and sangtaews fling plastic pans of water from a garbage can at the traffic going in the opposite direction. Small children aim at cars and pedestrians alike from the sidewalks. ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Koh Samui
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
I arrived on Samui, an island in the south of Thailand, from Bangkok on tuesday. Doug, my son and his Thai wife Luk found me a lovely quiet hotel with a pool right in the middle of Lamai but ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Rice Tsunami
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
The price of rice has sky-rocketed in Thailand to such a degree that gangs have taken to raiding farmers' rice fields. Some farmers have taken to sleeping in the fields to guard against thefts. One economic advisor on ... [Continue reading this entry]

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