a picture my son drew of a wave on a beach

Spike

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Dear Spike,

I am not sure you will read this. This is me, Ben. We grew up together. Your mum does not think you will remember anything. You cannot forget this and I have to tell you. You need to know everything.

We were just little boys when we met …

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Chiang ­Trikes

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Last Post from Thailand.

A trike bike, thai style
The human powered pedal thing in Thailand are next level

Our first night in Chiang Mai was pretty stressful but the rest of our trip has been awesome. Before going home we will travel down south to learn how to SCUBA dive.

I have been sending …

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Bum

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A scrappy old street do from Chiang Mai having a drink of water from one of several plastic cups
At the gym Ev and I went to there’s a dog called Bum. Bum is on one of the videos. He was much like this dog which we saw in town one day. Kind of ugly but proud of it.

Bum is one of the dogs that lives at …

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Chiang Mai Computer ­Shop

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Riding around Northern Chiang Mai earlier today I passed this and another of my interests was piqued:

Chiang Mai Computer Shop
A computer shop in Chiang Mai

I woke the owner up, he spoke a little english and said that We Open Source people should stick together and share the knowledge. He looked a …

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Zoo

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Ev in the ring facing up to his trainer
Ev in his element in Chiang Mai

Ev has flaked out on the bed. We went to training this morning, and followed that with a trip to the Zoo. I had been looking for an excuse to hire Noi’s Songtaw. Noi and her partner (Nuu-ie, I think) looked after …

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Knackered

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It has been hot and sweaty at training tonight. A few of our club are going to Loiktroh for a fight tonight. I think Ev and I will give it a miss. We are pretty stuffed.

A blurry video still
We did go to Loiktroh. It was a memorable fight.

The Japanese kid got …

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Doi ­Suthep

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Evan and I at the beginning of our trip to Chiang Mai
This was us in Bangkok at the beginning of our trip.

We saw a huge beautiful butterfly whilst exploring some waterfalls up at Doi Suthep. Evan also managed to snap a picture of a black dragonfly.

Later in the evening we revisited the Sunday walking markets and had a lovely …

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Wong

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Evan in the ring with Wong
Evan in he ring with Wong

Day 2 of our Muay Thai training and I am sore all over. My old bones are showing the wear and tear they’ve had over the years. After this mornings training we took the scooter for a ride around town.

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Chiang ­Mai

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Our first night in Chang Mai was pretty much a gi-normous stuff up. Ev and I got seperated in a crowd and did not manage to find each other again for about 4 very scary hours. The Chiang Mai tourist police, who are volunteers that work closely with the normal …

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Thailand ­2009

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view from a train window, tracks and rice paddies
A crap snap from the train when we set off to Chiang Mai

Just before leaving Bangkok we visited Lumphini Park which was fantastic. Everyone in the park was dancing, jogging or playing around in boats. If I was homeless I’d live there.

Here is a video of all …

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Bangkok

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Evan pulls a face on a boat in Bangkok
Ev knows how arrange his face when out boating on the river

Bangkok has been pretty subdued for us. We both developed colds and felt pretty rough. We still explored town, Cheri called and had a chat whilst we perused the crazy stalls and had a ride on the ferry …

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