pontex

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Lived in several countries, traveled to about 65, and still going!

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  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Seasonal foods in the Get Stuffed Branch

    Hatch chiles and Haas avocados. I recall many years ago going down to the Ohio River with my grandmother when the first barge arrived with...
    20 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Gay Yangon in the Gay & Lesbian Travellers Branch

    It is a gay desert there. You will be lucky to find a decent restaurant outside the hotels which are havens for female prostitutes.
    20 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Where to find the hottest men? Here's my TOP 15 in the Gay & Lesbian Travellers Branch

    Nonsense! There are hot men in every country, as well as trolls. And in the end, what is one man's hottie is another's meh.
    20 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Quick question with Thai visa! in the Asia - Thailand Branch

    Assuming that you are not taking a stop-off on your way to Bali, your visa starts when you enter Thailand. You are from the UK, so even if...
    20 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Stay in Thailand? in the Asia - Thailand Branch

    At the end of your first two weeks, you will know where you want to spend the last one. My guess is that a week in Cambodia to see Siem...
    25 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called English Christian Church in Bankok and Phuket in the Asia - Thailand Branch

    If you google Bangkok Christian churches, you will find several lists of churches of all denuminations.
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Food challenges in the Get Stuffed Branch

    Tex-Mex barbacoa, made from the cow's head, cooked complete with eyes and brains until it resembles shredded beef.
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called TV Dinners.... in the Get Stuffed Branch

    An easier answer is which TV chefs you cannot abide! I will start with Emeril and go on to a number of others. My criteria is "Is this a...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Bangkok: Most cosmopolitan city in Asia? in the Asia - Thailand Branch

    If not the "most," it is certainly one of the best. Of smaller cities, I would rank Penang up there.
    about 1 month ago
  • posted a new Thorn Tree thread called "escorts" in the All About Lonely Planet Branch

    Does anyone else receive proposals propositions? from women who offer sexy photos and want to exchange e-mails or Skype? Is there somewhere...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Ready to kiss Suvarnabhumi goodbye? in the Asia - Thailand Branch

    giggle
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Vaccinations: Thailand in the Asia - Thailand Branch

    Check www.iamat.org for the latest updates for their World Immunization Chart. International Association for Medical Assistance to...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Asking the impossible in the Travel on a shoestring Branch

    Stay in bustling HK Island ~ getting anywhere in this small territory is easy and fast. Ferries run to all the smaller islands. Lantau for...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Anyone want to study in Bangkok? in the Asia - Thailand Branch

    RamU is not Chula or Thammasat, and it doesn't carry much respect, especially outside Thailand. It has an unfortunate reputation as a...
    about 1 month ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Asking the impossible in the Travel on a shoestring Branch

    Hong Kong has everything you might want, including lovely islands and a mountain or two when you want to getaway from all those great...
    about 1 month ago

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