A python on a power pole, a cobra in my Roi-Et house, a scorpion in the bathroom, and the animals in Thailand that should actually worry you (not snakes). Two decades of Thai wildlife stories from Korat, Roi-Et, and beyond.
Thai citizens pay 40 baht. Foreigners pay 200. After 21 years in Thailand, after permanent residency, after paying Thai income tax for over a decade, I asked the ticket seller a simple question in Thai: yutitham mai? Is this fair? On dual pricing, fairness, and a beautiful Phetchaburi hill palace.
Thailand still blocks alcohol sales at every 7-Eleven, supermarket, and corner shop between 2 PM and 5 PM. The rule dates from the 1970s — meant to stop civil servants drinking on lunch break. Fifty years later, the rule is still on the books. Here is the honest explanation.