Here

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006 LGV125 2015-01-09Where is here? Mae Ramphueng Road, Tapong, Thailand. January 9, 2015

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.
Oscar Wilde
Here is defined by a road sign. If you can read them.
This little town of Tapong was a few kilometers from our apartment, and yet we stumbled on it by accident by exploring around with our motorcycle. A desolate stretch of road opens up to vibrant little village, with markets, bars, clothing stores, motorcycle repair shops… and the best pizza place between Ban Phe and Rayong.

Expat

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018 lgv 2015-01-06 copySaikaew Road, Ko Samet, Thailand. January 2015

There is only one street on Ko Samet.

On these streets you will find many, many bars that are similar to this. And patronizing these, you’ll find the expatriate; (usually) old, (usually) overweight, (usually) European white men, sometimes accompanied by their (usually) much younger, (always) local girlfriends.

As Jane Siberry might say, a typical day on the beach.