D&G Resort

I will discuss Thailand in a minute, but before I do let’s have a talk with my Great-grandmother Wise who passed away about 50 years ago ...

Paying Attention in Thailand

I (George Bowman) being of sound mind and body do hereby nominate Dragon Boat racing to be an Olympic sport. Thailand will probably win. ...

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The rice crops are in and the rainy season has started. But fortunately for today the Sun has stayed out. And unfortunately, it is hot. A...

Well the rainy season has started, so I have time to sit down and talk about living in a remote village in Thailand. Plus, I'm thinking b...

Today, I’m home alone, living in a fairly isolated area in a foreign country faraway from Midwest America. While some people would not su...

There is an old expression that goes like this. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Truth be told, I never really unders...

My wife and I have traveled to both the northern and southern regions of Thailand, but this holiday season it was decided was to explore ...

You do it. Everyone does it. Some people just do it differently. What is it? It is using the toilet. Most Americans started out on a plas...

It’s cold outside. I'm sitting here in my office, wearing a sweater, drinking coffee and waiting for the Sun to rise. My fingers are slug...

If a person is lucky enough, they become old but getting to that point is not guaranteed as life is not fair. But how old is old? When I w...

Plants can grow amazingly fast in Thailand. How fast? Let’s take a look. Native bamboo grows all around the countryside that surrounds D&...

I know that we need them and they can do some good, but boy are they hard to find. I’m talking about government bureaucrats. Whether in T...

As a paratrooper with Uncle Sam, many of our practice jumps were on the weekend. Why? Many times our pilots were members of the National ...

Here in this rural area of Thailand and surrounding D&G Resort are many villagers with poor means. At first glance it is easy to think of...

I admit it. I have a sweet tooth. Anything with ice cream goes down easy. Well, almost anything, after all this is Thailand. The local Da...

The first Tuk Tuk I saw as a young boy was in a National Geographic magazine and they looked pretty neat to me. I remember thinking they w...

There are a lot of snakes in Thailand and most are not friendly. Here is what I have learned. It all goes back to living in a tropical fo...

I have been fortunate enough to have met people from various countries and different walks of life. Most of them have been decent folks b...