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Exploring once again
Yesterday, we finished the second newsletter, most of which I handled. Sent it out to about 950 Western expats here. Now it’s time to explore. Goodies, the restaurant, is a focal point for many...
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Dinner at the Windsor pujasera
Last night (Thursday), I decided to take Putrie and her father and daughter to dinner, as they family is headed back to Medan on Saturday. So off to one of the local food courts (pujaseras). The...
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Dinner on the hotel room floor
With the holidays out of the way, I thought the family gathering thing would stop for awhile. Nope! Yesterday, Putrie’s sister Chiarani and her American husband Theo arrived in Batam for a visit. They...
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A little Christmas charity
Every year, when I can,I have made an effort to give to those more in need than most. In Costa Rica, Jack and I donned Santa hats and gave our toys to children in a very poor neighborhood. In Batam, …...
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Angkringan food court in kampung bule
Often, restaurant reviews focus on the obvious dining places, the ones on TripAdvisor, the popular upscale local restaurants. But there are far more unknown or out-of-the-way dining establishments that...
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I’ve been to so many street fairs and food courts over the years, I’ve lost count. But I always like to browse new ones. And they seem to pop up here in Hua Hin frequently. The latest was the OTOP …...
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