Touching Thai Women
Touching Thai Women Most people who travel to Thailand (and that is men) only visit the large cities and tourist islands, and only meet girls in bars. There is nothing wrong with that, but it does lead them to think…
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Category General
This section covers posts that in general do not fit into other sections easily. They will mostly be made by admin on whatever I am adding at that moment, which is usually something to do with writing, publishing, websites, eating or Thailand, which is where I live :-)
The Disallowed Giveaway
The Disallowed Giveaway Chupacabras on Backpacker Blood Milkshake a Rafflecopter giveaway Heng Lee is a goatherd in the remote mountains north-east of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, very close to the border with Laos. It is a tight-knit community where…
A Prayer For Strength
A Prayer For Strength Great Spirit, whose voice is on the wind, hear me. Let me grow in strength and knowledge. Make me ever behold the red and purple sunset. May my hands respect the things you have given me.…
Buying Likes
Buying Likes and Other Social Indicators All of us who have web sites, which includes blogs, want visitors to read them, and leave ‘Likes’. I think that that goes without saying, even if the webmaster is not trying to earn…
Backpacking in Thailand
Backpacking in Thailand I lived in Europe in the Sixties and Seventies, the hay days of backpacking, although in those days, I called it hitchhiking. I’m not really sure if backpacking is the same thing. I used to wear a…
Megan Series – Win ‘The Misconception’
The Megan Series PLEASE WAIT FOR THE NEXT COMPETITION Win one of ten copies of ‘Megan The Misconception’, the first in the Megan Series of monthly novellas about the psychic development of Megan, a teenage girl! Or buy it from…
North Thailand Near Chiang Khong
Holiday in North Thailand Last week I finished writing my latest book, ‘The Disallowed‘. I had originally planned to locate it in Laos, but a few Thai friends persuaded me to place it in north Thailand, so I made a…
The Disallowed – A Thai Story
The Disallowed Hi , Owen here, I hope you are well and that you had a lovely Christmas. Best wishes for 2014 from my wife, Neem, and myself. This post is to inform you that my next book ‘The Disallowed’…
Critical Book Reviews
Critical Book Reviews I write books and buy books and, needless to say, I read books too. However, at the age of 60 , I can honestly say that I have never read any critical book reviews that have influenced…
Book Reviews
Book Reviews I write books and buy books and, needless to say, I read books too. However, at the age of 60 , I can honestly say that I have never read a review that had influenced my decision whether…
NaNoWriMo Challenge 2013
NaNoWriMo Challenge 2013 Hi, I have entered into the NaNoWriMo 2013 challenge. This is my first time. For those of you who don’t know what NaNoWriMo stands for, it is National Novel Writing Month. It has been going for about twelve…
Differences in Interracial Customs
Differences in Interracial Customs This article highlights how cultural differences can easily cause difficult problems between people from two different countries that have different customs. Such small differences in two races’ different cultures can betray important differences in background that can…
Geo-Targetting
Geo-Targetting It seems that everything on the Internet is geo-targetted these days. Just in case you are not sure what I am talking about, I mean that advertisers (and others) first check where your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is located…
So You Want To Access My Email Inbox?
So You Want To Access My Email Inbox? You see people on line, guru types, giving advice on how to get into surfers’ email inboxes all the time, so first we’ll just be certain what they are talking about or…
Standing Out From The Crowd
Standing Out From The Crowd For centuries, it did not require much more education than ‘average’ to stand out head and shoulders above the ‘average guy’, because the ‘average guy’ had no education at all. Standing out from the crowd…
My Experience As A Writer
My Experience As A Writer My first novel as a ‘real writer’ was called ‘Behind The Smile’, but it was not my first experience in self-publishing, since I had already created over 150 web sites and a hundred-odd ‘How To…’…
Megan’s Bookshop
Megan’s Bookshop Hi, Owen Jones here, I hope that you are well. I have started a bookshop, called Megan’s Bookshop, selling my own books. The books will be downloaded directly from me and payment will be guaranteed save through PayPal.…
Laos for a Thai Visa
Laos for a Thai Visa On Wednesday this week, my wife and I had to make our quarterly journey to Laos for a Thai visa. We both hope that it will be our last, because, well, we’ve made the trip…