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Spring must be here – time for a hair cut

By Garry | February 12th, 2009 | Category: Barbers & Hairdressers, Weather | No Comments »

I posted a few months back about someone flicking the winter switch, and how the weather flipped over night.  The same thing happened last night.
Yesterday was a cool and comfortable 26-28 degrees Celcius, and there was a decided nip in the air sitting outside in the evening.  About 6pm we had around 30 seconds of [...]


OK, who flicked the winter switch?

By Garry | November 7th, 2008 | Category: Expat Life, Loy Kratong, Weather | No Comments »

CHIANG MAI, 7 Nov 2008 – Twice a year, Thailand manages to amaze me. It’s the same event every year and that it still manages to grab my attention, in my tenth year of living here, is testimony to how dramatic it is.

Those events are what I call the “winter switch” nights. Let me explain …