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Eliminating the Problem
Toilets are a big issue in Asian travel. I’ve taken to rating them.
11.22.06
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- travel,
- asia,
- karen coates
food politics
Crossing the Border—Into Thailand
What’s in that bowl of Thai shrimp curry? The sweat and sorrow of migrants.
11.21.06
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- farms + fish,
- aquaculture,
- asia,
- thailand,
- karen coates
food politics
And the Award for Best King Goes to…
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has won the Norman E. Borlaug Medallion for making major contributions to nutrition and sustainable agriculture.
10.27.06
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- farms + fish,
- environment,
- asia,
- thailand,
- karen coates
travel + culture
Hot Time in Thailand
The Phuket Vegetarian Festival’s a frenetic blend of clean living and self-flagellation: fire walking, body piercing and public baths in hot oil.
10.23.06
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- culinary culture,
- asia,
- thailand,
- vegetarian,
- karen coates