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The Dogs of Bangkok

My lack of love for dogs is well documented. My very effective rule of barking back at or generally threatening the dogs had proved ineffective in the face of more than a couple of dogs. My tendency to wander got me into a dangerous situation with dogs recently in Bangkok.I was an hour’s ride away from Bangkok at a place where I would expect no one to speak English. I had been watching a few muay thai (Thai boxing) bouts at the Siam Stadium. I saw a wiry boy, younger than fifteen ye […]

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The Dogs of Mandalay

Dogs can sometimes be scary I am often a lone traveller who goes to the edge of his comfort zone to find the unusual, the exciting or just whatever piques my curiosity. Naturally that accentuates some very real risks. Encounters with stray dogs is one that causes me serious concern.I have always had an uncomfortable relationship with dogs. Few in my family kept them as pets. It really did not help that there were plenty of strays wandering all over the place where I grew up. I used to like […]