All is Quiet

by | May 20, 2010 | turmoil

I couldn’t get to sleep last night. I think it was curfew induced insomnia. Finally, around 2am I fell asleep and then my beloved son woke me at 6:30am. All was quiet. An update from the US Consulate in Chiang Mai said, “Last night a band of UDD supporters...

The Reds Come to Chiang Mai

by | May 19, 2010 | turmoil

No, it’s not a football team. The Red Shirts are the Anti Gov. protest movement in Thailand. I knew that the successful shut down of the protests in Bangkok would bring the protesters into the provinces. We had the first taste of it on Sunday, when they rode...