Sakon Nakhon

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Carry your passport or a copy of all pertinent pages

Thai Immigration has a new boss.
In the fifteen years I have lived in Sakon City I have never been asked to show a passport, other than at the immigration office yearly visa application and 90 day reporting. Drivers license seemed to suffice even when boarding a domestic flight. That might all change even here, especially with the high season underway.

In many instances a copy of the passport is sufficient. Keep in mind it has to be legible. Copy the page of the current visa besides the picture page.

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

"Some fruit and vegetables in Thailand contain high levels of pesticide ..."

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Monday, October 8, 2018

Brits to stop issuing Income certification letters at the end of the year

More changes most likely in the pipeline to impress the new immigration boss

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Getting rid of black algae

It's a topic with expats cause it just looks ugly.
It's easiest dealt with during the rainy season. Any other time of the year, wet the black algae or green moss. Soak it for a few hours, best yet over night. When it's damp it can easily be removed with a brush or power sprayer.

My pool supplier recently added a free bottle of 'black algaetrine' to my order to fill a void in the shipping box. The stuff is not cheap from listings on the net, but you can throw away the brushes.

These two photos were taken four minutes apart, poured some on the ground and hosed it off

สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Tea Time homegrown hibiscus

I'm not much of a tea drinker, but that is changing with the promise of a reduced waistline.

Prefer the flowers and seed pods, but this time of the year I have to satisfy myself with dried leaf.

Brew them with anise, cinnamon and honey. The combination is quite tasty.

Never been a tea enthusiast,
do like this.