the perspective of a military family . . . the narcissism of a blog
CARAT Thailand 2011 began May 11, 2011 at the Royal Thai Navy’s Sattahip Naval Base. More than 150 training and exchange events are occurring ashore and at sea as part of CARAT Thailand 2011, the first in a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. Click [...]
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We just spent three days in Thailand. For Elysia, that meant meeting with her counterpart in the Royal Thai Navy to plan for CARAT 2011. For me and the kids it meant time for us to spend together at the pool and for Citrus and Lemon to be able to see their mom at the end [...]
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We just got back from a family vacation in the sex tourism capital of Thailand, Pattaya. Okay, not a complete family vacation since Elysia was in the area for CARAT 2010 and was working with the Royal Thai Navy. Pattaya has a long history as a rest and relaxation port for U.S. Navy ships but [...]
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Citrus and I are back in Bangkok, returning earlier than planned from a camping trip to Candlelight Beach. Roman candles that lit up the sky during our first night in the tent on the beach, the small waves of the Gulf of Thailand drowned out by the DJ playing techno music long after there was [...]
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With Elysia traveling for work and me tagging along, we come back from our trips through Southeast Asia with very different photos. In Thailand, for example, she returned with pictures of a guided-missile destroyer leading a formation of Royal Thai Navy ships. In contrast, I have a nice shot of a green tea donut in Malaysia. I [...]
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