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What is one Pattaya bar worker building toward?
Kib talks about saving money, supporting family, and her hopes for a small business and her daughter’s education.
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Food Fun Fest listing highlights Terminal 21 food offerings
Read the story ↗: Food Fun Fest listing highlights Terminal 21 food offeringsBy Joshua Alvarado | Oct. 26, 2026 | Partial desk reported draft PATTAYA, Thailand – Terminal 21 Pattaya listed Oct. 25 as…
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From the Pink Ganesha to Pancakes in Pattaya
Read the story ↗: From the Pink Ganesha to Pancakes in PattayaOne final temple, the reclining pink Ganesha, and the last 128 kilometers home. Our four-day road trip ends with a Pattaya night…
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Siriwan Learns to Interview, One Question at a Time
Read the story ↗: Siriwan Learns to Interview, One Question at a TimeSiriwan is learning the work behind an interview: preparing questions, communicating across English and Thai, following up and considering her guest’s comfort.
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The Rain Finally Gave Us Waterfalls. I Ran Out of Memory Cards.
Read the story ↗: The Rain Finally Gave Us Waterfalls. I Ran Out of Memory Cards.The rain finally delivered waterfalls worth filming—just as my memory cards filled up. Day Three brought rushing water, giant gods, and a…
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Tommy’s First Bangkok Songkran: Exhausted, Soaked and Ready to Return
Read the story ↗: Tommy’s First Bangkok Songkran: Exhausted, Soaked and Ready to ReturnA disabled veteran from Texas experiences his first Bangkok Songkran, finding water fights, sore feet and shared memories that make him want…
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Five Buddhas, Closed Waterfalls, and 202 Steps I Did Not Approve
Read the story ↗: Five Buddhas, Closed Waterfalls, and 202 Steps I Did Not ApproveFive white Buddhas, intricate temple details, a pause for deer, closed waterfall areas, and 202 steps to a view that finally appeared.
Meet Josh
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I’m Joshua Alvarado—a retired U.S. Army veteran, filmmaker, and storyteller living in Thailand. I make videos and report on the people, places, and everyday realities that keep life here interesting.
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