Saigon to Hanoi and back again… by train

Preamble

Visa run, became a 15 day trip to Vietnam. I had watched the Tough Trains episode on Vietnam, and fancied giving it a go, myself…

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Ratchada Xmas lights 2017

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Near my flat, there was a beautiful light display for Christmas 2017…

Finding a cure for the Red Ring Of Death in Bangkok

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A friend of mine passed me an XBox 360 Core to repair that was suffering the, well known, Red Ring Of Death (RROD).

“Well”, I thought, “we are in Bangkok, so this shouldn’t be too difficult to fix…”

Samsung WEP150MBE bluetooth headset

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A friend found a WEP150, but it needed a charger

Selfie Canon?

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I saw a Canon Selphy CP 760 for sale for 50 baht in a street market on Sunday, in Yu Chareon, just off Ratchada Soi 3

However, it had no supply supply, 24V 2.2 A. By luck, I managed to find a Canon power supply brick CA-CP200 B, 24 V which supplied 1.8 A. Obviously not the correct rating, but close enough to test the printer.

Building a Wilson II in Bangkok

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Looking into getting parts for the Wilson II 3D printer in Thailand.

Thai subtitles in VLC

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I have a number of movies, in English, which I wanted my Thai girlfriend to understand, so I went in search for Thai subtitles…