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A turfgrass specialist attending the Australian Turfgrass Conference in Adelaide plays a round of golf at Adelaide Shores, examines Santa Ana and Legend couch grass at Adelaide Oval, and makes a pilgrimage to St. Peter’s Cathedral to visit the memorial for renowned statistician Sir Ronald Fisher, whose ashes are interred there.

After a short sabbatical in southern Thailand involving golf, writing, and fresh oysters, the author returns to Bangkok refreshed and reflects on two years of extensive international air travel — cataloguing dozens of destinations across Asia, Europe, and North America from a pile of accumulated boarding passes.

A golf enthusiast recaps their May matches across Asia — with wins in Vietnam and Thailand and narrow losses in Sri Lanka and the Philippines — while also sharing climate data comparing Bangkok, Melbourne, and Sydney temperatures in preparation for upcoming golf and turfgrass seminars in Australia.

A turfgrass writer documents heading to a Thai island for a self-described sabbatical to focus on several writing projects, reflecting on a productive similar retreat in Italy that yielded over ten published articles on turfgrass science and agronomy.

The author recounts an undefeated April of golf in Bangkok, highlighted by a match played on a replica of Augusta National’s back nine at Dream Arena, and credits their five-month winning streak of 9 wins and 3 draws to playing the Srixon Z-STAR golf ball.

Findings from the 150-year-old Park Grass experiment at Rothamsted suggest that common fertilizer and lime recommendations for cool-season turf may actually promote weed growth, with potassium and lime applications linked to increased dandelions and weedy species, while ammonium sulfate alone favored finer grasses with fewer weeds.

A turfgrass professional recounts two weeks in the Eastern Time Zone, visiting the University of Tennessee for a faculty interview in Knoxville — where a restaurant visit earned a feature on the Food Hound Blog — before heading to Maryland to spend time with family during a snowy Thanksgiving week.

A golfer recounts an undefeated March 2011 season across four matches at courses including Sta. Elena GC, The Orchard, Siam CC’s Plantation Course, and Thai CC in Thailand, winning decisively at each despite falling behind early in several matches.

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A food-focused travel post describes the author’s culinary experiences in Thailand, including shaved ice desserts at Sweety Ice in Sriracha and traditional dishes like rice porridge with pork and the multi-ingredient wrapped snack miang kham, drawing a playful comparison between the complex flavors of Thai food and fine Oregon Pinot noir.