Ivan T. Brecelic

Writer's Biography

Ivan T. Brecelic is a regular contributor to Oriental Tales and is currently living in Thailand and writing freelance for a variety of publications. Please see his first travel tale in the Premier Issue of Oriental Tales – ‘Mae Sot Fight Club’.

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Chiang Mai, Thailand: Thailand's First Reptile School for Snake Charmers- Story by Ivan T. Brecelic
- 2nd Online Issue

The midday show is about to begin at this hole-in-the-wall snake farm in Chiang Mai, a resort town in Northern Thailand. The big draw card today is one of the Kingdom’s top snake handlers, Manut Oemme, 45, a.k.a. Snake Man, and his apprentice, Jay Defario, 30, a New Yorker who will soon be a certified snake-handler.

Mae Rim Snake Farm is also the first venue of its kind in the Kingdom to offer snake-handling courses. It’s situated 15-kilometers outside of Chiang Mai, in the lush rolling hills of Mae Rim that’s home to a plethora of animal shows, from monkeys, elephants, dogs, to snakes.

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Mae Sot, Thailand: Mae Sot Fight Club - Story by Ivan T. Brecelic
- Premier Online Issue

In a pivotal scene in Fight Club, Tyler puts it to Jack. "How much can you really know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?"

Ritdech Sitwanoi, 15, is about to find out. He's tough as nails. And though bare-knuckle kick boxing doesn't pay much, he's keen to get in the ring in a few days and test his mettle. The purse is 500 baht for a Thai winner, 400 for a Burmese and 100 each for a draw: he is obviously not doing it for the money.

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