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Tag Archives: travel
Waterfalls and French Railroads on Don Khon
Yesterday I woke up early to beat the heat, rented a bike, and set off with the morning commute of uniformed schoolchildren. My goal was Somphamit Falls, 3 kilometers from the village. The claustrophobic village road, where neighbors and guesthouses … Continue reading
Where Life is the Mekong River
I wrote this two days ago, when the WiFi and power were down…. I sit on a deck gazing across the water at another island, so close I can hear the conversations of people in their homes and watch the … Continue reading
Posted in Southeast Asia
Tagged Don Khon, Four Thousand Islands, Laos, Si Phan Don, travel
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Khmer Ruins and Butterflies in Champasak
Traveling any distance in Laos can be both frustrating and fascinating. Unless you are connecting to or from Vientiane, the majority of buses are of the “local” variety – no a/c, hot, dusty, uncomfortable, arduous journeys that rarely make speeds … Continue reading
How I learned to like, not love, Savannakhet
The danger of traveling with expectations is simple – your expectations can crash and burn dramatically or dance wildly with unanticipated glee. Savannakhet has crashed and burned. I came on the promise of a beautiful old town on the Mekong … Continue reading
A Hot, Dusty Pilgrimage on the Mekong
I arrived in Thakhek at the last twinge of twilight. Along with six other tourists, I squeezed into a tiny tuk-tuk with all our luggage. The merry driver shrugged off all our expressions of doubt at the impossibility of the … Continue reading
Diving into Vientiane’s Sedate Side
I’ve plunged off my beaten path into the beating heart of Laos, the capital city Vientiane. For all her dust, roaring motorbikes and lumbering lorries, and tall ugly concrete edifices, I’ve discovered I like Vientiane. Her chaos is manageable, her … Continue reading
Slow Train to Nong Khai
After the heat, dust and chaos of Nakhon Ratchasima, I needed a break. A place where I could lie in a hammock and watch life lazily pass by. I packed up my scant possessions and hopped the local train to … Continue reading
Eating my way through Khorat
Nakhon Ratchasima was a blazing 36 degrees Celsius when I disembarked from my train onto the sleepy platform of the tired station. A wall of suffocating heat in the midday sun. The walk to the guesthouse was an assault of … Continue reading
Posted in Southeast Asia, Thailand
Tagged Khorat, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, travel
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Bangkok and I – Reaching a Compromise
Bangkok wears me out. She is brash, loud, sour and chaotic. The sun is heavy and the air soiled. By the end of a morning of simple walking, my skin and eyes and feet cry for relief. She is that … Continue reading
Nonconformist Singapore – Beyond the Skyscrapers
I did not expect Singapore to be more than a modern city, a perfectly curated and sanitized cityscape, where her residents ensconce themselves in air-conditioned buildings and scurry between work and home. I’ve never been so pleased to be proved … Continue reading
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