My nightlife on this trip has included a lot of billiards, mostly because a game like billiards provides a good venue for a solo traveller […] Read More
Month: December 2004
I just checked my work email for the first time in a week, and I was very moved by all the emails you sent me, […] Read More
I met a Malaysian woman at breakfast this morning, and she and I will head north tomorrow to the mountain villages around Sapa. She’s in […] Read More
I just received word that I have been shortlisted for the 50 most eligible bachelors of Singapore issue of cleo! I’ll have to cut this […] Read More
The tourism opportunity represented by the rapid changes taking place in Laos is not lost on the people there. My monk and novice friends, for […] Read More
ON the beaten path… There were many many tourists in Vientiane. My first impression was that there were more tourists than local residents, and I […] Read More
Yesterday, I met a young novice (monk-in-training) while taking pictures by the river. Phong Sawaph is his name, and the first words out of his […] Read More
I stopped into my favourite Internet cafe to check email, and I was hugely relieved to see Crystal and Jimmy are OK!!! in my inbox. […] Read More
I’m too far inland to have felt anything myself, but two of my colleagues are travelling in southern Thailand. Thankfully, I heard from Tracy last […] Read More
I have to revise my earlier prediction about updating this blog. As it turns out, not only are there Internet cafes everywhere, but I’m actually […] Read More