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eating, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam Posted onJanuary 21, 2005September 9, 2021

street food

I survived most of my trip through Bangkok, Laos and Vietnam on street food, and although many other travellers – as well as friends back […] Read More

eating, Laos, Singapore Posted onJanuary 20, 2005September 9, 2021

fish head noodles and songbirds on a stick

The other day in our food court at Singapore Airlines, I bought lunch at a stall called Fish Head Noodles. That’s not such a notable […] Read More

Laos Posted onDecember 30, 2004September 9, 2021

the tourism opportunity

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

Laos Posted onDecember 29, 2004September 9, 2021

final random observations on laos

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

Laos Posted onDecember 28, 2004September 9, 2021

dharma walking

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

Laos Posted onDecember 27, 2004September 9, 2021

southeast asia update

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

Laos Posted onDecember 26, 2004September 9, 2021

sunset on the mekong

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

Laos Posted onDecember 26, 2004September 9, 2021

onward into laos

Bangkok was fun but hardly relaxing. It’s a shopping and partying destination mostly, and I’d like this trip to be about winding down, not winding […] Read More

Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam Posted onDecember 23, 2004September 9, 2021

see y’all next year

Well, I’m off to Thailand, Laos and Vietnam until 9 January. I had been planning to buy a motorcycle in Hanoi for my trip down […] Read More

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