2/3/2010 – Kohn Kaen, Thailand Though I’m back in Thailand, which by comparison is quite a bit further along than Laos, I just don’t feel like I fit in here like there. So that’s something else that makes you feel even more awkwards when missing your everyday life of home. Of all the things I [...]
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2/1/2010 – It’s 4:20 AM and dark looking into the jungle treetops from an elephant tower outside Banna, Laos. Despite there being no elephants to see, it’s been a good adventure and time to reflect. Adventure Yesterday, I taxied from Vientiane with MJ and Huichen, we trekked through the jungle with local guides, showered in [...]
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Another days passes into night. For me, it’s back to Kohn Kaen and its illustrious offerings. This tale isn’t for what is now, but what was. continue later… – 2/2/2010 – See title.
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It’s the last day of January and the end of my stay in Vang Viang Laos. Despite the lateness and crushing touristy feel by the rocking youngins last night, this morning held a special magic. As Michael Turton says, “it’s the crack of of dawn and time to get”. So out the door we went, [...]
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A sunset to come beckons me to scoot down a barely paved road and cross a river with only a local name. Riding many a kilometer along a dirt road as rare villages and fields and cows look the same. As sunset comes, black top is found again and the spell is broken. Another sunset [...]
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