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May 30, 2004

Friends in Bangkok

The third and forth day of my Muay Thai class - things got harder. I am getting the hang of skipping, another life skill partly acquired I suppose. The demands on me for "power, power" get more critical,...

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Posted by Daniel on May 30, 2004 06:03 PM
Category: Thailand

May 26, 2004

Then he put his foot on my stomach

I looked in the mirror the other morning to notice I was somewhat more out of shape than I had planned. Exact details are perhaps unecessary - a chin fractionally more podgy than I remembered, a stomach... Anyway, the end...

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Posted by Daniel on May 26, 2004 01:05 PM
Category: Thailand

May 22, 2004

Time runs faster here

I am having a great time exploring Bangkok, but I don't want to live here. It is a city that entices as it repulses and bewilders....

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Posted by Daniel on May 22, 2004 01:40 PM
Category: Thailand

May 21, 2004

Come and visit my mother

Khao San Road, Bangkok, is like and unlike anywhere I have seen....

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Posted by Daniel on May 21, 2004 10:12 AM
Category: Thailand

May 20, 2004

Hello digital!

Hi everyone, I've just posted lots of photos of my time in Laos and northern Thailand. There are lots in A beautiful country, a lucky man and Just call me "Mr Mahout" - but also some in The border at...

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Posted by Daniel on May 20, 2004 04:10 PM
Category: Thailand

May 18, 2004

Just call me "Mr Mahout"

Within minutes of my meeting Sarah in a cafe, she had asked me, "I'm doing the three day homestay at the Elephant Conservation Centre, riding and working with elephants - it starts on Saturday, want to join me"?...

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Posted by Daniel on May 18, 2004 03:14 PM
Category: Thailand

May 14, 2004

You have a face like a girl!

Despite the post-rain searing heat, I went walking and exploring, and the more I saw of Chiang Mai, the more and more I liked it....

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Posted by Daniel on May 14, 2004 12:31 PM
Category: Thailand

May 07, 2004

One Day Long Neck

I think I'm going to like Chiang Mai, and by extension, Thailand. Chiang Mai is one of those interesting cities I think I will have fun unlocking. It is funny, however, to have arrived in Thailand's tourist industry. And what...

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Posted by Daniel on May 7, 2004 12:24 PM
Category: Thailand

May 06, 2004

When a million just isn't enough

Some differences between Laos and China shock me. The floor, for example, is no longer seen as dirty - Lao people slip off their shoes outside, and plonk themselves down to watch tv or chat. In many of the guest...

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Posted by Daniel on May 6, 2004 08:57 PM
Category: Laos

May 05, 2004

Given over to the wind

Perhaps it was the act of pushing upriver itself, tension in the boat from this unnatural effort, tension that transferred itself to us the passengers....

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Posted by Daniel on May 5, 2004 08:48 PM
Category: Laos

May 03, 2004

Feeding a monk and slapping a tiger

I am writing in my favourite spot in Luang Prabang, trying to summon the strength for something that's rather challenging for me....

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Posted by Daniel on May 3, 2004 08:24 PM
Category: Laos

May 01, 2004

A beautiful country, a lucky man

Hope everyone is well, I'm relaxing and enjoying the 38 degree heat here in Luang Prabang at the moment. This is a beautiful country....

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Posted by Daniel on May 1, 2004 08:04 PM
Category: Laos

Adjustment proves hard

I perhaps haven't mentioned before in this diary that I suffer from migraines. When one comes, I get a blind spot somewhere in my field of vision, a shimmering circle of grey, that over about half an hour grows until...

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Posted by Daniel on May 1, 2004 07:52 PM
Category: Laos
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