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...Read this update
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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....Read this update
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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....Read this update
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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....Read this update
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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...Read this update
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April 30, 2004
Photos, photos!
Hello everyone, hope things are going well. I've added some new photos to the last few entries in my website. Hope you like them, they're a little grainier than the last lot, but without the miracles of photoshop and cheap,...Read this update
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April 28, 2004
The border at the end of the world
The border at the end of the world I remember, back in Kunming, when I had mentioned my next destination in Hilary and Charles' house, Charles had reminisced about Laos - "It was like the end of the world. Nothing...Read this update
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