April 15, 2006
Sangkren Water Festival
Day before yesterday was New Years in Lao. Yesterday was New Years in Thailand, although the celebration continues for several days in these countries. We get it again! Leila took...Read this update
April 13, 2006
Sabaidee Pi Mai Lao!
Lao New Year is a time to encourage young people to absorb the spirit of cleaning their temples, houses, stupas of their ancestors and apparently the bodies of anyone, especially...Read this update
March 25, 2006
Faithful Tuk Tuk Driver
Nice to have someone faithful to me. I trust Supoat, in his 50's, with soft face and warm bright eyes. I call him when I need him to drive...Read this update
October 24, 2005
Strangers in the "hood"
I've never been in a city that has such diverse but tight little neighborhoods. The first question asked by anyone you meet, after what do you do, is where do...Read this update
October 23, 2005
Central Park
In any given week in the summer you can choose from any four or five street fairs and on this day we chose the Columbus Street Fair on the Upper...Read this update
March 31, 2005
Sights And Ceremonies
The Balinese are Hindu...but a Hinduism that is overlaid by ancient animist beliefs...a world away from the Hinduism as practised in India. To the Balinese, spirits are everywhere and offerings...Read this update
February 20, 2005
Trekking Northern Thailand
As soon as we returned to Bangkok from Bali Bob took off for a trek in northern Thailand. I stayed in Bangkok to have some dental work done. This...Read this update