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Monthly Archives: October 2017
Z-list celebs
This is the first country we’ve visited where locals want to have their photos taken with us. In Cambodia 20 years ago that happened all the time but now westerners are a dime a dozen there. Continue reading
Slow tourism
Since Myanmar began to encourage tourism a few years ago, it’s become the “place to go” with many travel journalists advising to “go now” while it’s relatively unspoiled by hordes of tourists in the way that Thailand has been. Continue reading
The green green grass of home
I felt a touch of homesickness today for the first time on this trip. Not bad going, I thought, since we’ve now been away for 3 months. Continue reading
Food in Myanmar
I thought my overworked digestive system would get a break in Myanmar, as I’d read in several places that the food isn’t all that. Continue reading
Language difficulties
Of course we’re experiencing language difficulties everywhere we go, but Myanmar is something else. Here, I can’t even say the place names. Continue reading
Thailand – Worst
It wasn’t all delicious desserts and fun taxi trucks in Thailand (see Thailand – Best). Here are my complaints. Continue reading
Thailand – Best
I didn’t post much while we were in Thailand – too busy enjoying Thailand – so there’s a lot to cover here. I’ll post separately about the best and worst. Continue reading
White, black & blue
Even though I was feeling ill in Chiang Rai (much better now, but unfortunately Bernd has it) we soldiered on and hired a driver for a day, to take us to see the sights in the surrounding area. Continue reading
Thai 7-Elevens
I’ve always thought of 7-Eleven stores as quintessentially American but they are everywhere in Thailand. In fact there are more than 10,000 of them in the country, most of which are in Bangkok. Our Bangkok hotel was within easy walking distance of at least 10 of them. Continue reading