It began with a train ride. Well, perhaps it began with an email: “Dear Rebecca, returning to Bangkok next week on my way to visit Angkor Wat. There is a retreat there that looks interesting. What are you doing? Do you want to come along?” And that's how it goes when one is traveling with … Continue reading »
Baan Sabaidee
Of course, traveling alone, one meets many people along the way. On the backpacker circuit most of these are better described as encounters. In tuk-tuks, minivans, restaurants, ferries, guest houses, the conversation is always pretty much the same: “Where are you from?”, “Where have you been?”, Where are you going?”,”How long have you been traveling?”, … Continue reading »
Banana Repbublic
“It looks like a Banana Republic ad.” The perfect description of Luang Prabang from another American I met here. So do we. We are drinking cold, dry chablis and eating really good Lao/French fusion cuisine while sitting in big rattan chairs on the porch of a restaurant in the old colonial section of town. He … Continue reading »
