Lucky in Laos
December 31, 2011
We are falling for Laos. The people are unfailingly pleasant. The country is beautiful. The food is good if not excellent. Luang Prabang is physi...
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A New Year's Quickie
December 30, 2011
I have not missed a day blogging. Not in 56 days in Europe and not in the first 49 in Asia. When I had no internet (Nepal), I still wrote and then pos...
Edsels and Vaccums
December 29, 2011
My grandfather was a newspaper man and a great collector of stories. I wish I could have a week with him now that I so deeply appreciate great story-...
Leaving for Laos
December 28, 2011
Today was a transition day. We woke in Bangkok and are now in Laos. More specifically, we are in Luang Prabang, the former capital and Laos’ spiritu...
Ssssilver Sssssees Ssssssnakes
December 28, 2011
When we decided to take this trip, we contacted our frequent travelers, including Susie Silver, a business school friend of Susie’s. For the sake of ...
Going Postal in Bangkok
December 27, 2011
Little happened today, unless you count reducing Susie’s stress level. You see, we went to a hospital and the post office. One of the experiences w...