Moving slowly through Thailand seems right. It’s too darn hot to move at any other pace. But a slow pace also seems to blend well with the culture. Based on my limited personal experience Thai people walk, move and speak… Read More ›
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Scammed in Bangkok
It’s true. I fell for the old man/tuk-tuk/tailor shop scam on my third day in Bangkok. And it was so enjoyable I was reluctant to draw it to a close. I was taking street photos when an old gentleman, who… Read More ›
Bangkok, “I Came For The Weather.”
A tuk tuk driver hiding from the Bangkok sun. So why would anyone fly from America to Bangkok, Thailand with the country’s hottest month of the year, April, fast approaching? To steal a sarcastic line from Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca,… Read More ›
Hong Kong Is The Beginning
Looking across from Hong Kong toward Kowloon. I’m on the road again so I decided to bring my blog back to life but I didn’t expect my arrival in Hong Kong to be so emotional. I concluded my fifteen hour… Read More ›
Camino Portuguese – Finesterre – Muxia Part 20 – It’s Not The End Of The World
It’s Not The End Of The World There was 58 miles between us and Finisterre, Spain and as we climbed the steep Camino trail out of Santiago stars faded into the ephemeral blue light of morning. Before there was… Read More ›
Camino Portuguese – Finesterre-Muxia Part 19 – Watch What You Say And Say What You Mean
Watch What You Say And Say What You Mean The trail from Tui to the Cathedral at Santiago de Compostela took us into the Galicia region of Spain. The language of Galicia is neither Spanish nor Portuguese but Galego,… Read More ›
Camino Portuguese – Finesterre-Muxia Part 18 – Our Hiking Family Expands
We spent two nights in Ponte de Lima and by the time we ambled out, our hiking family had expanded to four, Sue, Lea, me and Molly. Molly was a blue eyed, porcelain skinned woman with shiny brown hair that… Read More ›
