Starfish and Shells
Easter Monday, and Marinduque is back into election mode. Banner-fluttering jeepneys pump out the Pilipino answer to Things Can Only Get Better in clouds as...
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The Long Good Friday…
Throughout history, and prehistory, festivals have provided the opportunity for misrule, orgies and drunkenness. And smart missionaries, whether Brahmans, Jesuits or Theravada Buddhists have always...
Hot Springs, Tamarinds and Tricycles
So here we are in the Philippines, on the little island of Marinduque to the south of Luzon, experiencing the Pilipino Easter in all its...
Who's the Daddy?
Klaus loves his girls. Not quite as much as he loves his beer, but he loves them all the same. So he likes to keep...
The Magic of Travel
One of the great things about travelling with Z is the pleasure he takes in the different means of going from A to B. From...
Bangkok (Not Very) Dangerous
Honestly. Why take the bus when you can take the train?! Even in second class, the night train from Nong Khai to Bangkok is a...
The Best-Laid Plans…
We have hot-footed it — well, night-bused it — back from Luang Prabang to Vientiane, with a sleeper train to Bangkok ahead of us tonight,...
The Fear Factor
Can intensive, sweaty, pulse-pounding vertigo count towards one’s recommended 30 minutes cardio? If so, I need no more exercise for at least a week… I...
Pressed Flowers
Z and I loved watching weaving in action the other day. Oh, yeah, and normally I hate tourist markets with a passion. But the paper...
Palanquins and Kings
The generational differences between me and Z never cease to amaze me. We went to the Royal Palace in Luang Prabang, Laos, yesterday, former home...