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Rats, cats and karsts – Our day in Ninh Binh
Our Vietnamese motorbike drivers pulled to the side of the road alongside a group of young men beating…
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An appreciation for our adoptive home
The heat smacked us in the face and pressed heavily on our backs as we labored over uneven…
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Not loving leaving
I walked home this afternoon from Lycofra, our neighbourhood Khmer hair salon where I get my usual $2.50…
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After the Cambodian elections – now what?
The night is eerily quiet in Phnom Penh, the incessant traffic on Norodom Boulevard but a trickle and…
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The joy of Soi – 38, that is
Spicy Thai seafood soup: 100 Baht. Shrimp bombs with spicy sauce: 50 Baht. Ice cold soda water 15…
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The ridiculous extremes of Pattaya
A middle-aged American, struggling for months with the text of a book he’s trying to write about his…