May 2011
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April 2011
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March 2011
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36 Hours In Hong Kong →
I am heading to Hong Kong tomorrow and just happened to look at the NY Times’ website and saw the article on 36hrs in HK. I feel like one usually discovers these types of things a week after their trip, I feel fortunate I saw it now. I’ll literally have almost 36 hours too!
Is There a Right Way to Spend Money While... →
My friend Hayes sent me a great article from the NYT in response to my previous post where I wrote about how best to handle local people who ask for money. I liked the third suggestion:
3. Don’t bargain down price, bargain up quantity. Joan wanted to buy a set of colored stamps with bindi (Indian forehead dots) for her students (she teaches seventh grade). One hundred rupees, the vendor said. No,...
A dinner Invitation from the Tailor
I am having clothes made while I am here. I spent an hour in the Tailor’s shop talking to him this morning. He is a sweet man, about 55 years old and grew up on the border of Thailand and Burma. He speaks four different languages but has never been to school. He lives in Bangkok when the tourist season is over. He has a wife and three children there and he misses them. He told me I am his...
Guest star →
Wikipedia begged me to guest star on this blog and tell you about the history of Angkorwat! Please click on this link to learn all about it and see my photos below for some personal narrative!