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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Vientiane, the ‘Bright Lights, Big City’ of Laos
June 12, 2008 - Vientiane, Laos
There comes a point where you just don’t feel like looking at another temple, eating at another so-so restaurant, staying at yet another mediocre guest house/hotel…
I reached that point somewhere around the end of Nepal. 4 months down, 4 to go. Not exactly a stellar time to stop […]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Birthday
May 23rd, 2008 - Savannakhet, Laos
It is the evening of my 25th birthday, though oddly enough in Laos time I was actually born on the 24th of May… Maybe that means I can celebrate tomorrow as well!
We took a bus across the newly built bridge from Thailand today, which means that my passport was stamped […]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Khorat
May 22nd, 2008 - Khorat, Thailand
We haven’t been up to much in Khorat. I haven’t been feeling well, and I’m also contemplating putting together a film piece in time to apply for the Vancouver film festival. For the most part I’ve been laying around in the room, checking out footage, while Evy’s been […]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Thailand Trains
May 18th, 2008 - Train ride to Khorat
The whole concept of bbq chicken thighs takes on a whole new meaning when they are no longer discreetly separated from their respective feet. Somehow the clawed appendages – fried and neatly skewered on shish kabob sticks – were particularly unappealing to us on the train ride […]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Panasonic
May 16th, 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand
I had to spend a day at the Panasonic headquarters in Bangkok today, located in the equivalent of Langley or maybe White Rock. My videocamera’s playback function collapsed on Tarutao island, and after buying a mini-screwdriver set and attempting to take it apart, I realized (perhaps fortunately early on!) […]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Bangkok
May 15th, 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand
I’ve kind of enjoyed Bangkok, for all people complain about its dirtiness. We’re staying in an ultra-touristy backpacker section of town, but it’s conveniently located near a local Muay Thai boxing school. We went to 3 classes at the centre there, and it was awesome. I may […]
