Category Archives: Culture

It’s A Wrap

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Eddie

And now I’m back in Seattle. Didn’t even jet-lag, somehow. (But…could somebody tell me why, with all the numerous in-flight personal-entertainment options available these days, one can’t jack in to the radio communication between the cabin and Air Traffic Control?) … Continue reading →

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Elephants & Horses

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Eddie

All right, wow, what a week it has been! [dc]W[/dc]ednesday last, paid a visit to the Erawan Museum. The place had been on my radar for quite some time. With a description like the following, you know it’s a-gonna be … Continue reading →

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Capital Cities

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Eddie

Such different worlds, these two capitals. Vientiane has recently got its (and Loas’) first shopping mall – about a fifth of the size of one of dozens of enormo-shopping domes in Bangkok. There are billboards in Vientiane promoting “Vientiane New … Continue reading →

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The Misty Mountains

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Eddie

[dc]L[/dc]aotians have this vocalisation they execute all the time. It’s just a little exclamation; meaning much the same as, I do suspect, “Sheeyit.” But it slays me every time I hear it (which, when in Laos, is quite frequently indeed). … Continue reading →

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Encore

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Eddie

Train from Bangkok to Nong Khai was a fit-throwing Hellride of certain magnitude. Departed Bangkok about an hour behind schedule, owing to heavy rains. Then we made a very long layover a few hours north – the reason was explained … Continue reading →

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