The seat is not that comfortable, built for short rather than long term stays. They’re lined up in a row, in groups of four with dark, slippery vinyl covering.Read More
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Two Weeks in Sumatra
I spent two weeks in Sumatra in April 2015 and really found it an awesome place to travel solo. The people are gentle and kind and the local transport made it a breeze to get around. I visited; Berestagi and the volcano, stunning Lake Toba, the thrill of the Orangatangs in Bukit Lawang and the interesting for history and beaches, Banda Aceh.Read More
Same Same But, A Little Bit Different
I lived in SouthEast Asia in a tourist town. Millions of people from all over the world come to visit that place every year, ticking the boxes on their travel the world project.
I lived there and it was pretty much just like living anywhere else, in some ways.Read More
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A Story Written About My Cambodian Social Enterprise
It felt pretty amazing having someone ask to write about what I was doing . . . this link takes you to a blog site where a university student published her assignment on what I was doing in Cambodia.
Check it out for another persons take on how she saw my life and undertaking in running a social enterprise in a developing country.
Cambodia Two Weeks In – 2009
Thoughts and advice two weeks in on my move to Cambodia, circa 2009.Read More
An Ode To Travelers
Part of the existence of a traveler is the comings and goings of not only ones-self but of friends we have gained. You develop a reticence to “goodbye” it becomes “see you later”. That is until the goodbye is sudden and permanent.Read More
A Saigon Ghetto
I’d lived 16 months in Saigon when the experience of living in a Saigon ghetto came to pass and I had my thoughts about the Vietnamese change majorly. Nestled between two main one-way road systems is a complete city block of sharp turns, junctions and small alleys. Juxtaposing with small businesses, an open air market, a pagoda, and a tiny school for position; are motorbikes, cyclos, pedestrians, chickens and dogs.Read More
Residence in a Back Alley
In this particular spot, in one of Siem Reap’s many back alleys, chaos and tranquility is how it’s always been. She continually sits here amongst it, just being.Read More
