Daily Archives: November 8, 2009
Saucy!
Hurrah! Have got new job writing reviews for new ‘travel geek’ website Sosauce.com.
The Yarkand Manner
While flicking through the book of Saki short stories that my Dad gave me in Laos, I came across one that mocks media whims and fancies, showing a possible danger of travel journalism (read it here: www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/382) Like all Saki’s … Continue reading
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Halloween
Pleased to report it’s the same all over the world…people get dressed up, go to parties, get drunk, spill beer on their witch/cat/monster outfits, wake up in November with a hangover. Good times!
Taking communion
When I, and three other western orphanage volunteers, were asked to the house of Lan, a Vietnamese woman we work with at the centre, were very flattered. We didn’t know the girl well but she seemed friendly and eager to … Continue reading
