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Teaching English in Luang Prabang, Laos

On July 13, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Laos, Travel

I left my camera cable at home. This is the only picture I have that represents Laos and English literacy. 

Luang Prabang, Laos wasn’t really my bag. Like Hoi An, Vietnam, it seemed a tourism board’s wet dream of picturesque buildings [...]

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The City of Leopards and Stars/Chiang Dao/เชียงดาว

On June 29, 2012 · 15 Comments · In Northern Thailand, Thailand, Travel

Chiang Dao is a tiny mountain town 70 kilometers north of Chiang Mai offering very little in the realm of things to do, but providing a very picturesque backdrop for twiddling one’s thumbs. Located at the base of Doi Luang Chiang Dao, the third tallest mountain in the country, [...]

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Postcards from Hoi An, Vietnam

On May 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Travel, Vietnam

Hoi An, Vietnam sits on the coast of the slender, central plains area, just south of the 17th parallel dividing historic South Vietnam from its northern neighbor. Along with Hue and Danang, both slightly to the north, Hoi An serves as a sleepy stopover for tourists enroute to Saigon from Hanoi, or [...]

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