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The Slow Boat Down the Mekong, From Thailand to Laos Despite some of the horror stories I had heard before undertaking this latest adventure, a two-day boat ride down the Mekong, it…

 Chitwan National Park, Nepal Living in a little bamboo hut for the past two weeks in Pai, I have encountered many forms of wildlife. Not only do we have to deal with…

Pokhara, Nepal And just when I think I can’t do anything more fun, that I can’t accomplish any more of my life goals, that I can’t feel any happier – Nepal strikes…

Koh Lanta, Thailand Kathmandu is exactly 11,375 kilometres from Winnipeg. It’s far, no doubt. But there are some days, some situations, that make me feel as if I were even farther than…

My favourite colour in my new favourite country. A country full of smiling faces and men in long skirts, of fresh fruit and steaming hot Bamar noodles, of bicycle gangs and long rides around the lake, of strangers (literally) jumping for joy in our photos, of every colour under the baking hot sun, of Dagon beer and secret kisses, of cheap jewellery and priceless memories, of trains around the city complete with yellow watermelon and yellow corn, of betel-stained mouths and babies adorned with eyeliner, of bumpy buses and sweaty bodies…

Yes, it’s true, my blog is technically blocked in Myanmar. Thanks to proxy servers and a sneaky helper, though, here I am! This is just a quick note to say that I…