A Slow BoatAs for my trip into Laos. I met a nice local on the bus from Chiang Rai Thailand who told me I should stay at Bamboo Riverside instead of SP Guesthouse in Chiang Khong that night, but it all worked out fine at SP. I met another american and we played frizbee in the park at sunset over the Mekong. Nice. then took over the guesthouse (because we were the only 2 guests) and watched movies on their DVD player.Next morning they packed me a good lunch and fe...

Angkor What?Just arriving in Siem Reap this afternoon, Lisa and I hailed a Tuk-tuk to catch a sunset at Angkor Wat. As the biggest temple ever, it most certainly ranks as the best, not to mention it's quite an attraction at sunset. You see, all temples are built facing the same direction. With that in mind, the sun always rises behind them and sets with the long beams streaming on their faces. The rose colored limestone seems to glow in the darkness.

New Year, new cityFinding myself sentimental on my last day in HoiAn, I'm looking forward to meeting a familiar face of a friend from home. I'm meeting Lisa in Cambodia tomorrow. To catch my plane to Phnom Penh, I really need to get to Siagon today. And it's a total bust. Here I sit in the airport internet. Thank god I bought that business class ticket for $10 extra, so at least now I can take advantage of the VIP lounge with plenty of complimentary i...

New Year's Rockin' EveI'm staying in HoiAn. Been here for 3 days already. I love it here. And decided to stay a bit longer. I had lunch with my local tailor who took me to a real Vietnamese place hidden behind a back alley (as a thank you for all the suits I bought and the friends I referred to her). very sweet lady. She arranged a cooking class for me with a local chef (not a tourist chef, but a real local woman who runs a Vietnamese restarant). I al...

Artist and craftsmenHoiAn has enchanted me. My first day of arriving, I had only 2 goals: visit the tailor and give my body the rest it needs to get over this cold. And I now after 3 days here, I have to admit that HoiAn is the perfect town for a respice. It's a quint little place, who's streets are lined with shops. From tailors to embroidery workshops, to potters, wod carvers, lantern makers, painters, dancers, musicians, this place was a personally cha...