Monthly Archives: January 2008

(continued..) With an almost empty wallet and a totally empty canteen I walked into Tachilek, “City of the Golden Triangle.” The first thing that struck me were the not so subtle signs (pun intended) of a government that likes to … Continue reading →

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January 8th was the Karen New Year. It was also four days after my tourist visa expired. I’m not very good at details or paper work. In order to renew my visa I had to head to the border town … Continue reading →

“There’s no way those water buffalo are going to come onto the road.” It’s thoughts like this that get me into the most trouble in Southeast Asia. Despite being half way around the world I still, from time to time, … Continue reading →