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Small-town Life in Kampot
The paint is peeling on the faded balconies in the square. Children shriek, flying their plastic-bag kites on the village green, the sun shines down, and the scene seems, to me, to be timeless. Even the builders vigorously restoring a roof and the low hum of passing motorcycles seems to fade into the background. The sky is a serene [...]
- original URL: http://jealousyet.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/192/
Retrospectively speaking…
I know, I know… it’s been almost an entire month, and there’s been no word from Asia. And incredibly, I’ve been back in London for three days! My flight was fine; in fact, I feel duty-bound to mention Royal Jordanian, my airline, for outstanding services to humankind. I had a 7-hour stopover in Jordan, and the darling [...]
Fear of Doctors in Cambodia
Thailand and Singapore are widely regarded as providing the best medical facilities in South East Asia. Meanwhile, if you get sick in Cambodia or Laos, the Loosely Plausible tactfully advises you to pack your bags and get the hell out of dodge. So naturally, I woke up with a raging fever the day after we had crossed the Thai border into [...]
Better late than never?
I know it’s been a long time since there was a Sam-centric update (read mainly photos) so I thought I’d treat you all to some visual treats and a bit of the old black and white as well. Don Det I realise that I haven’t actually put any pics up from the Four Thousand Islands yet, so [...]
Reunited!
After bidding a reluctant farewell to Laos, we took a quick detour to Bangkok to pick up Joe, Sam’s younger brother. Joe is out for a month’s holiday and will be joining us as we steam through Cambodia. I think we must be chronically unproductive because in the 48 hours or so Joe had alone [...]
- original URL: http://jealousyet.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/reunited/
Lou Loves Laos
Travelling through Asia, we’ve met an eclectic and memorable group of fellow travellers. As you all know no doubt, Sam and I are gregarious creatures, and the people we’ve met have often played a crucial part in our appreciation of a place. Perhaps the best thing about fellow backpackers, though, is the travel talk. Chatting [...]
Putting the ‘travel’ into ‘travelling’
(Random starting note: it is constantly fascinating seeing how people find our blog through Google. Someone googled ‘debauchery Asia’ today and, from there, found our website. I find this nothing short of fantastic.) It was a frustrating, exhausting three-day trip from Vientiene, in central Laos, to Don Det, an island in the deep south of the [...]
Truly an English post: all about the weather
We’d been travelling for almost a month before we saw any rain. When the storm finally came, we’d just walked back from the beach. I flung our bungalow’s door open and rushed outside in my bikini; stood, arms outstretched, savouring a break in the humidity. That was in Thailand, and it was our first experience [...]
Pics
I know you’ve all been missing having a peek at what’s going on with us in Asia. Therefore, I present, for your consideration, a few snaps from Laos. Luang Prabang Most of the time we were in Luang Prabang it rained. But then I guess we had it coming after the countless days without in Indonesia [...]
- original URL: http://jealousyet.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/pics/
Cooking Coursery
When Sam and I announced we were going to Asia for six months, some people looked a little dumbfounded. ‘But what will you… do… for six months?’ Well, I have to admit, I was worried about that too. I am not very good at doing nothing, having chaotically (and happily!) buffeted between school, jobs, university and [...]
