Getting Robbed in Vietnam: Half Way to Ha Noi, I Realized…
Vietnam: The Road to Ha Noi I was half way to Ha Noi, on the road from the airport, when I realized I was being robbed. I’d paid $13 dollars online a few days before, ..... The post Getting Robbed in...
View ArticleCambodia: The Lost Generation
One evening as I sat outside my hotel, slouching and sweating in the heat, a young Cambodian boy called Thoi who I had given a few dollars to the day before suddenly arrived out ..... The post...
View ArticleBurnt Out and Daydreaming on Europe’s TGV
St Pancras stood cool and strong, a serene rock. I cursed my own bad planning and dashed red-faced from platform to platform, as though if I moved stealthily enough I might be able to slope ..... The...
View ArticleInto the Vortex: the Train to London
You can feel the energy around you change as you approach London. It’s something in the atmosphere; the pressure rises and the speed increases as though you were approaching some great vortex. The...
View ArticleCulinary Adventures on the Trans Siberian Foodway
I’ve seen one or two things in my time, but when that little head poked out of that shell, eyes bulging, lifeless, I couldn’t help but gulp. As the Vietnamese chef kept peeling away at ..... The post...
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