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Two New Years, One Wedding, and No Sprouts

January 21, 2010 by Andy Leave a Comment

We were inspired to take a non-traditional Christmas and New Year holiday this year, mainly because we were invited to the wedding ceremony for Tom and Dtik in Vientiane Lao PDR (Tom being my boss from Hatfield in Canada). Kuala Lumpur The holiday actually started with the first of our two New Years, because Islamic … [Read more…]

Posted in: travel Tagged: Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam

A week in Laos, just because I can

May 23, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

Last week Andy had a week’s work in Laos so thought I’d take advantage of a seat sale on Thai Air to join him. What’s not to like about lovely Vientiane, with its lack of macet (traffic jams), great food and drinks and relaxing atmosphere? So, with Andy in the Mekong River Commission office all … [Read more…]

Posted in: Food, travel Tagged: Laos

One Year in Bogor

February 22, 2009 by Andy Leave a Comment

We made it through one year in Bogor. Unfortunately, we did not manage to spend the anniversary together. I was in Laos having dinner with Tom, the usual good food at Cave du Chateux. Gill was in Bogor hosting a baby shower with about 30 guests, almost all of them having no idea what a … [Read more…]

Posted in: travel Tagged: Bogor, Laos

Beware of the Dogs

November 21, 2008 by Andy Leave a Comment

After 6 weeks in in Vientiane, Lao PDR, you notice a few differences with Bogor – it’s not just the ability to drink a cold beer almost anywhere and the availability of goat cheese salads. One important thing is the number of dogs, which in Vientiane vastly outnumber those at home in Bogor (I will … [Read more…]

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