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Outrageously scenic

INDONESIA | Thursday, 11 Jan 2007 | Views [1207]

The day starts with a flash of blue slicing past the coconut palms outside our veranda that overhangs the stream. A distinct ccreeeee-ccreee of the Balinese kingfisher heralds its presence each morning but we only catch glimpses of blue, orange and ... Read more >

Tags: culture, bali, family, adventures, festival, death, ceremony


Meandering along the Mekong

LAOS | Monday, 30 Jan 2006 | Views [615]

Luang Prabang reminds us greatly of Nan in north-east Thailand. Some years ago we meandered along the Thai-Lao border that is the Mekong for some months, gently absorbing the various towns and villages with no particular destination in mind. The pace ... Read more >

Tags: on the road, travel with children, luang prabang, buddhism, culture, ceremony


Dust to dust

SOUTH KOREA | Sunday, 21 May 2000 | Views [598]

Yuki's father turned up with Grandmother in a beautifully wrapped box casually tucked under one arm. We had all flew down south to some military airport near Pusan for the funeral the next day, and startedby visiting Grandmothers original village ... Read more >

Tags: culture, people, death, culture, tradition, funeral, ceremony, celebrations, impermanent



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