GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 18 Sep 2007 | Views [791]
A benefit of the Spanish program here is the chance to participate in all types of cultural activities each day. Tonight's big activity is salsa dance lessons at a local salsa bar. One of the Spanish teachers is also a salsa teacher. One of my goals ... Read more >
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VIETNAM | Wednesday, 25 Jul 2007 | Views [1866]
The Asian fascination with our hairy western bodies continues to amuse us. It's not just here in Vietnam, we've experienced it Laos on the local boat, the man rubbing Darrin's hairy leg, then exposing his smooth sleek leg to draw the comparison. Children ... Read more >
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MYANMAR | Monday, 21 May 2007 | Views [954]
We have outdone our Indian experience of being the tourist attraction for the locals here in Mandalay. So much so, that the local girls wanting their picture with us - after working up the nerve to ask us, ended up blowing it up into a glossy postcard ... Read more >
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INDIA | Wednesday, 28 Mar 2007 | Views [1086]
We have had the wonderful opportunity to visit areas that not many westerners visit. That said, we are getting used to the stares, gawks, and requests to be photographed, that we seem to be confronted with everywhere we go. There’s a point ... Read more >
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INDIA | Saturday, 17 Mar 2007 | Views [878]
At our beach hut paradise is a fine internet sweatshop, with three computer terminals, a fax and a scanner. A thin little Indian guy runs the shop and is there from dawn, until midnight. The shop is affected by much of the same challenges ... Read more >
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