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August 27, 2013

Strait Floatin’ (Canada #3)

Six tables of dessert Weddings. They seem to be quite the trend these days. Though

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July 16, 2013

Oh, Canada…. (Canada #1)

Two years is a long time. That's how long it's been since my last time in Canada, my

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February 20, 2012

How to Live Forever (Thailand/Laos #4)

Shhhhh During the ten years beginning in the mid 1960’s—while the world was

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November 1, 2010

Burmese Days (Myanmar, Update #4)

As expected, we’ve had a few snags trying to surf the internet since arriving

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October 19, 2010

Following the Compass Needle (Vietnam Update #2)

Easy Riders There is a special episode of Top Gear where the hosts buy old

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July 14, 2010

Warping Time (Korea #2)

I write (the beginning of) this as I munch on the results of my final ₩18000:

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July 7, 2010

What’s your Blood Type? (Korea #1)

My friend since grade 9, Jon has been living in Korea for the past two years

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October 24, 2009

Yes? No? Maybe? OK! (India update #3, from Nepal)

Early Bird gets the Worm Most people go to Agra only to see the Taj Mahal, and maybe

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Death for drugs July 22, 2009

Street Gangs, Shopping, and Scam Artists (Malaysia update)

I took my last breath of airconditioned Australian air as I prepared to disembark.

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May 19, 2009

Brizzy (Australia #10)

I learned something the other week from my mining crew that was entirely unexpected.

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Glico man August 27, 2008

The Future is Now (China/Japan #11)

Upon landing in Japan I was expecting to be guided by multi-lingual robot assistants

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August 26, 2008

Go West. New Frontier. Escape from Xinjiang (China...

Here are the final three China updates, emailed separately but posted together: Go

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