Pick-up is at 9:30am the hotel receptionist told us. And, being the obliging sort, we were ready and waiting for the shuttle bus at 9:20. We whiled away half an hour watching the builders across the road. They were putting up the framing for a new house – […]
This small town, population 25,000, five hours by bus from Vientiane, the capital of Laos, is famous for its scenery and its party scene. On our first evening we were entranced by the beauty, surprised by the partying, although we’d heard the stories – apparently it’s a lot calmer […]
I’m a Kindle and, by implication, Amazon fan. My Amazon Wish List is like my very own library; one which is as wide-ranging as I want to make it. It can and does include pieces of whimsy and fantasy, literary reads, and matters for serious research. The […]
Jill's Scene 
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