Category Archives: The Daily Grind

Southern Laos

22 August 2008
Hey Guys
I hope you’re all sitting down because I have some VERY big news……….
I’m getting married!
Can you believe it at the age of 31 there is someone out there who actually wants to marry me?
But more of that later.
I’m back in Laos, in the south, as I really enjoy this […]

Cambodia

7 August 2008
Hey Guys
I hope you’re all well. I’m in Cambodia and I know it’s been raining plenty back home, but the rainy season has seriously hit here and it’s WET!!. I think this must have been one of my brighter ideas coming here in the rainy season….very well done on my […]

Happy Ending

17 July 2008
Heya All
I hope you’re all fine and dandy, especially after the Springboks finally beat the All Blacks and South Pacific Islanders on their home soil. Schweeeet.
Since my last e mail I’ve left Hanoi and I started heading south towards Saigon. My first stop was about 90 km south but took […]

Hanoi

5 June 2008
Herroh from Vietnam…… !!!!!!
I hope you’re all well
I’m sitting in a coffee shop in Sa Pa (Suppa) where I’ll be for the rest of the day as I had to check out of my humble abode at 9am and have to sit around until 9pm until the overnight train back to […]

French Explorer (With A Jewish Surname)- Muang Noi

Howdy Bevironi
Man I am so loving Louong Phabang I was here for about 5 days and now I’m back for another 4.
I have just added you to my mailing list but here is a story for you.
I went up to a village called Muang Ngoi which is about a 9 hour trip up the […]

Lazing Down To Louong Phabang

12 June 2008
 
Hi Guys.
I hope you’re all well.
I’ve crossed the border into Laos and following is the story of my trip down the Mekong.
I hope you enjoy.
Gary

Growing up watching Vietnam movies like Apocalypse Now, Deer Hunter and Platoon had left me a deep fascination of the Mekong River, and also left me […]

Second home- But thankfully I still have my first-5th June 2008

I’m dropped off outside a Wat…what? A temple. If the temple hadn’t been there I would have thought I was in a scene from “Rambo 1-9″
“Hmm, maybe I’ll speak to my yet not found agent about this place. I could see a movie here.”
The area is amazing. Trees all around, plenty of water, not […]

The Road To Enlightenment- 2nd June 2008

After wandering around Chiang Mai for a few days I picked up a flyer that advertised -
Come and visit “Second home”.
A place where you can come and stay for as long as you like, learn about and practice Buddhism, meditation, organic farming and authentic Thai vegetarian cooking. All meals included.
Don’t pay, donations welcomed. […]

War Story From The Toilet

Sitting by myself waiting for the train that is going to take me to Chiang Mai I realise that this is where my adventure begins.  For the last week or so I’ve been staying with a South African friend and her Thai partner and if any time I felt like it, or was feeling lonely, […]

A New Star is Born

Hey Maja
 
I hope you’re well.
You’re going to love this
 
After a long day walking around Kho san road, bartering with store owners and eventually buying nothing. I do think I left a lot of pissed off store owners in my wake and will never be welcome back even if I really wanted to buy something. I […]