I’ve known for many, many years — probably since I was a child — that rice is a staple of the Asian diet. It was just like that, a simple, bare and almost uninteresting fact, rice is a staple of the Asian diet. However, since jft and I have immersed ourselves in Asian culture and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Cambodia’
a photo update
OK, so I was thinking I’d be making some more posts from Bangkok about our adventures through Southeast Asia. I’ve got a post started that’s a follow-up to “this is normal,” and I’ve even got notes for a post about Mexican food in Chicago (some travelers we met are headed that way, so that got [...]
this is normal
While traversing South East Asia we have found ourselves amongst people who live their lives rather differently than we’re used to. And some things that are regular things for us while traveling – often things that don’t seem noteworthy – we realize are different than life back home.
For example, while living in Chicago we rarely [...]
same same, but different
Two tales for your reading pleasure.
Tale #1: Muang Swa By Night
The cool towel, rather soothing on this warm evening, is placed on my neck. The older man moves around the towel. Then I feel his firm grip, on the back of my neck, and the massage begins. His hands knowingly and strongly begin to work [...]
