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Why it is Wise To Worship a Woman By Arjuna Ardagh A few days ago, after a particularly exquisite evening with my wife Chameli, I put this post up on Facebook before going to bed: “I have had many, many great teachers in my life. A super abundance. No one and nothing comes close to [...]
Singapore is a city/country and other than the people being Asian, they all speak English. And with them this is a matter of pride, and prestige. Visiting Singapore is like visiting a city in the US, only cleaner. It is sophisticated, And each year we return it seems they continue to dream up ways to [...]
Our first trip to Vietnam in 2005 wasn’t very long. We were in Bali and our Visa’s were expiring. Roger found a special to Hanoi for only about $60.00 each so we booked it. We ending up really enjoying our time in Hanoi, and really loved Hoi An, a town further south. So we decided [...]
Phnom Penh, along with Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, are significant global and domestic tourist destinations for Cambodia. We had been wanting to visit but each year were told by everyone that it was very dangerous, like the wild wild west. And it was only in 1979 that the Khumer Rouge were driven out of by [...]
What can I say about Bali! Thailand used to be the primary place we visited and hung out while in S.E. Asia. But that all changed in 1997 on our first trip to Bali. From the moment I arrived I found Bali to be the most beautiful, nurturing, peaceful place I had ever been. And [...]
In 1997 we made our first attempt to go to Laos. We were staying in Nong Khai in northern Thailand on the banks of the Mekong River. This was the first year they opened a bridge to Laos, the Friendship Bridge. So no longer did you have to sit for days waiting on a Visa. [...]
Quite unlike any land you know about’ – Rudyard Kipling Burma (also known as Myanmar) is a spectacular jewel that has remained hidden for decades, but which is now opening up to the world revealing astonishing natural beauty and an unparalleled cultural heritage. With a civilisation that’s more than 2,500 years old, Burma is a [...]
If you are looking for long, white, sand beaches, warm, azure crystal clear water, and majestic green coconut palms everywhere, in short, a tropical paradise, then Koh Samui is ideal for you. This beautiful island in the gulf of Thailand was, just a few years ago, on the insiders list. Now, however, it is becoming [...]
Thailand has a land area of approximately 518,000 square kilometers. On its north-south axis the longest distance is approx. 1,700 kilometers, and on the east-west axis it is 800 kilometers. However, at one point 250 kilometers south of Bangkok, the Burmese border is only 20 kilometers from the Gulf of Thailand. The country can be [...]
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