Book Review : Love at the Speed of Email
In Lisa McKay’s book, Love at the Speed of Email, the themes of home, hope, passion and purpose resonate throughout her choices of dating, career and family. McKay shares poignant moments of being on the road from her childhood in Bangladesh to working in Zimbabwe and weaves her work world, writing and search for meaning into her quest [...]
The Mekong River, Luang Prabang, and the Plain of Jars
We couldn’t decide if American policy during the Vietnam War had succeeded or failed. According to a variety of sources, Laos boasts the distinction of being the heaviest bombed country in human history. A devastated land after the 1970s, when USA bombers turned the areas along the Vietnamese border into a giant practice field of [...]
Where is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
Thank you to Dave’s Travel Corner for posting my article, “Where is the Ho Chi Minh Trail?: Here is the beginning of the article: Disoriented is a term that means being lost or unclear about where you are. It originated from when the East or the Orient was considered the center of the world. If [...]
Laos Kingdom of a Million Elephants
Laos Kingdom of a Million ElephantsGreat Places, Great Adventures Si Phon Don, also known as Four Thousand Islands was relaxing. Our home had many hammocks but only electricity from 7-10pm. When we arrived by boat, a water buffalo was in the water next to us. Southern Laos was HOT HOT HOT! so we enjoyed a [...]
