Archive for December, 2007

December 27, 2007

Of travel, toilets, and values

Singapore, December 27, 2007 I am about ten days in to my current journey, and I am marveling again at how much I learn from travel, and how much of what I learn I probably wouldn’t learn but for travel. Regional geography texts, travel books, news reports, and histories are …Read the Rest

Mister Donut
December 24, 2007

Mister Donut

Bangkok, December 24, 2007  “Good morning, Mister Donut.” The hotel receptionist’s greeting this morning got me thinking, as I often …Read the Rest

December 22, 2007

Election day in Thailand, and tensions are high

Bangkok, December 23, 2007 TO ALL GUESTS Sunday 23rd December 2007 Thailand’s General Election will be held nationwide on Sunday …Read the Rest

December 21, 2007

Breaking News from Singapore

Singapore, December 21, 2007 “[T]racking Singapore politics is like observing a shiny new washing machine at work. You may marvel …Read the Rest

December 19, 2007

Confessions of a Novice Travel Blogger

Singapore, December 19, 2007  I am writing these words from Singapore, the first stop in trip that will take me …Read the Rest