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Day 42 in South East Asia – WE HAVE WIFI…kind of…

July 30, 2017

Takeo Province, Cambodia;  This morning, in rotation from the gardening, it was my turn to participate in some cleaning. Every morning the classrooms needed sweeping, the bathroom needed mopping and the kitchen needed a good once over. As soon as these chores were finished we had a little spare time before the kids arrived in … More Day 42 in South East Asia – WE HAVE WIFI…kind of…

Day 39 in South East Asia: Genocide in Cambodia, a Barbaric Massacre

July 26, 2017

Phnom Penh, Cambodia;  As a collective, the volunteer guys and myself had decided to take an educated excursion to The Killing Fields and The S21 Prison in Phnom Penh. If you’re not already aware, during the seventies Cambodia suffered drastically at the hands of Pol Pot and his army of Khmer Rouge. The warped version … More Day 39 in South East Asia: Genocide in Cambodia, a Barbaric Massacre

Day 35 in South East Asia – Karma, You’re a Beautiful Bitch

July 20, 2017

Kampot and Kep and everywhere in between, Cambodia: They say bad luck comes in threes and that Karma plays a huge part in dishing out good and not so good things. If bad luck does come in threes then today was definitely the end of my losing streak and Karma could suck a fat one. … More Day 35 in South East Asia – Karma, You’re a Beautiful Bitch

Day 34 in South East Asia – I Don’t Care What The Weatherman Says…

July 20, 2017

Kampot, Cambodia: The last few days were a bit of a depression-induced interlude for me. The rain in Cambodia did not sit well with my desire for sunshine, and my outwardly cheery disposition became slightly hampered by my internal alter ego, an alter ego I like to call ‘the mood-hoover’; the hoover that only usually … More Day 34 in South East Asia – I Don’t Care What The Weatherman Says…

Day 27 in South East Asia – Seeya Laos, You’ve Been A Lot More Than I Bargained For!

July 13, 2017

Vientiane, Laos: My last full day in Laos was spent getting some cultural internalisation. And what I really mean by that, is taking photos of a shit tonne of Buddahs, visiting a museum, and drinking Beer Lao with an old friend. The day started well – the sun was shining, I had a spring in … More Day 27 in South East Asia – Seeya Laos, You’ve Been A Lot More Than I Bargained For!

Day 26 in SE Asia – Vientiane, You’re So Underrated!

July 11, 2017

Vientiane, Laos: After meeting Frenchy this morning for coffee and a lengthy chat about love and possibilities, life and people, work and family, we parted ways, not knowing if we were going to cross paths again. She’d offered me a place to stay if I was ever in France, and made the gesture with absolute … More Day 26 in SE Asia – Vientiane, You’re So Underrated!

Day 25 in SE Asia – Good Things Are On The Horizon

July 10, 2017

Vientiane, Laos: Yesterday the rain was relentless. Today even more so but with bursts of sunshine in between the downpours. In any normal situation this amount of bi-polar weather would get me down; dreariness dampens my desire and a greying sky flattens my mood. I was of an attitude though that it would not happen … More Day 25 in SE Asia – Good Things Are On The Horizon

Day 23 – Gangnam Style, Saving Graces, and a Change of Pace.

July 9, 2017

Vang Vieng, Laos: After the disappointing start to my time in Vang Vieng, and after concluding it was bottom of the barrel dumpsville, I kind of thought it was best to give it another chance. I’m all about second chances (under the correct circumstances, of course), and decided that having a look at VV during … More Day 23 – Gangnam Style, Saving Graces, and a Change of Pace.