First off, I just want to thank all y’all who have told me you appreciated my pics and/or stories about my trip to SEA. If you have anything to say, please do feel free to leave a comment, or email me. I’ve left holiday adventure mode behind and am deep in paper-writing mode (well, recovering-from-flu-and-writing-paper…
Author: Eric, your haikuist
Adventures in Asia, Part 6: Halong Bay, Vietnam
Halong Bay The main reason we were in Hanoi in the first place was to see Halong Bay, a few hours away. The bay contains about 2000 limestone islands, which rise straight out of the water and are topped with lush vegetation. Only two of the islands have enough approachable surface area to be habitable,…
Adventures in Asia, Part 5: Hanoi, Vietnam
I’ve had a wicked case of the flu the past couple of days, and an important paper deadline in less than two weeks. I’ve been trying to work, but frankly I’m feeling too weak and feverish to accomplish anything other than watching House, MD.
Adventures in Asia, Part 4: the mighty Mekong, and the Nam Ou, too
the Nam Ou As lovely as Luang Prabang was, I was curious to see other parts of Laos. And so I ended up getting up and dawn one morning and dragging Janelle from her hot showers and bacon-stuffed baguettes to the boat dock on the Mekong. We were going to go up the river. A…
Adventures in Asia, Part 3: Luang Prabang, Laos
un chat Lao Well, at the rate I’m writing, it will take me as long to write about Southeast Asia as it took to actually see it. The problem of returning to everyday life after a break is that there are actually things you need to do, deadlines to meet, and, most annoyingly, jet lag…