Prison.
Thanks to the assistance of the delightful Marieke, I will now be able to share some pictures with you. Although, I must say she did shout at me a little bit, but as I am maturing, and turning into a rather gallant human being, I will choose to forgive her.
Anyway, let's move on.
Currently in Cambodia, and I have a question for you. Is watching people you are with, throw grenades into a lake, and fire an AK-47 at a target a wrong thing to do before visiting the Killing Fields?
Also. Tourists keep saying to me about how lucky we are to be Westerners, and how we should appreciate the fortune bestowed upon us.
I feel two ways about this. Although the patronising tone occasionally sickens me, I can understand their point.
The smiles the locals around here can 'bust out', I have never seen before. Their whole faces light up. It's fucking blinding. The only time I've seen my friends smile like that is when I told them I was going away for 6 weeks.
Prognosis: Happiness is not a currency. Enjoy your mortgage.
Now for some photos.
This is one of my favourites. The photo I missed though, was one of a woman carrying a wedding cake on the back of her scooter. I amused myself at the thought of her arriving at her destination only to trip on a stair.
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I said, only to trip on a stair.
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Halong Bay. This means descending dragon. There are many islands like this in Halong Bay, so it looks like a dragon is slowly submerging itself in water. Got it? The pointy parts are still sticking out. Of the water. GET A GRIP! On a side note: This is not the flag I stole. I love these flags.
A meal bought for me by a Vietnamese family. I spent 12 hours on a train trying to converse with them. We didn't get very far, but we tried. And I had to try not to weep when we went our seperate ways.
I have no idea what some of these fruits were. I simply looked up 'one of each will do nicely, m'lady in my phrase book.
Note to self: When having a cigarette on your balcony in Hanoi, just ... you know, be careful.
It's hard to upload photos so that's all I have for you at the minute. Also: Spell check takes forever so excuse ...
Hi, Hamish.
Hi, Frase. (Did my article get raped?)
Love to all. Home soon. Just going to pop to Thailand for my diving license.
xx
Anyway, let's move on.
Currently in Cambodia, and I have a question for you. Is watching people you are with, throw grenades into a lake, and fire an AK-47 at a target a wrong thing to do before visiting the Killing Fields?
Also. Tourists keep saying to me about how lucky we are to be Westerners, and how we should appreciate the fortune bestowed upon us.
I feel two ways about this. Although the patronising tone occasionally sickens me, I can understand their point.
The smiles the locals around here can 'bust out', I have never seen before. Their whole faces light up. It's fucking blinding. The only time I've seen my friends smile like that is when I told them I was going away for 6 weeks.
Prognosis: Happiness is not a currency. Enjoy your mortgage.
Now for some photos.
This is one of my favourites. The photo I missed though, was one of a woman carrying a wedding cake on the back of her scooter. I amused myself at the thought of her arriving at her destination only to trip on a stair.
...
I said, only to trip on a stair.
...
Halong Bay. This means descending dragon. There are many islands like this in Halong Bay, so it looks like a dragon is slowly submerging itself in water. Got it? The pointy parts are still sticking out. Of the water. GET A GRIP! On a side note: This is not the flag I stole. I love these flags.
A meal bought for me by a Vietnamese family. I spent 12 hours on a train trying to converse with them. We didn't get very far, but we tried. And I had to try not to weep when we went our seperate ways.
I have no idea what some of these fruits were. I simply looked up 'one of each will do nicely, m'lady in my phrase book.
Note to self: When having a cigarette on your balcony in Hanoi, just ... you know, be careful.
It's hard to upload photos so that's all I have for you at the minute. Also: Spell check takes forever so excuse ...
Hi, Hamish.
Hi, Frase. (Did my article get raped?)
Love to all. Home soon. Just going to pop to Thailand for my diving license.
xx
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