..in Thailand
..definitely not the Ilala. This steamer, which was built in the 1940s and runs a single route on Lake Malawi has changed little since it first hit the water I think. In fact, we are the ones who have changed. We seem to no longer have tolerance for 21 hour ship rides with only a [...]
We made it to the top! At 9am last Thursday, Nori and I were the highest people in Malawi! We had an amazing 5 day trip around Mulanje and decided to summit the highest peak about half way through the trip. Even though at several points in the trek I had the thought, “man this [...]
I arrived safely in Malawi. I have already gone to shopright, Malawi’s 7-11, and Ali Baba’s for peri-peri chicken pizza. Not sure what to do now.
The vendors still surround the post office and the minibuses still nearly drive over you as we all bully for our space on the road. it is great to be [...]
A perk of one of the cheapest airlines in Thailand is that its departure lounges are open to all passengers - not only the passengers whose sections we economy class folks have to walk through in order to get to our cramped sections. Bangkok Airways welcomes everyone. The tired, the messy, the financially disadvantaged. They open their [...]
I have said goodbye to Mae Sot and my dear friends and colleagues. I decided to come to Chiang Mai to avoid the growing chaos of Bangkok city, so this evening I fly to Bangkok and directly on to Lilongwe. With a very heavy heart and flowing tears, I said goodbye to the community that [...]
I have noticed an incredible difference between my experience of commuting to work here and commuting to work in NY. Here I smile. Everytime. Every day. At least one ear-to-ear grin every ride to work and home from work - and this over a 6 day work week compared to my 4 day work week [...]