Tag: Laos
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Vientiane
Christmas, the day I was transiting to Vientiane, ended up being quite two-faced. The holiday turned out alright in the end, but the travel portion of the day sucked. The day wasted no time in getting off to a bad start. It was the classic death-by-a-thousand-cuts, something that I’m no stranger to, especially given how long I traveled before. My guesthouse’s breakfast area was completely full when I went downstairs in the morning, so I had to shift around my entire morning schedule. After walking into town to get some coffee elsewhere, the strap on my sandal – which was…
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Vang Vieng
The morning I left Luang Prabang, I climbed into one of the many tuk-tuks in town that was making its morning rounds, collecting travelers from their hotels, guesthouses, and hostels. With each additional guest climbing aboard, we all had to squeeze together a little tighter, until all the couples were sitting vertically (one on the lap of the other), the back was full, the cab was full, and we were all praying that the next stop was the bus station and not another hotel. The excessive number of people correlated to an excessive amount of baggage on the roof rack,…
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Luang Prabang
After saying goodbye to Chiang Mai again, I took the one-hour flight to Luang Prabang and coasted through probably the easiest entry to a new country that I’ve ever had. The visa was trivial to get since I had brought dolla bills with me from America, the ATM outside the small airport dispensed reasonably sized notes (ahem, Thailand…), and the very short taxi ride to my guesthouse was an easy flat rate. I liked it there immediately. The beautiful, hazy, green mountains are impossible to miss, the weather was cool enough that I could wear pants and a long-sleeve tee at…
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Goodbye to 2016, Hello to 35
Welcome to my new site! I’ve been working on a new personal site for quite some time now and I’m happy to announce that it’s finally live! As you can see, it’s part resume, part portfolio, and part blog. The resume and portfolio are a pretty good representation of me, but I’m still trying to figure out what I’ll be writing about. I’m sure I’ll blog about my travels, but since I’m working full-time and no longer on a sabbatical, I’ll have much less travel content than before. Maybe I’ll write about tech or San Francisco or photography. We’ll see.…
