For the past week I’ve been holed up in the delightful Thoulasith guest house, situated in downtown (so to speak) Luang Nam Tha, Laos. LNT is a wonderful base for trekking to the surrounding hill-tribe villages, some of which lie in the nearby Nam Tha National Protected Area. At least that’s what I’m told. I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘tourism’
OK, it wasn’t *exactly* a brothel
Posted in Laos, SE Asia, tagged Laos, Luang Nam Tha, tourism, traveling, trekking on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On further reflection…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, China, politics, Russia, tourism, tourists, travel, travelers on October 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I keep thinking about the negativity in my past few posts. I’m out here in the world, seeing new places, meeting new people, doing what I love to do! Why all the complaints? A big part of it is the tourist/traveler tension. In roughest terms, someone on a 2-week holiday is a tourist: You see [...]
A foot massage and three beers later…
Posted in SE Asia, Uncategorized, tagged Angkor, Cambodia, developing countries, scuba diving, Siem Reap, tourism on May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
OK, so I was kinda cranky when I posted before. This place had really gotten to me, and I suppose it didn’t help that I was tired and hot and sore and that a tuk-tuk *hit* me (and ran over my foot!), leaving a nasty bruise on my leg. So today, instead of spending my [...]
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