Thailand
Thailand has the world’s second most dangerous roads. I was in blissful ignorance when I cruised the border, a but someone soon told me of the country’s dark truth. Compared […]
Month: February 2019
Sturm und Drang
“It’s gonna be cold.” The duvet jackets were out on the quay, and Mike was shivering already. It had been Laurence’s idea, a trip to Berlin in time for […]
Cambodia
It’s a holiday in Cambodia, it’s tough kid but it’s life. It’s a holiday in Cambodia, don’t forget to pack a wife. So sang the Dead Kennedys in 1978, when […]
China
I should probably be careful what I write: in the future when the Chinese rule the world, anything I say may be used in evidence against me. So with a […]
Chinese Magic Letter
One of my big challenges with going to China was the language, so a Chinese-speaking friend wrote me this letter to help me. Chinese is much further removed from English […]