After our Thai-Laos visa run, we stayed in the capital city of Vientiane for two days to re-energize and plan our next move within Laos. We knew we wanted to visit Luang Prabang in the North, but it was a matter of deciding whether to do it all in one shot…or to break it up [...] Read more »
Today is Friday the 13th. A day of foreboding for many of us in the Western world. Today someone will half-jokingly warn you to be careful out there. Even as you crack a smile back, deep down inside you’ll wonder if anything bad will actually happen. Worried about bad luck today? Don’t be. There is [...] Read more »
“A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” –Lao Tzu Jo and I love a good run. In fact, we just did the Chiang Mai half-marathon this past Christmas day. We’ve been doing marathons and triathlons for nearly four years now, and we never get tired of the [...] Read more »
“It is a beautiful and blessed world we live in, and while life lasts, to lose the enjoyment of it is a sin.” — Talbot W. Chambers I’ll bet you’re thinking, “Wow Marv…that’s deep. Of course today is the beginning of the rest of my life, duh!”. OK…I’ll try a little harder: Do you know [...] Read more »
“Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must first set yourself on fire.” –Fred Shero In the next day or so, depending on what side of the dateline you are on, you’ll celebrate the arrival of a new year. You’ll promise yourself this year will be different. You’ll have all kinds of goals [...] Read more »
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