Category Archives: Travel

A walk through Vientiane

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Mike

I’ve always felt that the best way to really experience a new city is to get out and walk around it, as when you rush around in a tour bus or taxi in air-conditioned comfort, or even in a tuk-tuk … Continue reading →

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Buddhas, Wat Si Saket, Vientiane

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Mike

Buddhas at Vientiane’s oldest temple, Wat Si Saket ( with a bit of help from Topaz B&W Effects and Photoshop)

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One year of retirement !

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Mike

This morning I realised that it was just over a year since my retirement, on December 7th to be precise. I remember that many at work said I was too young to retire … I’ll be bored …. I’ll miss … Continue reading →

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You cannot escape from Christmas …

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Mike

At the moment I am in Vientiane, Laos, waiting for my ED Education visa. You would think that this place would be a Xmas free zone, being a Buddhist country, and a Third World one at that, but walking around … Continue reading →

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The Golden Mount

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Mike

Yesterday I had to go over the other side of town, and thought I might try and get some photos of the Loy Kratong temple fair at Wat Saket while over that way. The fair was a waste of time … Continue reading →

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It’s different up the front end !

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Mike

It’s going to be hard to travel cattle class again after yesterdays flight ! Travelling business class was so different that I almost felt I was on another aeroplane. Starting with the priority boarding, then once I had turned left … Continue reading →

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