A Tail of Two Cities
Originally Published – Worldsurface.com, 1 July 2003 I was worried. I had bought a bus ticket from Seattle to Portland Oregon without reading the guidebook. When I finally ran down the list of Top 10…
The Landslide Lounge
An Impromptu Gathering in the Middle of Laos First published on Itchy Feet Blog, 2003. I grumbled as one of the early starters tried to rouse me from a dream about a long wooden boat…
Angkor Afloat
Originally Published – Worldsurface.com, 25 Feb 2003 Sunrise. A paw-paw colored ball makes the sky smoky mauve and the tiny clouds burnt pink. The land and sea are the same temperature. There is no wind.…
Seeing Is Remembering
I was talking to a native New Yorker yesterday who was upset by tourists visiting Ground Zero. His implication was that the people who were visiting the site were doing it out of some macabre…
Khao Sahn Freakshow
Originally Published – Itchy Feet Magazine, 2002 It’s like the main street of Dodge City meets the alien traders bar in Star Wars meets Diagon Alley from Harry Potter. It’s a melting pot. It’s a…
Beasts, Beans and Bolsheviks.
Originally Published – The Globe, July 2001 Under a bridge in a vast city dominated by a powerful empire, lives a giant troll. A short walk from the beast’s dark hiding spot stands a statue…