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View of the wide Mekong River in Pakse, southern Laos
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Peaceful Pakse on the Calm Mekong

March 16, 2023March 20, 2023 Michael Green

I’ve been in Pakse for three weeks, with nine days before the 30-day Lao visa expires. The original, but loose plan was to stay in

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Wat Toung in Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Khon Kaen: A City of Unknown Wonders

February 15, 2023February 16, 2023 Michael Green

I found to my pleasant surprise that Khon Kaen in Isaan, Thailand is a city of unknown world wonders. The above Thung Sethi has been

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Room with a view at the InTouch Guesthouse in Vientiane, Laos 15 dollar room
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How I Traveled From Laos To Thailand for Under Three Dollars

January 13, 2023February 27, 2023 Michael Green

It was day 30 of 30 of my Lao stamp validity. The wonderful woman at the In Touch Guesthouse in Vientiane had said that she

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Buddhist-style architecture at Vat Sensoukharam in Luang Prabang, Laos.
Budget Spirituality

Infinite Earth Art: Temples of Luang Prabang

January 1, 2023March 12, 2023 Michael Green

Temple gazing has never been high on my travel to-do list. Like so many people traveling in SE Asia, I have taken the stance of:

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View of Luang Namtha from the Samakixay Temple, northern Laos.
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Luang Namtha: Why I Spent a Week in a Virtual Ghost Town

December 19, 2022March 12, 2023 Michael Green

To call Luang Namtha a ghost town would be an exaggeration. However, in a country of under eight million people, the town has less than

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The White Temple or Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Rai, Thailand
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Temple Drifting and Coffee Sipping in Chiang Rai

December 12, 2022March 12, 2023 Michael Green

The smallish city of Chiang Rai, not to be confused with its bigger cousin of Chiang Mai, (187 km south), is a good city for

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The map on the seat back in front of me on a long haul flight from JFK to HK.
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Wiped Out After A Journey Across the Earth

November 9, 2022March 12, 2023 Michael Green

Traveling across the earth threw me for a loop. There was not a thought about being on the receiving end of extreme jet lag. When

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The cathedral and birds at the Parque Central or Central Park, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
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Guatemala City: A Terrific Travel Destination

October 15, 2022March 12, 2023 Michael Green

Because I had read more bad than good about Guatemala City, I loosely considered skipping it. However, I would come to realize that la capital

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A refurbished US school bus sits at the market in Quezaltenango aka Xela, in the southern highlands of Guatemala
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Refurbished Former US School Buses: The Pulse of a Nation

October 5, 2022March 12, 2023 Michael Green

As the subcontinental railway is the pulse of colorful India, the fixed-up former school buses from north of Mexico are the man-made vibration of greenery-laden

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View from a gorgeous stroll in Zunil, in the Guatemalan Highlands.
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Journey to Fuentes Georgina: Geothermal Pools in the Guatemalan Highlands

September 23, 2022March 11, 2023 Michael Green

The early morning Journey to Fuentes Georgina started from the Hotel Lar Antiqua beside the Parque Central. After a cool 20-minute power walk I was

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