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easydavid: Power
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011. No worries, we thought. It isn't like a blizzard. It was concerning, though, that every snow-coated tree branch was pointing down at the ground. Then came the popping and cracking of branches being stripped off their trunks, and the thuds of next year's firewood hitting the ground. Maybe this was going to be a bit of a problem after all. Was buying my generator a kind of punishable idolatry? Fixing stuff and then blowing it up again? Shaded lamps glowed behind half-closed curta...
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easydavid: The Jitters
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Saturday, December 31, 2011. I've been traveling for many, many years. Not as many as some people, certainly, but often enough to know most of the ropes. So why do I get the jitters before a big trip? Among the worries that crop up are the usual suspects - have I packed everything I need? Did I leave anything undone at the office? Sooner or later, you will have to deal with something completely outside your experience; you will confront the Not You. I think, "they were traveling! The Road to Savannakhet.
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easydavid: Heart of Darkness, Laos
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Monday, January 9, 2012. Heart of Darkness, Laos. You may recall my earlier post about how during nearly every journey there is a moment when you confront the Other, the Not You. My moment came last night. We were in Vientiane, having returned from Luang Prabang earlier in the day, on the way to our hotel. We had stopped to visit the truly amazing Lao Textiles. Casing full of bomblets. The horror, indeed. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Road Trip to Shantiniketan. The Road to Savannakhet. It’s ...
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easydavid: October 2011
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Saturday, October 29, 2011. Livestrong - Hill Country Roads. Sunrise at the staging area. Not the ideal start, but minutes (seems like hours) later, I'm back just in time to hear, for real, the "GO! Photo by Matt Yerkes). Photo by Matt Yerkes). Dedication wall . . . In Honor of . . . In Memory of . . . Haulin the last 25 on chip seal. I check my watch and I'm astonished to see that I've beaten my previous best time by 20 minutes. Whose legs are these, anyway? Can I keep them? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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easydavid: The Road to Savannakhet
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Thursday, January 12, 2012. The Road to Savannakhet. Priscilla, Queen of the Mekong. 65279;. 65279;. While we get lunch at a roadside restaurant, I see the driver with a toolbox and a long fan belt. In twenty minutes or so, he’s got Priscilla’s back end buttoned up again, and we’re off to Savannakhet. Please pass the salt. A dark tunnel deep into the ground? We end the day on a nice note. It’s Patti and Rob’s 39. Anniversary, and Jeannie had Nou call ahead and arrange a cake and champagne at t...
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easydavid: November 2011
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011. No worries, we thought. It isn't like a blizzard. It was concerning, though, that every snow-coated tree branch was pointing down at the ground. Then came the popping and cracking of branches being stripped off their trunks, and the thuds of next year's firewood hitting the ground. Maybe this was going to be a bit of a problem after all. Was buying my generator a kind of punishable idolatry? Fixing stuff and then blowing it up again? Shaded lamps glowed behind half-closed curta...
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easydavid: September 2011
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Friday, September 9, 2011. I have a short trip coming up - small on the calendar, but huge in significance - that I'll write more about soon. This is just a preview. In a little over a month from now, I'll be joining about 3,000 other people in Austin, Texas in a fund-raising event for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. And the sun on your skin, while at the same time, your mind is utterly free to roam. Please take a minute to look at the Livestrong. They're great people. And they ride bikes! In Dakhindari,...
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easydavid: Travel and tourism
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011. One can only really travel if one lets oneself go and takes what every place brings without trying to turn it into a healthy private pattern of one's own and I suppose that is the difference between travel and tourism. Freya Stark, Riding to the Tigris. What am I driving at? I think it's too narrow a reading to limit Stark's comment to geographic journeys; I think she also means the interior journeys that outward journeys inspire. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). You may ...
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easydavid: Hue
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012. We left the Imperial Hotel this morning in a grey drizzle for Hoi An, about three hours south, and we hope, better weather. Yesterday we were very lucky to have the first sunny day in over two months, according to our guide, Thong. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Road Trip to Shantiniketan. We had a couple of reasons for taking a couple of days away from Kolkata. First, we wanted to get out of the city to see a little o. The Road to Savannakhet. First Day, Vientiane, Laos.
