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What do you do after Pai? Chiang Rai – FreeBirdTravelBlog.com
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What do you do after Pai? What do you do after Pai? March 9, 2014. Bull; ( 2. What do we do now? We’ve found paradise in Koh Kut. We found our home again in Pai. Is it possible to find anything that will beat those two recent experiences? As much as we work to avoid trying to recreate those adventures it seems to be human nature to look back and try to find them again as we travel. With all this in mind we shrugged our shoulders, picked a direction, and headed on down the road. Local sausage with rice.
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Sewing machines and the weaving village – FreeBirdTravelBlog.com
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Sewing machines and the weaving village. Sewing machines and the weaving village. September 15, 2014. Bull; ( 5. One of the great things about hanging around Luang Prabang for a while is being able to get to know some of the special expats who live here. We had just such an opportunity our first week back in Luang Prabang. Which means “where is it from? 8221; The answer to the question is important as her products are made here in local Laos villages and contribute to the local economy. The air is soft a...
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A seed has been planted – Cambodia and Laos – FreeBirdTravelBlog.com
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A seed has been planted – Cambodia and Laos. A seed has been planted – Cambodia and Laos. December 2, 2014. Bull; ( 6. Cambodia – Father and Daughter near Kampot. I can barely remember myself as I stepped off the plane in September 2013 and arrived in SouthEast Asia. I hope with this post to communicate a few of the important changes in my understanding to you. Perhaps the seed of knowledge that has been planted in Michel and I can begin to grow and continue on here after we leave. As we visited Angkor W...
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Beauty and simplicity in Portugal – FreeBirdTravelBlog.com
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Beauty and simplicity in Portugal. Beauty and simplicity in Portugal. June 9, 2014. Bull; ( 6. We spent a night in this lovely hill town. Michel on the edge of the world. Our own private river. And on the road perfect food. Moving forward in time about a month. Below you will find some of the photographs Michel took along the road organized by region and the sequence or our drive. South West – Alentejo. Along the river at Alcacer do Sal. This is an old area for washing cloths, I visit with a local. Headi...
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Hill Tribes and Fire – Tha Ton – FreeBirdTravelBlog.com
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Hill Tribes and Fire – Tha Ton. Hill Tribes and Fire – Tha Ton. March 13, 2014. Bull; ( 8. View of Tha Ton from the temple on the hill. Bridge near our hotel. We had read about a Tuesday market that happens 15 kilometers from Tha Ton each week. We arrived by boat on Monday and were set to leave early in the morning for the market. Tha Ton is not setup well for renting motorbikes. There is only one place in town and their motorbikes cost 400 baht per day. For comparison, we paid 140 in Pai. We had heard r...
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Ganesha – Kampot – FreeBirdTravelBlog.com
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Ganesha – Kampot. Ganesha – Kampot. April 5, 2014. Bull; ( 9. Michel and I recently returned to our special hideaway near Kampot Cambodia called Ganesha Riverside Eco Resort. Http:/ www.ganesharesort.com. 8211; Michel made a fun project while we lived here called; “What passes by at Ganesha”. 8211; I have written down a few random thoughts hoping to share what it felt like to be here. We share both with you in this post:. The main house with waiting Tuk Tuk driver – local limousine. A day at Ganesha.
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Summer of Love – FreeBirdTravelBlog.com
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September 5, 2014. Bull; ( 5. Felt like Crowd Surfing (Getty images). It has been three full months since our last post and trip to Portugal. Our time with the people we love was not a time to blog but rather a time to relax and take a vacation from “our vacation”. Claire and Michel take a vacation from SouthEast Asia. We spent time with friends in and near Paris and made it to family and Lyon for Bastille day. Outside Paris – our friends old farm transformed into a beautiful country house. Beautiful Lak...
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Khmer food and other Cambodian tidbits – FreeBirdTravelBlog.com
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Khmer food and other Cambodian tidbits. Khmer food and other Cambodian tidbits. January 10, 2014. Bull; ( 8. Muslim woman and husband in fishing village. The is tremendous poverty and suffering here. Certainly there is crime especially in Phnom Pehn. The tuktuk drivers do hassle you when you walk down the street. But it is all done with a smile on their faces and is easy to manage. After a short time it becomes something you laugh at with them as you walk down the street. Tuk Tuk in Phom Penh. While in P...
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Leaving South East Asia – FreeBirdTravelBlog.com
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Leaving South East Asia. Leaving South East Asia. April 28, 2014. Bull; ( 6. Monk walking in Bangkok. Tomorrow morning we board our flight to Paris France. Our eight months in South East Asia are coming to an end. We speak together often of the places we have found that feel the most like a potential home to us. Nong Khiaw bridge view. We leave Asia with many fantastic memories and a greater understanding of the world in general. We have seen suffering and poverty, a place were a life has less value ...