Southern Lombok, near Mawe

Lovely Lombok

Posted July 13th, 2012 by & filed under Blog.

I spent the past week in southern Lombok, the Indonesian island to the east of Bali. While getting there from Vietnam involved three flights aboard
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Last seen wandering vaguely

Posted February 13th, 2012 by & filed under Blog.

I have a terrible sense of direction. On a recent trip to Bangkok, I repeatedly got lost. My son, Sol, who’s 4.5, took to saying,
Two of the best-fed birds in Bangkok

For the birds

Posted February 10th, 2012 by & filed under Blog.

I took my son Sol, who’s 4.5, to Safari World, a theme park outside of Bangkok that features various animal shows: dolphins jumping through hoops,
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Beach rules

Posted December 28th, 2011 by & filed under Blog.

Overall, I really like the Ho Tram Resort, which lies around two hours from HCM City. But given that it’s a four-star resort, you’d think
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Merry Christmas!

Posted December 22nd, 2011 by & filed under Blog.

Christmas is coming and we’re off to the beach to enjoy some fresh air, open space and the ocean. While many expats in Saigon head
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Smells like…

Posted October 4th, 2011 by & filed under Blog.

The other day, my family was driving towards District 1 when, just before the Saigon Bridge, a terrible smell invaded our car. The smell was
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All Clear

Posted June 14th, 2011 by & filed under Blog.

While I regard fortune telling with a healthy dose of skepticism, getting your fortune told can be fun. Check out this guy I met in