Ed note: This itinerary is taken from a 10 day, four city trip in the Netherlands led by myself, half Dutch, and a friend, 100% Dutch, in mid-October, 2015. Just a warning about the timing: By mid-October you are in shoulder season, when the prices are lower. It can be rainy then, and we experienced … More Three non-traditional days around Amsterdam, on your way to somewhere else
During the 5 years I spent traveling back and forth to Cambodia for work I also had several vacations in Vietnam and a dozen weekend stopovers in Bangkok, I noticed the importance of luck and gambling in the region. I learned that both Vietnam and China have long placed restrictions on their population’s ability to … More Luck meets Karma in SE Asia: An intro with four sixty second stories
On my 70th birthday, with mortality not at the doorstep, but somewhere down the street within sight, I find myself immersed in my Dutch roots. I just finished co-leading a ten day “active seniors” trip in Holland. Eight of us, from 55 to 75, biked, trained, trammed, boated and walked briskly through Amsterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven … More See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil
Feb. 19, 2017 From 2005-2010 I worked on a training project that sent me to the capitol of Cambodia over a dozen times for a week or two at a stretch. Phnom Penh traffic is pretty heavy, with a rich mix of cars, tuk-tuks, cyclos, motos, and bicycles. Until recently, there were few stop signs … More Gentle Chaos–Biking Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Other states, other lives, other souls 