Favor Nick
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Beauty of imperfection in Vientiane
Charming imperfection One of the many charms of South East Asia is its beauty of imperfection. For example, you enter a bar, or at least a place resembling that. At first sight, everything seems fine, until you look more into detail. As it turns out nothing is what it seems. To give an impression of…
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Mekong river chill-out in Luang Prabang
Favorite chill-out spot in Laos Of all the places that I have visited in Laos, it is definitely Luang Prabang, flanked by the Mekong river, which is my favorite. The city itself has been classified as a World Heritage site because of its ancient temples. But the best thing to do around here is to chill-out. All you…
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First Impressions of Myanmar
Lots of malfunctions in Yangon More specifically I am talking about my initial encounters in Yangon in Myanmar. As it is my first time I visit this country, I had no idea, but it is even worse here than expected. Dilapidated streets, parts of the road have been broken up, and not replaced. Apartment blocks where…
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Buddhist Ritual Participation
A temple located in between rice fields Honestly, I never imagined that I would be involved in a Buddhist ritual unless a Thai person took me under their guidance, and that’s exactly what occurred. An appointment was made over the phone with a monk in a temple in San Patong, a village situated approximately 20…
