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Rice is Life!
This is a quote from Sai, our Hmong guide at the Living Land Farm Rice Experience, outside of Luang Prabang, Laos. We got to learn about the 13 steps involved in a grain of rice’ journey from seed to bowl using traditional Lao farming methods. It was interactive, and so amazing. It was one of… Read more
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Three generations backpacking around SE Asia
Oh, what a marvelous time! Tomu (12), Jade (10) and Luz (almost 8) are so easy to travel with right now. They rarely complain about anything. They are easy-going and adaptable. “How long is our train ride? Where are we going next? What are we doing tomorrow?” They ask and just accept the answers. They… Read more
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Siem Reap, Cambodia
We needed to leave Thailand to reset our visas, so we flew directly from Phuket to Siem Reap. Our taxi driver told us that Siem Reap means “Thailand defeated” in Khmer because of an ancient battle won there. Even now there is fighting on the border between Thailand and Cambodia — he told us Thailand… Read more
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76 years young
Ma Chin arrived to Phuket on January 22nd, 2026. So far she has come to visit us once a year on sv evi. This time I drove a rental car in Phuket traffic to pick her up at the airport. It took 5 hours round trip — whew! We had planned to go out to… Read more
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December happenings
We spent a few days buddy boating with SV Sunrise II and SV Nebo. Koen on Nebo is a professional chef — nice to hang out with one of those. We had a potluck dinner on evi (17 people — new record for dinner!), and Koen brought paella and garlic prawns. Yum! Jade turned 10!… Read more
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Family Time!
My brother Weston, his partner Justine, and their two kiddos Jasper (age 3.5) and Mira (age 23 months) arrived to Phuket on Saturday, three days after we did. I went to pick them up at the airport, and we arrived back to the beach by evi just at sunset. We enjoyed a mellow week at… Read more
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