Coming soon! We’re on our way out the door… In the meantime, if you want to watch Laurie and I getting married accompanied by the dulcet sounds of the Taiwanese dialect, click on the link above (this one). Its a film the local TV station made of the event. We were the first western coupl[...]
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July 9th, 2007 - 5:51 am § in Uncategorized
Changing of the Guard at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
In an ever-changing world, keeping information up-to-date is among the most challenging parts of writing a guide book. Little things change: The restaurant I raved about in May for a book being published in October might well close in August; most readers will forgive this. But what’s the i[...]
July 9th, 2007 - 5:51 am § in Uncategorized
Changing of the Guard at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
In an ever-changing world, keeping information up-to-date is among the most challenging parts of writing a guide book. Little things change: The restaurant I raved about in May for a book being published in October might well close in August; most readers will forgive this. But what’s the i[...]
June 24th, 2007 - 9:02 pm § in Uncategorized
I should be kicked in the head
Never let me talk on the phone to anyone before coffee. And please, in Buddha’s name, never let me speak Chinese – or even imagine I’m capable of understanding Chinese – before noon. Laurie and I are going to be married, and this is, of course, good news. We had wanted to res[...]
June 14th, 2007 - 12:25 am § in Uncategorized
Me and the (lady) Boys
I met these two katooeys hanging out in front of a general store that was closed for the night on the main drag of Sukothai, the town I headed to after fleeing (run, don’t walk) Bangkok (and more on that in later posts). They were friendly enough, and apparently wanted to engage in sexua[...]
