Language and tones Thank you for your great blogs. You are fortunate to be having such an adventure. I lived in Thailand and Laos for a few months some years ago - teaching English and French - and well know the dangers of getting tones wrong. Every time I went to the market, everyone fell about when I asked for bananas. Turns out I was asking for penises:). Take care.
What happened next? I really enjoyed reading your blog and was looking forward to the next instalment! As a blogger I know it’s possible to reach overload and decide to stop and just live in the moment, but if you do write about what happened next I’d be really interested. Stay safe and well, wherever you are!
Next... Hi Rachel, we never blog more than once a month... Another will be out in a about a week or so. If you're interested you can get an email notification by "following" us on the Travelblog site. Stay safe and well yourself. Best wishes, Andy and Ali.
Here I am, finally catching up on blogger’s posts that I favour the most. Present company included. Life being at a standstill and all. I had made an assumption you both had gone back to Jolly Ol’ but alas you are holed up in Laos. One can only live on baguette and fruit smoothie so long. But it doesn’t sound like that bad of a gig. Try and stay dry, hopefully that river doesn’t breach the balcony this year. It’s now April 30th. What’s the latest? Other than worrying about your loved ones, Fair, I think you were smart to hunker down in Laos. I’d trade you a plate of crispy cicadas and Beerlao right about now! Hang in there are stay safe Andy & Ali! BTW Thank you for the well wishes on my latest post. Cheers!
Two gorgeous little ones The virus is indeed a shit! I can imagine the angst of trying to make decisions with so little (and constantly changing) information. All in all, it seems you have made the best choices and are probably far better off than most of us in highly populated centres. Hope you are continuing to keep safe and well. P.S. puppy in the bucket with bubs would have broken the cuteness scale... ;)
Welcome and appreciated How lucky are you to be welcome & appreciated in Laos...safe & secure...and also cooling off. This blog is an historical record of Brits in contact in the ether but surviving the Covid-19 pandemic from afar. The virus has many stories. Thank you for being upbeat, being conscious of observing your safeguard responsibilities...and sharing your survival story.
Thanks so much for posting your Covid-19 lock down expereince in Laos. Although you may think that you've had a thoroughly shitty month there, by comparison to many other places, you've been living in paradise.
Saveloy... saveloy? Not sure about the saveloy.... Fucking pizza, kebaby, fish and chips, lasagne... Christ I'm a salivating wreck... Book us in for a hoppy pint July 20th, with any (all) of the above. Seriously, looking forward to catching up when we do, eventually, hit England (London) again. We will be stopping in Enfield (my semi-sis) when we do get back so's you are definitely gonna get a call. Stock up...
Wow That's an amazing photo. Thanks for writing about Thailand. We were there a few years ago and we enjoyed most of our visit there. Well, we loved it all with one exception, and that kinda spoilt it a bit. Well your blog brings back good memories. /Ake
A great blog about adapting to COVID-19 restrictions while on the road... I hope to governments are lenient with visa restrictions, and that Ali's foot fully recovers. Thanks for all the stories, both good and bad. Yes, destinations change over 30 years, and I'm pleased that you found some unaffected jewels. I was lucky to be able to travel extensively before the rest of the world decided to do so.
Covid 19 Your moral footnote touches on many issues the but the real point is this may not end until those problems identified are solved. This is spreading rapidly. A week ago I thought there was an over reaction to the situation. Now. Well. We don't know where or when this will end. Asia is likely to set rules later than other countries. Hopefully, not too late to assist in the containment.
Getting out and about It is certainly a good view point up at Sarangkot. We just gutted that Ali's achilles injury prevented us from trekking and getting up close and personal. Indeed, now in the north of Thailand she has sprained her ankle badly and so still there is no hiking... Sigghhhh.
The step wells I am so fascinated by the step wells in India and Chand Baori is without a doubt the most spectacular of them all. One day I'll go there and see it myself. /Ake
Hi Ake. Well... The photos do, in all honesty, flatter Choad Boari. And although it is the biggest I think there are even more picturesque examples. Still.... It was impressive.
STOP ... Had to jump on seeing this and say "Oh man...gotta post this in TB's "Signs, signs & more signs" thread in the Photography Forum." Love your pics as always but this one kinda stands out!!!
I love India... or do I...? I absolutely love India, for about a week at the time. After one week I begin to get annoyed by all the people and the noise everywhere. Once we solved that problem by heading up into the mountains. There we got ourselves a bit of a retreat and could then survive a while longer without suffering a nervous breakdown. But yes, I want to go back there again. /Ake
Sharing among friends "Personally I was constipated"... I love how blogs on India invariably drift into a discussion on bowel movements! Enjoyed your blog and photos :)
John and Sylvia
John Wallace & Sylvia Bowman Wallace
Language and tones
Thank you for your great blogs. You are fortunate to be having such an adventure. I lived in Thailand and Laos for a few months some years ago - teaching English and French - and well know the dangers of getting tones wrong. Every time I went to the market, everyone fell about when I asked for bananas. Turns out I was asking for penises:). Take care.