We don’t need no stinking tickets!
IndieGoGo messes up tickets to World Cup 2019, but then comes through!
World Cup 2019-Lyon: Wouldn’t it be cool if?
After a very last-minute decision and some seriously scrambled packing, we are in France for the World Cup 2019.
Expat, redux
I started this blog to chronicle my first opportunity to re-visit three of my former expat homes (Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Ghana, Liberia, Zaire, France, England). Life got in the way after I returned to America, but this seems like as good a time as any to re-start. Grab your passport and join the party!
Sweat memories
I’ve traveled a lot. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, I’ve said that before, but let's be clear: I’ve lived in a lot of places. So I’ve had the good fortune to get to know something of [...]
Thép Thavonsouk
Thép Thavonsouk’s work takes me home to Laos: its serene and gentle surroundings, saffron-robed monks, and delicious, warm rain. M Thavonsouk was born in Vientiane and educated at the Lycée de Vientiane. He was the first Fulbright Scholar from Laos, and he studied at St. Lawrence University in New York State.
Mom’s Infamous Expat Eggnog
My father was in the Foreign Service (pronounced with a knowing wink), and his job took us to a lot of very interesting places. Vientiane, Laos was our first posting. This was an extreme [...]
Smuggling grass from Mexico
"I got busted at the border for smuggling grass." It’s never good when your partner comes home, and his first words are “I got busted.” Especially when you’re flat on your back with the [...]
San Diego Wildfires–how you can help
Last winter saw a lot of welcome rain in drought-parched Southern California. The result was lots of lush, green growth in the spring, with gorgeous wildflowers and rejuvenated trees coming out of a years-long slumber. [...]
Grandma’s Marinara
Ingredients Onions Garlic Canned tomatoes Tomato paste--1 small can Italian seasoning (marjoram, basil, rosemary, thyme) Wine, red--1 bottle Red pepper flakes [...]
Coming home to Vientiane, Laos
Coming home to Vientiane, Laos, after an absence of more than 40 years.