Meet Rudy Alvarado, LMT, the Magical Masseur
Meet Rudy Alvarado, Master Masseur of La Misión and the newest member of my (very short) Very Best Of list.
Shawn Blake, Facial Queen
I just had my first facial, and boy am I a convert! Ladies and gentlemen, meet Shawn Blake, aesthetician extraordinaire!
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.
Moving to Mexico
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!
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 [...]
The Notorious Green Latrine Nightclub, Vientiane
It was Paris and we were sitting outside a café, blissfully sipping wine and studying the backside of Notre Dame de Paris. A friend had just returned from the bathroom. “Ah,” she sighed, settling into [...]
Coming home to Vientiane, Laos
Coming home to Vientiane, Laos, after an absence of more than 40 years.
