Dear All,
It has been a tough week, I just haven’t been coping with my arthritis very well. The actual pain levels have been unexceptional though obviously high, but the discomfort is unrelenting and hugely distracting. I’m not bitter or angry about it, but I am profoundly frustrated. Hopefully this coming week […]
Dear All,
I’ve just got back down from a weekend of field meetings in Luang Prabang and finally acheived the inevitable: I got my first Lao speeding ticket. I was driving a little fast (drove from Luang Prabang to Vientiane through the mountains in 8 hours but that included well more than […]
Dear All,
Last Friday I did the second scariest thing a single man will ever do; I purchased a steam iron. But only just. I was over in Thailand on another dreary trip to hospital, and realising that I needed to iron my linen jacket, I confronted my fears and bravely bought a […]
Dear All,
I’m now formally based in Vientiane, I met my Swedish project bosses last Sunday and taking in to account the problems with my arthritis and necessary regular trips to hospital we decided that I should stop work up country and leave the Phongsaly project. I’ll go back up in a few weeks or so […]