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Back to Borneo – Kapit, Take Two

andre August 31, 2020 Travel No Comments
The next day I found myself in a Flying Coffin on my way up Borneo’s Rejang River, to Kapit and, later—hopefully, Belaga.
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Back to Borneo – Sibu Again

andre August 29, 2020 Travel No Comments
I’d been to Borneo—and specifically Sarawak, in Malaysian Borneo—less than a year ago. On that trip I’d traveled from Kuching, to the west, all along the Pan Borneo Highway, …
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Teaching in Bangkok: Year Two

andre August 25, 2020 Living, Living Abroad No Comments
Teaching Bangkok Thailand
I decided to stay a second year in Bangkok. I'd initially intended only to stay a year in Bangkok and then move on, probably to Vietnam. I decided to …
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Langkawi

andre June 1, 2020 Travel No Comments
I added Langkawi to my trip for the sole reason that I felt I should end my trip with some genuinely relaxing time on the beach. I mean, that's …
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George Town, Malaysia

andre June 1, 2020 Travel No Comments
I'd just left lovely Brunei and the incredible island of Borneo, headed for yet another island, Penang, and the city of George Town.
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Traveloguing – Intermission

andre May 27, 2020 Living Abroad, Travel No Comments
Ever since I moved abroad, a tad over three years ago, I've been sending emails to immediate family members and a few friends, describing my life and adventures abroad. …
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Borneo – Brunei

andre May 27, 2020 Travel No Comments
After trekking in the jungles and caves of Mulu, part of Malaysian Borneo, I returned to Miri and then took a bus into the tiny Sultanate of Brunei.
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Borneo – Gunung Mulu and The Garden of Eden Trek

andre May 27, 2020 Travel No Comments
So, my colleague, Louis and I, along with a couple of British women, set out at 9am for what is called the Garden of Eden walk...
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Golf course in fall and winter #bearbrookgolfcour Golf course in fall and winter

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Dad takes the dog, Sanook, for a run. Or is it the Dad takes the dog, Sanook, for a run. Or is it the other way around?

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Winter walks #canada #ottawa #winter #dog #family Winter walks

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Trimming the tree is a big deal in my family. We a Trimming the tree is a big deal in my family. We all get together and, fueled by snacks and drinks, we decorate the tree in a night. This is the first time I've been able to join in three years. 

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It's been three years since I've been in Canada fo It's been three years since I've been in Canada for Christmas and three years since I've had a proper family Christmas.
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In our family, the Christmas tree is a pretty big deal and always a real tree. And so I accompanied my dad to pick out this year's tree.
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The choosing and cutting went off without a hitch but I did feel a bit of apprehension when the tree guy tied our selection to the roof of our car with what appeared to be simple twine. But who was I to question the expert.
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Welp, we were on the road about ten minutes, chatting about whothehellknows, when we heard a sharp "paff" and the tree went leaping into our rearview mirror.
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We pulled over and hurried out and, though the thing lay there like a dead body, about as far from festive as you could get, it didn't seem to have been damaged by its arboreal acrobatics.
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Thankfully, my dad had some proper straps in the car and the tree stayed put for the rest of the ride home, any further escape attempts rendered impossible.
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I gotta say, after three years, it's truly beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.
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A lovely day trip to small town Korea... . . . . # A lovely day trip to small town Korea...
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Charmonai . . . . #charmonai #barisal #bangladesh Charmonai .
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Cruisin along in Charmonai . . . . #charmonai #bar Cruisin along in Charmonai .
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Men unload sand from a river barge in Charmonai, B Men unload sand from a river barge in Charmonai, Bangladesh. They worked tirelessly, moving to and fro without pause, loads carried on their heads. I wouldn't have lasted fifteen minutes and would have been sore for days afterwards...
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Waiting for our turn to board the ferry to Charmon Waiting for our turn to board the ferry to Charmonai. Once aboard, I promptly sliced my finger open on metal sheeting stored as cargo. The other passengers quickly mobilised to find me some tissue with which to stanch the modest but steady bleeding. Once in Charmonai I was led to a pharmacy stall where they disinfected and wrapped the wound, then refused to take payment. Point is, the people of Bangladesh are ridiculously friendly and endlessly helpful. .
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I took a ferry just like this one to get from Bari I took a ferry just like this one to get from Barisal to Charmonai .
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Everywhere you go in Bangladesh, you see people wo Everywhere you go in Bangladesh, you see people working incredibly hard...
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Barisal, Bangladesh . . . . #barisal #bangladesh # Barisal, Bangladesh .
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Markets of Barisal . . . . #barisal #bangladesh #s Markets of Barisal .
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