Contents
??????? Part I ? Coming to Thailand
??????? 1 The King & I and Mr G………………………………………………………….13
??????? 2 Escape from Springfield……………………………………………………….26
??????? 3 Temping for the mob…………………………………………………………..34
??????? 4 Destination: Thailand………………………………………………………….40
??????? 5 Cross-country breakdowns…………………………………………………46
??????? 6 Chocolate January………………………………………………………………49
?????? ?Living in and returning to Thailand
??????? 7 School of eccentricity………………………………………………………….55
??????? 8 Mai and I………………………………………………………………………………60
?????? ?9 Sleeping for airfare…………………………………………………………….65
?????? ?10 One night in London…………………………………………………………69
?????? ?11 Life at La Nacion……………………………………………………………….75
?????? ?12 Thai rhythms……………………………………………………………………..79
??????? 13 Where the Skytrain ends………………………………………………….84
?????? ?Asian influences
?????? ?14 The Guptas and the Shuklas…………………………………………….88
?????? ?15 Hong Kong in the spring……………………………………………………93
????? ? 16 Riding the dragon………………………………………………………………98
???? ?? 17 Riding the Trans-Siberian………………………………………………..105
???? ?? 18 Spiritual experimentation…………………………………………………108
????? ? 19 Escape from Columbia………………………………………………………114
???? ?? Khmer culture
??????? 20 Preserving a culture………………………………………………………….117
??????? 21 Amazing grace…………………………………………………………………..122
??????? 22 Khmer muse………………………………………………………………………128
??????? 23 The temple at the end of the world………………………………..137
??????? 24 Alone at Angkor………………………………………………………………..143
?????? ?Part II ? Asian adventures
?????? ?Mother India
?????? ?25 Golden Triangle on the fly………………………………………………….146
?????? ?26 Once a kingdom………………………………………………………………….153
?????? ?27 Mountains and monasteries……………………………………………..159
?????? ?28 Snowbound at Chang-La………………………………………………….163
??????? 29 Spirit of Tibet……………………………………………………………………..168
?????? ?30 Faces of the elusive goddess……………………………………………173
??????? Greater Asia
??????? 31 Kyoto haiku……………………………………………………………………….178
?????? ?32 Cultural infusion……………………………………………………………….181
????? ? 33 Buoyed by Brunei……………………………………………………………..186
????? ? 34 Timeless Luang Prabang………………………………………………….191
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