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• Hill Tribes and Fire – Tha Ton

  By freebirdtravelblog on March 13, 2014 • ( 8 )

  

  As I sit on the riverside in Tha Ton the sky is hazy and small pieces of black ash fall from the sky all around me. The controversial burning season is an annual occurrence all over South East Asia. Most… Read More ›

• What do you do after Pai? Chiang Rai

  By freebirdtravelblog on March 9, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  What do we do now? We’ve found paradise in Koh Kut. We found our home again in Pai. Is it possible to find anything that will beat those two recent experiences? As much as we work to avoid trying to… Read More ›

• Map of our travels

  By freebirdtravelblog on March 1, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  The map above shows the different places we have stopped along the road. Use the – & + signs to zoom in and out or just click on the blue colored View larger map above and left to see the… Read More ›

• Michel tells our story – Pai

  By freebirdtravelblog on February 23, 2014 • ( 13 )

  

  Michel tells the story of our beautiful place near Pai called Bueng Pia Farm with his photos in this post. It is easier for me to let Michel do the communicating this time. I am busy fully embracing a stop… Read More ›

• Finding Paradise

  By freebirdtravelblog on January 25, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  On the road now for several months, questions about the purpose of our travels sometimes enter our thoughts. In the beginning it was about changing the rhythms of our lives. Mine from the frantic hustle of plane rides to corporate… Read More ›

• Khmer food and other Cambodian tidbits

  By freebirdtravelblog on January 10, 2014 • ( 8 )

  

  A strange transition occurs when you have been in one country for a few months and then travel to another. Those little things that were so familiar all disappear. Suddenly, saying hello or ordering your meal become challenging again. We… Read More ›

• Four months on the road

  By freebirdtravelblog on January 10, 2014 • ( 10 )

  

  The map above shows the different places we have stopped along the road. Use the – & + signs to zoom in and out or just click view larger map to see the complete map with descriptions. Click in a… Read More ›

• Two days with the Katu (part 2)

  By freebirdtravelblog on December 27, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  After a night near a waterfall in a rustic guesthouse we set out for the second day of our adventure. It had rained all night and the day looked to stay wet too. We were still elated after our visit… Read More ›

• Two days with the Katu (part 1)

  By freebirdtravelblog on December 16, 2013 • ( 13 )

  

  There were 68 ethic minorities or tribes in Laos and but they have now diminished to 49 as the ethnic minorities intermarry with the Laos people. There is a swiftly disappearing opportunity to visit the remaining ethnic minorities in Laos…. Read More ›

• Leaving Luang Prabang

  By freebirdtravelblog on December 11, 2013 • ( 13 )

  

  Our Laos VISAs have been extended again but we have less than 30 days left before we must be across the Cambodian border. We are leaving Luang Prabang and heading south. We left the Phongsali a few weeks ago and… Read More ›

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