A while ago I discovered an online service that allowed me to make some more money off of my blog. It is sponsored by “The Consumer Generated Advertising Network™”, which I think is a great idea, and is called payperpost . I didn’t get around to using it for quite some time because I was… Read the rest »
Posts By: Ben
Live for the now
So many people I talk with when I am traveling have similar ideas about life. Most are taking a break from something, or have one month off and decided to see the world in a whirlwind of travel. When I spend time with Couchsurfers here in Bangkok, I am presented with a completely different mind… Read the rest »
Busy day
Today was busy as hell. I got a hair cut, a shave, picked up my suits (which look really, really good, and I feel sorry for anyone who stands next to me when I wear them) and mailed a bunch of stuff home. I mailed four boxes out, one with my suits and my climbing… Read the rest »
Do you know where you live?
Kevin Kelly, the Editor-At-Large of Wired magazine, posted a list of intriguing questions a while ago on his blog and I stumbled across it recently again. Since I have been traveling, I have become more in tune with where exactly I am at any given moment because that knowledge becomes helpful when you are in… Read the rest »
Urghh
What a stressful day. We had a big night last night, so I got a later start than I would have liked. I made it to the Chinese embassy, which was an hour away, at noon to find out that it closed at 11:30 am. There was a posted sign saying that as of four… Read the rest »
Visas, suits and cameras
So I am in Bangkok for a few days because the visas will take a while. India is a seven day visa process, and China is four. I may wait on India, because I don’t want to stay here that long. Today I have to pick up my suits and mail them home. Should be… Read the rest »
Making my way to Cambodia
I am off to Cambodia today, and after talking to a lot of people, I have decided to skip the lower half of Laos. I was going there to see the 4,000 islands area, but this is the dry season, and the water is reportedly very low, thus making the sights significantly more dust than… Read the rest »
Sunday Barbeque
I have felt extremely useless here since I arrived, because Pear has taken care of absolutely everything. We had a cook out on Sunday, where they invited some of their friends over for lunch / dinner and we grilled pork ribs, chicken and beef kabobs. I was looking forward to helping because it has been… Read the rest »
It has been a while
Sorry for not posting anything relevant for the past few days. I have been staying with Rob and Pear, his roommate, and their dog, Pebbles. Pear is Thai, and the manager of several restaurants right in downtown Vientiane, and she knows everyone, so we have been going out a lot and meeting people. She is… Read the rest »
My Laos cell phone number is:
0207903868 to dial it, I think you have to put +865 in front.