Author Archives: shuttrjames

The two step is a proud traditional dance in Australia. We no longer have a smoke in the left hand to balance the beer in the right, but we still two step left then right and call it dancing. My … Continue reading →

Back home, we have a fear of plastic bags. We fear the guilt associated with every shopping bag that is used for five minutes to get home but then survives another ten thousand years in landfill. Bunnings now make you … Continue reading →

Its the smells that stay with you. In a car you have the air conditioning on, on a motorbike you’re going too fast. On a bike you get to smell the world around you. Drying herbs, fish paste fermenting, exhaust. … Continue reading →

“You are David.” was his opening line as I sat at dinner. “Nope. Sorry, I’m not David.” as I looked up at a local guy. He kept talking. “I have a friend Sally from Australia”. I didn’t feel like explaining … Continue reading →

 I am learning that Thailand doesn’t like to write the word “Hotel” or “Guesthouse”, which is fine except that whatever they do write is in Thai script. Basically, I have no idea of how to find a hotel without someone … Continue reading →

I’ve been wanting to explode my bags share with blogland what I’m carrying and what goes where. I’m staying with my cousin Rae in Bangkok for a few days and a lazy day of nothingness has given me the right … Continue reading →

In Vientiane I needed to buy some contact cement, that glue where you coat both pieces and let it tack dry before pushing them together. Trying to find it using charades was not looking promising but somehow I spotted a … Continue reading →

In countries labelled ‘less developed’ and alike, there will be excess and deficiency. When you cross the border the changes strike you straight away The first thing that struck me in Laos was the excessive number of Toyota Hilux’s, it … Continue reading →

I figured from the start that in 6 months of travelling, I’d lose a few days here and there to various aliments. Until now I’d only lost a few days to doonah days, hardly an ailment, but I recently had … Continue reading →

From Laos into Cambodia. I even wrote Captions with the pics this time!