The spirit house was up, though not yet running, and the only thing left to do was return to the market to purchase all the items we intended to give away on our final Sunday at the village. At one time, I enjoyed dealing with the market women, but as I written in the past, […]
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California time is only two hours difference from Apia, Samoa being on daylight savings time, same day even. So the sun rises around 7am and sets 8-ish. I heard people in Fiji say it’s a nine-hour flight from there to LA, but I won’t be so lucky. Mine’s that just to Honolulu, what with a
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Donald returned to Cambodia on January 22 and after a few days spent in Phnom Penh we returned to Siem Reap where the hours slid by creating days and then weeks, approaching our departure date of February 13. My first idea, placing Tuit in school, had been accomplished leaving me with one last thought. Because
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WEDNESDAY There were still a few issues to be arranged when Donald and I returned to the school and picked Tuit up as he waited for us by the gate. I wanted to make sure all was arranged at the restaurant but when we suggested lunch, he told us he had already eaten, so all
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My flight from Fiji to Samoa is one of those God-awful affairs that occurs in the dead of night and is best forgotten. I had assumed it was at this hour because the flight continued on to Hawaii, but no, that’s a different schedule. This one was not even half-full and exists for what reason
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Are you looking to treat your loved one by taking them away on romantic Valentine vacations this year? Going on a romantic sojourn for Valentine Celebration can certainly be a good way to show just how much you care about that special someone in your life and with so many places making fantastic romantic destinations
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Monday night, after Tuit and his mother were returned to their home, Eddie joined us on our balcony and together the three of us discussed the events of the day. Due to Eddie”s contact with Lori and the help of her foundation, Pohneary Ly, we were able to take a poor, disadvantaged village child with
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BACKGROUND In the past, we would arrive in Phnom Penh on the 2nd of January and leave for Siem Reap on the 10th , giving Donald enough time to receive permission from the Ministry of Aviation to fly his ultralight. However, last year was different. Those of you who have been following my Cambodian Journal,
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The term ‘South Pacific’ conjures up many images, most of them exotic and alluring, evoking images of booty-twitching girls, deep-sea diving, and exotic rituals, snapshots gleaned from the S. Pac mega-malls of Hawaii and Tahiti. What it does NOT usually evoke are images of incredible vastness and diversity. We’re talking about a third of the
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The route to Hacienda Venecia led us through the city of Pereira, capital of the Department of Risaralda. It is at an altitude of 4,600 feet and its population of almost 600,000 makes it the largest city in the region and the sixth largest city in the country. The Conquistadors arrived here in 1540 but
