Hello friends ….. After an active year on Steemit, I divorced myself from the Internet and once again went travelling. It was a good year on the road, just as much fun as the eight years before it, and

Hello Dtube and Steemit friends, ………. at the mention of 'Songkran’, many of you will think of the amazing water fights that break out all across Thailand in the middle of April each year, and they’ll be

Hello Steemit friends ….. ….. just a brief post to mark the beginning of Thailand's craziest festival, and to wish you all a HAPPY SONGKRAN. …. over the next 4 days, Thais will take part in the world’s

Back in 2011, as the devastating flood waters began receding from the suburbs of Northern Bangkok, from the slurry and detritus left in their wake, a giant cube of stark gray concrete began rising. At

Hello Steemit friends, .............. as we renovate our apartment here in Northern Bangkok, after a week without electricity and internet when Mrs. PoorCirculation had suggested we escape the cement dust

Back in 2013 when I’d asked Mrs. PoorCirculation what she’d like to do for her upcoming birthday, her response had been surprising. The previous year we’d taken a relaxing weekend break on the island of

If two hours of unexpected fun at ”UPside DOWN WORLD” had softened my negative view of Nakhon Pathom, the next destination for our Grand Day Out would reverse that view completely. .......... Wan poses

When Mrs. PoorCirculation suggested we have a fun day out in Nakhom Pathom, I initially thought I’d misheard her. Aside from studying for a degree at Nakhom Pathom’s Mahidol University, I couldn’t imagine

For every travel article praising Bangkok’s eclectic range of street-food, there’s been a corresponding promise from Bangkok’s Metropolitan Authority to clear those famous food vendors from the city’s

A bumpy six-hour bus ride north from Vang Vieng, you’ll find the UNESCO World Heritage town of Luang Prabang. For those who found the party scene back in Vang Vieng to be their earthly version of Hell,

Just one hundred and fifty kilometers north of Vientiane is a town so different that it could easily belong on an entirely different continent. Welcome to Vang Vieng, Heaven and Hell on the beautiful River

This weeks nine dice are here, with my interpretation of each. Holding Hands & Keeping Focus ...... by @poorcirculation ”Welcome to Steemit where we’ll aid your success”, said the Whale to the Minnow

In my previous post, I purposefully avoided writing a tourist report on Vientiane Capital, and instead, concentrated on what I considered to be its quirks and contradictions. However, there is one attraction

Writing this in #travelfeed, you might expect me to wax lyrical about Vientiane’s many wonderful attractions; temples, markets, eateries, and those beautiful Mekong sunsets. But, that’s not going to happen,

After travelling for 15 hours from Bangkok: Scooter – Meter Taxi – VIP Bus – TukTuk – Public Bus – Taxi Bike, I’ve arrived unscathed in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR. Whenever I arrive here in Vientiane,

Tomorrow, February 26th 2018, I’m heading to Lao PDR. It’s an 11-hour $12 overnight bus journey from Bangkok to Nong Khai in Northern Thailand, and then, a short $1 but ride across the Thai-Lao Friendship

The desire to travel is often born from dreams of destination: Taj Mahal, Pyramids of Giza, Great Wall of China, Lake Baikal, Angkor Wat, Luang Prabang, Grand Canyon. The destination will give us joy,

The face of a city is like that of a child. It constantly changes, develops, and matures over time. Old buildings fall and new buildings rise to replace them. New roads are built to manage increasing

For forty-five years, I’d believed almost everything the BBC told me. And why shouldn’t I, after all, they were the good old BBC? Granted, I wasn’t totally sold on going to war with Iraq, but beyond that,

This is Hannah, and she’s the most wonderful girl in the world. As her father I am slightly biased, but that fact doesn’t make my statement any less true. This picture was taken a couple of years ago when