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18 mei 2015

Marching for God's Kingdom

The newly opened border crossing at Tamu/Moreh makes it possible to enter India by the back door. This part of India is not visited by any foreign tourists, even less than Myanmar, meaning I have not seen any other foreigners for some time, except ...

Āīzawl - India

9 mei 2015

On the road to Mandalay

Although I do not like dealing in cliches, I feel I have a right to Orwell, because I created and taught an entire module about him last year. It is not that I like Orwell much. His style is too short and to the point to be really admirable - after ...

Maymyo - Myanmar

27 april 2015

Leaving Maesod

It has been two years since I last posted a blog, but since I am on the road again I may as well write more regularly. I will not write about the school and teaching in general now, maybe saving it for later. I am in Myanmar now, for the third ...

Rangoon - Myanmar

12 augustus 2013

A bit of conversation

It has been a while because I have been rather busy. My job here is more than just teaching Chemistry. I also teach a subject they call Astronomy (but it is about much more than stars and planets) and English. In total I have five different courses ...

Mae Sot - Thailand

6 juni 2013

Expatriate whining

Bilbo: "Can you promise that I will come back?" Gandalf: "No. And if you do... you will not be the same." (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) Meanwhile, I have been in Asia for 20 months now. I haven't had a dull moment yet. I know I do not ...

Chiang Mai - Thailand

14 mei 2013

In another paradise

If you think that finding a job in Thailand as an expatriate is difficult, think twice. Finding a legal job in Thailand as an expatriate, that is difficult. Many foreigners do not bother with the system, after all it is easy to avoid and easily ...

Vientiane - Laos

20 april 2013

A trip to the equator

April 16th: train from Jerantut to Singapore. Outside the train, the oil palm plantations slowly passed by. Inside the train a sauna: the airconditioners did not work. Without ventilation and without windows that can be opened, the temperature must ...

Singapore - Singapore

15 april 2013

Gibbons & strawberries

In my remaining two weeks of holidays I went further south, into Malaysia. Another country, more distant from 'home' than ever. How to describe it? Is it even possible to describe a country when you spent less than two weeks there? Malaysia is ...

Kuala Lumpur - Maleisië

8 april 2013

When the Moon was squared by Uranus

Good news! I finally have a full-time job. I started my work in Mae Sot earlier this week, but will tell you more about it later. The past month has been very busy and I did not have the time to write blog entries. I did make notes though, and I'd ...

Krabi - Thailand

21 maart 2013

Why are you here?

Once upon a time in the jungles of western Thailand, in the imaginary small border town of Khao Dung, a huge air-conditioned touring coach arrived to clumsily navigate its sleepy streets and dirt tracks. It drove right past the old market, where ...

Kanchanaburi - Thailand

5 februari 2013

Back to the supermarket

If the girl of your dreams is stolen away from you by another guy, should you be angry? Or even vengeful, if it is her own wish to be with that guy? I always believed that true love means to be able to let people go. Give them the freedom to find ...

Bangkok - Thailand

18 januari 2013

Small gecko, big dragon

This is a report from Cambodia, a country where geckos seem to be crawling up every wall, and their call can be heard during every evening. It begins with a winding sound, as if our funny reptile of choice is charging up, followed by the discharge, ...

Phnom-Penh - Cambodja

29 december 2012

Siem Reap (off)

I bought my ticket to Siem Reap in a small office on the street side close to Thanon Kaosan. At the time, I was not aware that Siem Reap is the gateway to the ancient Khmer ruins of Angkor Wat and other temples, the most interesting and stunning ...

Khett Siem Reab - Cambodja

16 december 2012

The city of pink glitters

Yesterday I wondered: what is it, that I cannot walk in the street without feeling tired after 100 m? The answer came soon in the form of a digital display on top of one of the big shopping malls. It read 37 degrees centigrade, and 11:25 AM. Ah... ...

Bangkok - Thailand

22 november 2012

A farewell to India

Sometimes you read a book that has the power to change your views on a subject in a major way, and William Dalrymple's book 'The Last Mughal' had that effect on me. It shattered my understanding of India and in doing so, hit me hard in a very ...

Calcutta - India

18 november 2012

Meeting the Muslims (II)

To be honest I do not like spending too much time in the big cities of the Subcontinent. The megacities are no exception. Having arrived in Bombay (the Indian government writes 'Mumbai', reflecting the fact that little people here never managed to ...

Dhaka - Bangladesh

10 november 2012

Srimongal, November 10

It took three days of non-stop traveling to get from Kohima to Agartala, the capital of Tripura, a small state that was ruled by its own raja in the past. Although this was a journey of only about 500 km, the roads are so bad that the average speed ...

Srimantapur - Bangladesh

3 november 2012

Kohima, November 3

Kohima, the cool yet dusty capital of Nagaland, perched on top of a mountain ridge, is a good place to stay. Its superb location makes it not quite the dusty, dirty rathole of most provincial cities in this part of the world. The locals are an ...

Kohīma - India

25 oktober 2012

Aalo, October 25

I have almost reached the easternmost point of India now, the place where the country has a border with Tibet and Burma. These countries must be utter mysteries to the people here, even if they are not far. Both borders have been closed since more ...

Itanagar - India

16 oktober 2012

Itanagar, October 16

Last week I made the journey over the pass of Se La (4167 m) to Tawang, a very memorable excursion. Tawang is situated in the far northwestern corner of Arunachal Pradesh, stuck between the Bhutanese and Tibetan borders. Like most of Arunachal, it ...

Itanagar - India

Rick's travel blog

Dear friends,

On this blog I'll try to regularly post information about my whereabouts. For personal contact you can also choose to send me an email. I'll be using my current address.

I'm sorry if my blog posts are too short to your liking. My experience is that people usually prefer reading short accounts, and I don't want to bore you.

I will be keeping a very detailed non-digital diary too. It is meant for those of you who are interested in a more detailed account.

Kind regards, love, hugs,
Rick

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Marching for God's Kingdom

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On the road to Mandalay

27 April 2015

Leaving Maesod

12 Augustus 2013

A bit of conversation

06 Juni 2013

Expatriate whining

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Rick's travel blog

Marching for God's Kingdom

On the road to Mandalay

Leaving Maesod

A bit of conversation

Expatriate whining

In another paradise

A trip to the equator

Gibbons & strawberries

When the Moon was squared by Uranus

Why are you here?

Back to the supermarket

Small gecko, big dragon

Siem Reap (off)

The city of pink glitters

A farewell to India

Meeting the Muslims (II)

Srimongal, November 10

Kohima, November 3

Aalo, October 25

Itanagar, October 16

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