I just got back from visiting my tailor.
That’s a sentence I don’t get to say every day!
But in Bangkok, it’s quite normal.
Try This If People Can’t Understand Your English
At breakfast I sat with a German.
At lunch, a Bulgarian guy and a Dutch guy.
On my trip yesterday, there were women from Honduras, America, Thailand, England, India and two guys, one from Canada and one from New Zealand.
The Real Thailand
Yes, I love Thai food.
But I don’t always eat it when I’m here.
Most dishes I can get in Prague or the US.
The Travelers’ Disease
Jet lag?
What jet lag?!
I don’t get jet lag.
When You Travel, Bring Your English And Your Assertiveness
Hello from South-East Asia!
Yesterday morning, I said goodbye to hot and dry Kuwait; yesterday evening, I said hello to hot and humid Thailand.
I’m here for a conference.
This Is Really A Foreign Country
What do you think?
When you travel, do you see that people are the same or different?
Different people see different things.
What Do You Do When Everyone Speaks English?
I’ve got a new stamp in my passport!
Kuwait, as you may know, is a tiny country on the Persian Gulf next to Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
What am I doing here?
The Exciting Conclusion of the Maltese Clamping Mystery
I’ve got a busy morning.
I’m leaving this afternoon on a long trip
I’ll be visiting many countries.
Eh? Do You Understand This Sign?
Last week I was in Malta.
Malta, as you may know, was once a colony of Great Britain.
So you’ll still see red phone booths; they still drive on the wrong side of the road; and English is everywhere.
What Was Old Is Now New
I voted!
Elections in Virginia, my home state, aren’t until next month.
But because I live overseas, I can apply for what’s called “an absentee ballot.”
