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A page turns, a chapter ends, we can perhaps say that a book is closed and our hands rest for a moment on the back cover, in our eyes …

“Any time is last, because it is unique.” Marguerite Yourcenar Read more

Standing at seven on Tuesday 17 November, we take some supplies at the nearest 7-Eleven before you hail a songthaew which brings us to the bus station to …

“We must find the way, but for that I have to cut your head off.” Didi, The Blue Lotus (Tintin, Hergé) Read more

Friday morning at 7:30 am, we are entitled to the luxury of the shuttle pickup at the door of the guest house that leads us through the traffic already …

“That lives in peace with himself lives in peace with the universe.” Marcus Aurelius Read more

At eighteen hours we leave the hotel lobby and tell them to ten days - for our last night in Thailand - we refuse the taxi on Bun …

“If you want to buy, cross the bazaar and buy by looking back.” Arab proverb Read more