They say that a seven-headed Naga lives inside and has protected Laos from a Siamese invasion. (But, I did not see said Naga, and can give no testament.)
Tag Archives: travel
DAILY PHOTO: Mountain Backdrops, Vang Vieng
DAILY PHOTO: Naga & Water Lilies, Wat Don Muang
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DAILY PHOTO: Wat Sensoukharam by Night
DAILY PHOTO: Grenade-Laden Father and Child Reunion
PROMPT: Dream Job
What’s your dream job?
One that involves interacting with only a small group of familiar people, and which allows for a great deal of deep thought and introspection. (And for the tricky part to reconcile,) one that involves / or allows for a good deal of travel.
DAILY PHOTO: Street Art of Vientiane





DAILY PHOTO: Adrift on the Nam Song



DAILY PHOTO: Wat Sisaket, Vientiane
FIVE WISE LINES [January 2025]
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, does not go away.”
Philip k. dick
“The Wu and the Yue peoples hate each other. But in the same boat in a storm, they work together like left and right hands.”
SunZi in The ART of War
“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life – and travel – leaves marks on you. Most of the time, those marks – on your body or on your heart – are beautiful. Often, though, they hurt.”
anthony bourdain
What allows great kings and generals to win, more frequently than ordinary men, is foreknowledge.
Sunzi in The ART of war
Foreknowledge cannot be attained by spirits or deduced or calculated.”
“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
T. S. Eliot













