Category: <span>Laughs</span>
Night Train
The guide drops of us at the Nha Trang station where we are going to take the night train to Danang on this sixth day of our trip in Vietnam: “Don’t lose sight of your luggage and mostly don’t talk to anyone. But don’t worry, everything will be fine.” A […]
Up in the air
I am flying from Paris to San Francisco. At age 24 this is my first ‘genuine’ air travel experience. Business trips to Barcelona and Dusseldorf don’t count: by the time you finish your drink and peanuts the crew starts the landing procedure. Today is the real thing: ten to eleven […]
Fashionproof Monk
Sri Lanka, a boarding lounge inside Colombo airport: a man types something on his mobile phone. His slick Italian leather shoes betray a taste for fashion and a sense of ego, the intention to look good. Wait a minute, rewind: this man is a monk! Is he texting with the […]
Indian Tonic – Food
First lunch in Chennai – jetlag adds to my usual craving for Indian food. Unlike the taxi driver’s, the waiter’s English is excellent. This and the sophisticated décor remind me that the restaurant caters to foreigners, though I can see a lot of locals around me. I order a curry […]
Seoul Searching
Seoul airport, my first solo trip to an Asian country. Moving in the immigration line, I repeat the same two words again and again: “annyeong haseyo” (hello), “gamsa hamnida” (thank you). I can do this. My attention shifts to the people surrounding me and to the signs in an alphabet […]