Running and Hopping in Asia

Tim and Tracy's adventures in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. Tracy is on crutches after falling off a ladder while Tim is geared up for three weeks of events with the "World Interhash" - a gathering of the "drinking club with a running problem".

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Location: Inverness, Scotland

I'm a Brit/Yank who has now settling back in Scotland with wife Tracy after living in New Zealand and traveling in Australia for a couple of years. Having contributed random thoughts on life in the Antipodes I now blog some impressions of returning to my native Scotland after 22 years away, and also document my marathon training to keep myself motivated. I post pictures at www.timcooke.com which also help to tell the story of our travels.

Friday, November 10, 2006

Even tropical islands have internet now

No break in service as there is plenty of internet here now (and being a weekend it's noisy with local kids playing online games: at 25c and hour a lot of people can afford it). We are in a deliberately low tech resort (think hammocks and waving palms rather than TV's and nightclubs) but the beer is cold and the food is tasty. And town is close by.

We have signed up to dive tomorrow and Monday which will take us north and south on Phu Quoc, a hilly, forested tropical island where modern life and tourism is not exactly overwhelming the traditional pursuits of fishing for squid and fish. The night sea view is a myriad of little lights as each boat tries to attract a host of squid which are then cleaned and dried on the shore.

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