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 24, 2006

I Wonder What the Poor People are Doing Tonight?

This quote (which is attributed variously to Fats Waller in a radio broadcast in the 50's, Kurt Vonnegut quoting a soldier sheltering in a bunker as Dresden is destroyed above them in 1945 and in the film Local Hero) has long been used by us as a toast for those "it doesn't get much better than this" moments. Our current hotel room in Phnom Penh is a good place for these kind of thoughts.

Sunrise over the confluence of Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers, from our balcony

This trip has had many of those moments as on the whole we've lived well for little money and found beautiful and friendly places to spend time. We'd recommend this tour to anyone, though of course with many other people finding the same it'll be increasingly popular.

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