All Of The Above - Duncan's Blog

Imagine A World With No Americans and No Chinese

Have you ever wondered what the world would look like if there were no Americans and no Chinese? Come to SE Asia and learn first hand how wonderful it can be. We just arrived in Phuket Thailand and the only... Read more →

Wild West? Wild East is more like it

As in most places, there are laws governing pretty much everything. As in most places, enforcing them is sporadic and often irrational. On the 400 series highways in Ontario for example, the speed limit is 100 kph but we all... Read more →

Myanmar Visit is History

What is Myanmar? It's a third world country with a third world economy. There's no way to sugar coat this. They work hard labour in a hot climate and have little to show for it at the end of each... Read more →

I'll Never Get Used to Income Disparity

I know it's been a fact of life for all time but I'll never get used to the enormous gap between rich and poor, not just here, but everywhere. We cycled through some Myanmar villages outside Inle Lake a couple... Read more →

Travelling Conditions in 2020

Travelling conditions in 2020 are now, and will continue to be, quite different than years past, some good and some awful. The airports and sanitation for world travellers are exceptional. That wasn’t always the case. Many of the Asian airports... Read more →

Halfway Through a Month in Asia

To summarize, Vietnam was very great...busy as hell with life teaming on every street. As we explored the city, we were surrounded mostly by locals who were very welcoming and friendly. They obviously like visitors from abroad. In Hanoi we... Read more →

Myanmar - Day 1

They drive on the right but their steering wheels are mostly on the right. One of many contradictions here in Myanmar. The country is governed by a military regime. Aung San Suu Kyi, the daughter of the country's most recent... Read more →