Day 1 Instead of taking the popular Luang Prabang slow boat, I decided to veneer off the beaten track and go north a bit to Luang Namtha to avoid having to backtrack. Got myself a coffee in the morning (45k) plus a local noodle soup for (30k) In no time, we got to town and… Continue reading Sabbatical week 9
Month: January 2023
Sabbatical Week 8
Day 1 Today’s travel day from Pai to Chiang Mai Met a nice British entrepreneur guy who owns a 80-person Software company. Definitely very accomplished. I was surprised to see someone that caliber to sit on the same mini van with me. He talked his time during the dotnet bubble in SF, then how organically… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 8
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Sabbatical Week 7
Opening Fun fact, white privilege means you can teach English despite you don’t speak English natively. I’ve met people from Russia, Ukraine and French who are English teachers. There are more Thai food varieties in the States than I can find in a typical tourist night market in Thailand (I can count less than 5… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 7
Sabbatical Week 6
Opening thought Some people asked me what’s my goal of this trip. Other than doing something for myself, it’s also me trying to inspire Asians to travel more in Asia. Backpacking isn’t just for Europeans, and travel doesn’t have to be expensive either! Randomly, if you see some fat old guys strolling around in Asia.… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 6
Sabbatical week 5
Day 1 Another relax + chill out day. The only thing that’s on the agenda is the cooking class. There was another Chinese who’s studying in Singapore joined. Met Chinese in a row is a treat, since no one’s able to guess that I am from China for some reasons. We started off by touring… Continue reading Sabbatical week 5