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On The Write Path

by Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Rated: 13+ · Book · Travel · #2032403

ON THE WRITE PATH: travel journal for Around-the-World in 2015, 16, 18.

For there are many paths.

Visitor's Center of Woolaroc in Oklahoma, Osage Nation. Tribute to Native America.

A tlog. A travel blog. A keeping-track of my trials, er.. travels.

February 26, 2015 until ... June 18,2015.
January 12, 2016 until February 15, 2016.
November 13 to 30 2018 ... 2019,

2020: Taiwain.

I went nowhere in 2021.

2022: Portugal, Thailand.

Will include: Hawai'i, Japan, Australia, South Africa, Untied Arab Emirates, Portugal, Norway, Ireland and... (2015) ... Norway and Estonia (2016), México (2018), Taiwan, Balkans, Baltics, Turkey, Costa Rica, Nicaragua.

Vi får se.

"Where I have traveled, stayed and visited. Over 181 places."

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Mar 22, 2024 at 10:27pm
In response to "Ides of August "

Wordsmitty ✍️ Many people seek thrills. Boring moments are quickly forgotten. I try to look deeper... still boring. But... someone was born that day and someone died. All days matter to someone. We're all just passing through...

Wordsmitty ✍️

Mar 22, 2024 at 1:45pm
In response to "Ides of August "

I remember reading this. Seven months later I comment (reminder comment from "333 steps"

)

I also like watching the scenery and people as I pass through or over. The open land always says so much in its shades of green, trimmed here and there stretching across its curves and hills with man's intrusions popping up once in a while.

Never thought of what the day tastes like. Sound and smell, yeah. I'll have to think about that more and see what I come up with.

Thanks for taking us along with you, but without being in the heat.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Mar 22, 2024 at 4:11am
In response to "January 2024 angst"

Wordsmitty ✍️ Forgot to check... Tokyo? I could visit you in Japan? Cherry Blossom Time. Don't miss it!

Of course, as you know, I went back to Montana for two weeks and returned via Taiwan.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Jan 25, 2024 at 11:53am
In response to "Expatriation? "

Sumojo Thanks for reminding me to read this article in full. I wonder about the flip side... there's also an urge to nest in a safe cave... kinda like a hobbit.

My experiences living in Costa Rica and Thailand have remolded me.

Yet, at this moment I just want to curl up and nest.

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Sumojo

Jan 23, 2024 at 10:02pm
In response to "Expatriation? "

Thanks for the link Kare. I read and agreed with every word especially This journey, sometimes difficult and lonely, is also a journey towards understanding and acceptance. It teaches us humility, patience, and open-mindedness.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Jan 20, 2024 at 8:01am
In response to "Orange is a color of winter."

Lyn's a sly fox Yes and no. Country people are poor. Survival is #1, not health. Think of factory towns in the Great Lakes in the 50s and 60s.

The problem last year included Laos and Myanmar. The burning is sugarcane and corn. The governments made a mistake by allowing burning in February and in Thailand there was an uproar because it affected tourism in Chiang Mai... $$$ is king.

There are solutions but local people need to be consulted and big-money corporations that buy up the products and encourage production at any cost must be regulated or reined in. Education and consequences... right now there isn't much of either.

Lyn's a sly fox

Jan 18, 2024 at 3:29pm
In response to "Orange is a color of winter."

Aren't they worried about putting all that smoke into the air, how it will affect other growth as well as the people who reside there.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Jan 18, 2024 at 12:23pm
In response to "Paradise has pitfalls "

Legerdemain I don't fit in. And yes, that's frustrating. If I'm traveling I try to act respectful but I usually don't have time to learn enough to do better. That said, I'm living in Thailand. Living in a place is an entirely different experience.

Locals don't always want needy greedy visitors that disrupt their peaceful lives. Some places are overrun by traveling hoards. Prague comes to mind.

Legerdemain

Jan 2, 2024 at 12:03pm
In response to "Paradise has pitfalls "

I feel like any time an american tries to insert themselves into another culture, it's looked at as being a bull in a china shop. They say when visiting another place, ask the locals where they eat and hang out, but honestly they really don't want us there.
I'd love to visit all the places you do, but I don't think I'd ever fit in.

Wordsmitty ✍️

Dec 26, 2023 at 12:39pm
In response to "January 2024 angst"

For me, it's Japan the first two weeks of April. Only in Tokyo Mar31 and Apr13-16 to get on and off planes. Whatever you decide, it will be a good break. Enjoy yourself.

August 14, 2020 at 1:34am

#990711

Everything has a meaning in India (Agra, Delhi)

I commented to Neva in her entry "Day 14: The Most Beautiful House of Worship in India"

:

"Thank-you for the link [Baha'i House of Worship (design, construction)]. I don't know whether I've seen this one before; if so, it's been years. Also glad you posted before I did as I probably wouldn't have found this. If I'm going to Delhi or the Taj Mahal ... yes, this is where I would begin.

Fascinated by how much work and workers it took. I knew that much was done by hand but it's riveting to actually see it.

August isn't too bad a time to visit, 91/78 all week this week and rainy but sunny on Sunday. I thought about going to India last November. Probably should have. Hindsight is 20/20 or ... 2020?"

I would also like to see the Taj Majal. The use of marble and water would entice me regardless.

India ... can overwhelm all the senses. I like quiet ... that's a premium. I would visit Bengaluru, Hampi, Goa, Mumbai ... would even like to get to the north like Darjeeling or Gangtok or Bhutan or east to Kalkut. Maybe one month? My friends say: "There is no place like India".

As for culture? Too much! In the clip that Neva links there is the observation, "Everything in India has meaning." [sic]

Ah ... Bollywood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFvnTnzpCeQ

Can I understand the above link? Not really, but it's evident that cultural taboos are being addressed in India just like anywhere else in the world.

I'm also sure that every movement in dance has a meaning. This is fun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxXuzrILWFA

"Blogging Circle of Friends "

: Discuss the different types of entertainment that are popular in India. Is it different than what we're used to and why? Would this type of entertainment work in the U.S. or the U.K. or where our friend Wiesblaize lives?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_entertainment_in_India

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfN7M6SD-T0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgAnj6r1O48

"30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS"

We're staying at the Grand Imperial while we're in Agra.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g297683-d671997-Reviews-The_Grand_Imper...

30 day:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g304551-d15008778-Taj_Mahal_...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal

Everyone says this is the gem of India, what are your thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=665AHTNpf2o

We're dining at Tea'se Me a recoomended place to see Agra at night from the roof top restaurant.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297683-d7789920-Reviews-Tea_se_Me...

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