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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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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.

February 27, 2020 at 7:59am

#976450

Black underwear and other random thoughts

When I travel: 7 pairs of black underwear, 3 pairs of pants, 7 shirts that match the pants. In Taiwan I was black and blue and dark whatever. Next trip? Different season, different culture, different color scheme. I should also pack less (4/2/4 would probably work fine). I have a back-pack and roller bag. If it doesn't fit it doesn't go.

I make lists and mostly follow them. It helps me when I'm hysterical at the last moment. I know that I can buy most anything most anywhere, but finding it? Plus, I dislike shopping.

Odd things on my list:

Gifts: I made 10 packets and gave them all away. Token gifts are best. Things from Montana. People are surprised... but no one has rejected them. They usually smile.

Postcards... I now have an address book as my sheet of paper was getting ragged. I sent 13 to 12 friends. Some have been received. No word from some people... so who knows... the one I sent to Africa may arrive by May.

Everyone should make a list of what is important or hard to replace: meds, chargers, itinerary, personal info.

So... back to underwear... black is basic and less see-through than other colors. I stay in hostels... enough said? Also, easier to change clothes on the occasional beach (I'm not a beach person). Clothes and items that can do double duty are best. Socks should all match.

Layering is also important. Hard to control the weather!

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February 25, 2020 at 5:28am

#976281

All in the quest for ... ?

All in the quest for ... ?

I'm not on anyone else's quest.

Just got a reply about my comment on Rick Steve's fb page re my not liking the crowds of Prague. Inez suggested that I go on a river cruise to 'manage the crowds' and really enjoy Prague. She missed the memo that "I don't like crowds" and I'm not interested in "managing" them. A week-long river cruise costs 2 to 3 thousand for 7 nights. I spent 1 thousand for a month in Taiwan... she didn't get that memo either!

I'm not her customer. I'm not on the "old wealthy man's quest".

If someone gifted me a cruise? Yes. If only for the experience.

The above was written in a response to an awesome-as-usually blog by Robert Waltz

.

So what is my quest? I'll try to answer that over the next 4 days. How do I do travel without money? No... I have no product to sell. I just live within my means and follow one of my passions.

Most people can do that if:

1. They have any income. Yes, it's possible to live off the kindness of strangers... but at some point that can become parasitic if not symbiotic. Not sure which is better. Even the monetarily poor individualist might be able to make choices to free up money. Many homeless who live off the grid manage to. For the rest it's learning how to be frugal and being happy with less. Being miserable isn't a good plan and has sustainability issues.

2. They have a passion. Many once did ... which is sad. But lost passions can be revived and new ones can be developed! Now I sound giddy. My passions were gardening and traveling, meeting new people and recording what I experience ... so photography. But on this last trip I met Isla from France who is passionate about cake. Good on her!

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February 7, 2020 at 4:04am

#975026

Turkey rice and pork liver (Chiayi)

"Money!" she shouted pointing to where I had dropped 100 NT$ on the floor. We laughed and then she helped me mark on a piece of paper what I pointed at behind the glass. I pay 115 NT$. Now two plates, one bowl and an offer of free broth. I respond with a gesture, "A little". Then two bowls move on their own over the hard smooth surface of the table, a mystery to me. Hot broth, warm turkey on rice, cold slices of pork liver (zhu gan), shredded ginger and a shrimp (xia) roll sliced in pieces. All served with a smile. And then a small bowl of sliced vegetable (who-knows-what) with a spicy sauce ... too hot ... the young man goes to find something milder. I say do xia (多謝) as I leave. More laughter.

I hunt down some masks, buy some snacks. On the way back, I walk past the restaurant where the turkey lady squats by the curb scrubbing out a steel pot. I motion that it's lots of work. More laughter.

Kare Enga
Chiayi, Taiwan, 7.february.2020.

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