Author: Davey Dreamnation
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Tintin & the Plain of Jars
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2 min read
Nothing to report as usual save a badly bruised rump boy the Lao sure know how to build a road! as for the jeep well the driver was adamant that i ride in the back for fear of bandits who as usual failed to materialise (as did Captain Haddock – having discovered the medicinal value…
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The Gums of Vientiane
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1 min read
standing at attention a column of white gums awaits its commander’s final orders – over the top! down the embankment! secure all garden plots & fish traps! then down the mekhong we go – all in a row sir yes sir drowning at attention sir ye loyal diggers /saplings planted when? & for what strange…
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Glossary
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1 min read
baht (t): thai unit of currency (in 1999 1 baht= AUD 0.25) chao le (t): sea gypsies chao phraya (t): the river that flows through bangkok cock & football (l): a lao brand of rolling papers farang (t): any western (read: white) person or tourist karen (t): one of the indigenous hill tribes of northern…