Patrick Martino

The stories below were received by a friend of a friend who has taken some time off to travel. I know little of Patrick other than he quit a decent job and decided to visit the far corners for a while. The notes I've published are excerpts of E-mails that Patrick has sent that I find enjoyable reading. I trust you will as well. Most of the stories are fairly long so don't try to skim through them. Come back and relax and enjoy them when you have a little time. I've made it a point to keep the original text and spelling as received. Below is the best I can do for a "release" to publish.

I enjoy his writing too!  He has already given me
permission to reproduce them and post them on a
website (something I really have to get on - I'm out
of excuses) so it should be no problem for you to post
them.  His name, BTW, is Patrick Martino.

                    Russell
					
Hey Russell 

To answer your question about a web page. Yes
absolutely, take whatever 
you would like and add it to your page. I wanted to
build a page myself 
before I left but I am an Internet web page idiot.

I hope all is well. I am off to get another Laos Beer

Patrick Martino

The E-mails

  • Taiwan—this is a large story (~53kb). Ilan, teaching English in Taiwan, Life in Taiwan (The People-Food-Environment-History), The People and Observations, Food, The Land and Environment, and History.
  • Update #5 Siberut, KL, Southern Thailand, Bangkok—this is a large story (~48kb). Siberut, Malaysia-Melaka and Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Khosan Road, and The Grand Palace.
  • Update #6 Myanmar(Burma)—this is a large story (~100kb without pictures). Tigers, Bridge over the River Kwai, Bagan, Aung San Suu Kyi, and more.
  • Burmese Money—official exchange rates, black markets, and a catch 22. What would you do?
  • Update #7 Laos—(a subset was once published as "The Price is Right" on this site). HUAY XAI, MUANG SING, MUANG KHUA. THE NAM OU RIVER, PHONGSALI, LUANG PRABANG, PHONSAVAN, VIENTIANE, and the PLAIN OF JARS.
  • Update #8 New Zealand—Auckland, North Island to Turangi, South Island West Coast, Franz Joseph Glacier, Kepler Trek, Milford Sound, Legend of the Sandfly, Farm Life, Rugby, my sister Anne, Kiwi, Kea Parrot, Hobbiton.
  • Update #9 Cambodia—Siem Reap, The Countryside, The Temples of Angkor, Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh, Khmer Rouge.
  • Karaoke and a Yellow Submarine—a humorous look at a tour that hit a couple of sour notes.
  • Chi Chi Tunnels (Vietnam)—an extraordinary description of the 170 miles of tunnels just West of Saigon and the War Remnants Museum. If you have an interest in the Vietnam war, you should read this.

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