Tristram Zedex Eighty One

1) Ask them if they have electricity in Ireland.
2) Call them ‘brides of St. Patrick.’
3) Reference the potato famine in the present tense.

Maybe one of these in isolation would be OK, at best ignored, but a combination of any two or three results in conversational distance and, eventually, departure of said Irish girls. It didn’t […]

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is a section of countryside in northern Laos featuring several sites containing large stone jars, the origins of which remain unknown. The jars were the only reason we visited Phonsavan, a rather derelict town with several interchangeable restaurants, one decent bar and very wide roads which make you feel like you’re in a Western. While […]

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I was going to do an entry on how Laos is the most bombed country on Earth. The reasons why it holds this dubious honour are fascinating and a massive indictment of US foreign policy and covert operations. It’s affected the Laos people in tragic ways, but also in some that are quite humourous. The […]

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I’m not trying to find myself. I’m not looking for a new state of mind. I’m not looking for nirvana. I’m not looking for experience. I’m not looking for positive karma. I’m not looking for something that can’t be sold. I’m not looking for something intangible and enshrined in the human spirit. I’m not looking […]

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HumorFeed have made me their soup of the day. Not me literally, that’d be cannibalistic and unacceptable in western society, but my Club Relaford article. So if you haven’t read it yet, DO.

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We were checking out the grounds of a temple just outside of Luang Prabang in Laos when we spotted a snake eating a gecko on a door frame. When we moved in to get a closer look, the snake stopped and then, eventually, leaped from the frame on the ground for a quick get […]

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I’ve put up a small video of us on the slow boat; it’s not very exciting but gives you an idea of how we spent 14 hours of our time this week! Plus, within the next hour there’ll be some new photos of our time on the boat and in Luang Prabang at Jim’s aforementioned […]

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On our second day of sailing down the Mekong River, well into a 11th non consecutive hour of water based travel, Jim and I played travel chess. From an early stage in the game it was clear I was losing, or had already lost; I nevertheless fought until the bitter end. Unless my king is […]

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My second Club Relaford article is now up at Club Relaford. Enjoy.

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Here are some videos taken during Jim and I’s two day trek into the jungles around Chiang Mai in northern Thailand.
Jim and I on a pitstop during the trek.
Playing cards in our bamboo house. Soundtracked by Jim playing Paranoid Android.
Me eating barbequed termites. Jim reminded me to add that he ate them first and I followed. […]

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