Tag: illness while traveling
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Beneath the Veneer
I remember our first day in Thailand vividly. I was overcome with regret that I had signed us up for two years in a place that on first glance, was so dirty and delapotated. But miraculously, as each day passed, I was able to see the beauty that was hidden just behind the piles of…
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Crossing the Line
When the road surface changed abruptly from smooth pavement to rough, chip seal, I wasn’t completely surprised to see the sign, “Slovenska”. We had entered Slovakia. In the distance we could just make out the outskirts of Bratislava, the capital city. Tall communist block style apartments amid pragmatically designed buildings. Structures with purpose. Rolling into…
