We dropped into Bangkok with severe jet lag and sent our broken gadgets on their own holiday to the technology Shangri La of Singapore. Thailand has its lips firmly wrapped around the fire hose of American capital and tourism. The opportunity and inequality of the unchecked market are readily apparent. Bangkok is a huge sprawling [...]

We’re back in Indochina! Southeast Asia is poor by Western standards. A dollar buys you a lot. English has become the lingua franca of the region. Many signs have English and nearly everyone can speak a little. US dollars are an acceptable second currency most places, and preferred as the first currency in countries where [...]

The first thing I noticed when I got off the plane at Gatwick was the sign asking me “Please, do not assault the airport staff”. Then I saw all the signs and I was a child again. The rules were back, everything was regulated. I needed to be told when to cross the street, where [...]