Southeast Asia Fun

Since my good buddy Max Hartshorne has turned me on to the blog world, I have spent hours reading them. I was always a fan of www.writtenroad.com, Jen Leo’s blog. Max’s readuponit always has interesting news and oddities. The kind of stuff that you would miss if not on a blog. I found a new one that I will daily check up on. Its is by Carl Parkes and is at http://www.blogger.com/profile/3499560

Carl is a fountain of knowledge of all things Southeast Asia. After writing six guidebooks for Avalon and National Geographic I would expect nothing less. This two-time winner of the Lowell Thomas Award has it down pat. Besides practical info you can get the lowdown on a transvestite pageant at the Opium Museum in Thailand and the lowdown on the relationship between dope dealers and the Bangkok Police. Pretty heady stuff.