Imagine taking absolutely everything that you’ll need to do your job today with you – in a small wooden boat you’ll paddle down a canal (khlong) and from which you’ll sell your goods directly. Whether you’re frying up huge quantities of bananas in a vat of hot oil like these …

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Not exactly what you’re thinking, I’m sure!

Our travel plans brought us to beautiful Beijing, China just three days before the Olympics were to conclude. Of course, being the “seat-of-the-pants” travelers that we’ve become this past year, we had no tickets for any of the events.

One …

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