A few years back I spent some time at Inle Lake in Shan State, Myanmar. What was then a promising tourism business is now in a state of suspension as the country has reverted to isolation and internal conflict. Shame.
A football game in a country town in the dead of winter is a genuinely Australian experience. Recently I took a train trip to Albury to watch the local Rugby League. It was a great afternoon that took me back many years.
Lone takes us for a visit to the YCF orphanage near Chiang Mai, where she volunteers on a regular basis. This is a facility that provides education and life skills to children who would otherwise have poor prospects.