A journey through South-East Asia - visiting the temples of Thailand, floating down the Mekong in a slow boat, seeing the sunset in Laos, waiting for the quiet of night in Hanoi, drifting through Halong Bay, trekking the mountains of SaPa, travelogue, trip, travel, journey, road, Asia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indochina, Mekong, Halong Bay, Hanoi, Vang Vien, Chang Mai, Bangkok, slow boat, Luang Prabang, Pak Ou

 
 
 

 







Pipelines


I decided to drive up to Fairbanks to try to see the Northern Lights. It was raining anyway, so flightseeing was out. I stayed at A Cloudberry Lookout, a lovely B&B designed with popsicle sticks and built by hand by Sean and Suzi, the owners. The centerpiece was a spiral staircase to the sky, surrounding a huge spruce tree trunk.

It continued to drizzle, so I headed off to look at the pipeline and toured a satellite weather station. There didn't seem to be much point in driving to the arctic circle just to cross a line, especially as the scenery flattened out the further north I went from Denali.

When I returned, the entrance was filled with yoga mats. The neighbors had arrived for their regular practice. I joined them for two hours and then for the hours afterward, visiting and drinking tea. In the darkness of winter in Alaska, neighbors are essential.


this travelogue is part of the subside travelzine
about bookshelf links contact submit