Wednesday, December 09, 2009

11th Issue

Oriental Tales: 11th Issue

South Korea: The House of Mercy - Story by Jennifer Barclay

Taipei, Taiwan: Search for Serenity in Taiwan - Story by Sharon Spence Lieb

Flores, Indonesia: Old Man Dragon - Story by Stephane Jones

Duolun, China: Once Xanadu, Now Duolun - Story by Matthew Crawford

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: A Banquet For Phnom Penh's Rubbish Dump Residents - Story by David Calleja

China: If you are wondering where to go... Go wandering!! - Story by Dan Mueller

Siem Reap, Cambodia: The Wonders and Warmth of Siem Reap - Story by Jason Gaskell

Saturday, November 22, 2008

10th Issue

Oriental Tales: 10th Issue

Phi-Phi Island, Thailand: A Paradise Tinged with Sadness - Story by Jason Gaskell

Plain of Jars, Laos: Cycling in Laos - Story by Simon Stewart

Tana Toraja, Indonesia: A Baby Grave in the Living Tree - Story by Melissa Myers

South Korea: Hitting the Open Road - Story by Christopher Maupin

Vietnam: The river rules their lives - Story by Justine Southwick

Polewali Mandar, Indonesia: So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish… - Story by Chriswan Sungkono

Taiwan: Taipei to Hualian - Story by John Phillips

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Help Myanmar

On May 3, 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated the country of Myanmar leaving 120,000 people dead or missing. The number of dead could eventually exceed 100,000 because of illnesses. Countless villages and rice-growing areas have been destroyed leaving as many as 1 million people homeless without food or clean drinking water.

Presently, Myanmar's government is restricting entry for large-scale international relief efforts, but when border restrictions are alleviated more relief organizations will be permitted entry to deliver food, clean water, medical supplies, and other forms of aid to the people who need it most.

Disaster Relief Organizations

Click here to view a directory of relief organizations and see what you can do to help the victims of the disaster in Myanmar.



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Sunday, March 09, 2008

9th Issue

Oriental Tales: 9th Issue

Chiang Mai, Thailand: Mystical Elephant Encounters - Story by Sharon Spence Lieb

Suzhou, China: The Night Market - Story by Megan Eaves

Laos: Slow Boat Down the Mekong River - Story by Aaron Smith

China: Surviving Sleeper Trains in China - Story by Susie Chong

Thailand: Elephants and Friends - Story by Lauren Hayhurst

Tibet: Kham, East Tibet - Story by Tom Carter

Mandalay, Myanmar: Mandalay's Hopes and Sorrows - Story by Sara Hui

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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

8th Issue

Oriental Tales: 8th Issue

Cat Ba, Vietnam: What’s an endangered monkey worth? - Story by Jeff Greenwald

Vientiane, Laos: Vientiane on bended knees - Story by Alvin Lee

Kawah Putih, Indonesia: The Ever-changing Faces - of the Mountain-Sea - Story by Chriswan Sungkono

South Korea: Sirum Blues: A Brooklyn Monk Learns Traditional Korean Wrestling - Story by Antonio Graceffo

Seoul, South Korea: My Two Korean Sojourns -Story by David J. Marcou

Lombok, Indonesia: Climbing Rinjani - Story by Jason Godfrey

Bali, Indonesia: Landing in Bali - Story by Naomi Arnold

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Saturday, April 14, 2007

7th Issue

Oriental Tales: 7th Issue

Luzon, Philippines: Eruption of Mt. Pinatubo - Story by David Eric Poarch

Siem Reap, Cambodia: Siem Reap, Cambodia - Story by Betsy Campo

Tokyo, Japan: Living in a Gaijin House in Japan - Story by Tom Thumb

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: The Hill of Penh - Story by Doreen Pon

Vietnam: More than Food: Shared Conversation, Shared Lives - Story by Alice Driver

Surin Island, Thailand: The Sea Gypsies of Surin Island: The Wake of the Tsunami Brings Both Help and Harm to Thailand's Mogen People - Story by Antonio Graceffo

Matsuyama, Japan: Pachinko and Paddy Fields - Story by Maya Driver

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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

6th Issue

Oriental Tales: 6th Issue

South Korea: Chicken Soup for the Sinus - Story by Naomi Arnold

Hue, Vietnam: The New Nam: A young American's view (however skewed) of Vietnam - Story by Dakota Gale

Seoul, South Korea: Elephant Training in the Hermit Kingdom - Story by John Regan

China Beach, Vietnam: Early Morning - Story by Alice Driver

Ladakh, Tibet: A Traveler's Diary - Story by Elizabeth Elliott

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: First Third World Experience… and Musings on Happiness - Story by Tania Campbell

Hong Kong: Culture Shock (4): Hong Kong "Double-Decker Buses & Moving Sidewalks" - Story by Jason Gaskell, Msc.

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