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Quotes from our contributing authors

"The ride into Vientiane is a relaxed affair; you pass the old communist work slogans on advertising boards on the way into the sleepy capital city. These act as a reminder that you have entered a ‘workers’ paradise’, although I doubt Marx would agree with the 21st century version of his dream."

- Simon Stewart

"The next day, Mokpo city welcomes me with cool and threatening overcast skies. A potage of ramshackle houses and buildings slosh up against the sides of mountains and spill out into the harbor on the southwest side. The city is a nice break from the endless banks of apartment towers that dominate modern Korea."

- Christopher Maupin

"These people live a tough life. Some live on boats, with no choice but to use the water for cooking and bathing. They eke out an existence selling food or handcrafts and rarely set foot on land. They work so hard and have so little, yet they’re the most generous, hospitable people I’ve ever come across. The western world could learn a lot from such people."

- Justine Southwick