I know I haven't been writing lately. But I have been working, reading, and traveling. Just this month, I spent nine days - including a 24-hour train ride, going from Hanoi to Siem Reap, with stops at Nah Trang and Phnom Penh.

The best thing about traveling is picking up on all these bits of information and insight along the way. Bits about others and other places, bits about oneself. All of which I happily told my friends.