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Troy Nahumko is an award-winning author based in Caceres, Spain. His recent work focuses on travels around the Mediterranean, from Tangier to Istanbul. As a writer and photographer he has contributed to newspapers and media such as Lonely Planet, The Globe and Mail, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Toronto Star, Couterpunch,The Irish World, The Straits Times, The Calgary Herald, Khaleej Times, DW-World, Rabble and El Pais. He also writes a bi-weekly op-ed column 'Camino a Ítaca' for the Spanish newspaper HOY. His book, Stories Left in Stone, Trails and Traces in Cáceres, Spain is published by the University of Alberta Press. As an ESL materials writer he has worked with publishers such as Macmillan and CUP.

Friday, January 30, 2009

Friday Foto 5


As winter continues its grip here on supposedly sunny Spain, today's Foto is meant to remind me of the joys of sitting outside drinking beer (you choose your beverage).

This was taken while I lived in Vientiane, Laos, sometime in September when the Mekong was still very high. While living there, one of my almost daily activities was to head down to the river as the sun was walking or biking down as the intense daytime heat abated, albeit slightly. The growl of the Tuk Tuks on the busy road behind were left at the top of the hill as I found a plastic chair and enjoyed a cold Beerlao or 5 and watched the sun go down over Thailand.

Could use some of that warmth now!

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