{"id":1044,"date":"2013-11-10T13:10:02","date_gmt":"2013-11-10T18:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/?p=1044"},"modified":"2013-11-11T08:28:21","modified_gmt":"2013-11-11T13:28:21","slug":"travellers-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/travellers-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Travellers&#8217; News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/photo.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1046\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/travellers-news\/photo-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/photo.jpg?fit=800%2C450\" data-orig-size=\"800,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"photo\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chris, Misha &amp;#038; Sheena have dinner at Misha&amp;#8217;s apartment in Vientianne, Loas, Nov.10\/13&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chris, Misha &amp;#038; Sheena&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/photo.jpg?fit=525%2C295\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1046 aligncenter\" alt=\"photo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/photo.jpg?resize=150%2C84\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/photo.jpg?resize=150%2C84 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/photo.jpg?resize=300%2C168 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/photo.jpg?resize=600%2C337 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/photo.jpg?resize=500%2C281 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/photo.jpg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Having dinner at Misha&#8217;s apartment. Waiting to see if Typhoon Haiyan is going to reach Laos. Luckily it veered North East. Chris and Sheena are in Vientienne for a few days.&#8221; (click on thumbnail pictures to enlarge; click on picture again to return to thumbnail)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Misha has been in Vientienne for almost a year, teaching English and having great adventures (<a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/mishabrianne.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\">her blog is here<\/a>). She will be coming home mid-December, I believe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1060\" style=\"width: 127px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LAOS-W1.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1060\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/travellers-news\/laos-w1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LAOS-W1.gif?fit=511%2C602\" data-orig-size=\"511,602\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LAOS\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Laos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LAOS-W1.gif?fit=509%2C600\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1060\" alt=\"Laos\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LAOS-W1.gif?resize=127%2C150\" width=\"127\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LAOS-W1.gif?resize=127%2C150 127w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LAOS-W1.gif?resize=254%2C300 254w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/LAOS-W1.gif?resize=509%2C600 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 127px) 100vw, 127px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Although I have a vague notion of where Laos is I needed to check the map to see where Vientienne is.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This message also made me curious about the path of Typhon Haiyan. I found a map of that too. http:\/\/mashable.com\/2013\/11\/08\/typhoon-haiyan-tracker\/<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-10-at-8.19.39-AM.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1047\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/travellers-news\/screen-shot-2013-11-10-at-8-19-39-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-10-at-8.19.39-AM.png?fit=567%2C532\" data-orig-size=\"567,532\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2013-11-10 at 8.19.39 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-10-at-8.19.39-AM.png?fit=525%2C493\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1047\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-11-10 at 8.19.39 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-10-at-8.19.39-AM.png?resize=150%2C140\" width=\"150\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-10-at-8.19.39-AM.png?resize=150%2C140 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-10-at-8.19.39-AM.png?resize=300%2C281 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-10-at-8.19.39-AM.png?resize=319%2C300 319w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-10-at-8.19.39-AM.png?w=567 567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Wishing the travellers a safe journey home (Sheena &amp; Chris leave on Tuesday; Misha has another month in Laos)!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New pictures from Laos:<\/p>\n<div id=\"amw_galleria_slideshow_1\" class=\"amw-galleria-slideshow\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(\"#amw_galleria_slideshow_1\").galleria({\"dataSource\":[{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/baburkard.com\\\/crochet\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/11\\\/photo-1.jpg?fit=525%2C295\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/baburkard.com\\\/crochet\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/11\\\/photo-1.jpg?fit=525%2C295\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/baburkard.com\\\/crochet\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/11\\\/photo-1.jpg?fit=150%2C84\",\"title\":\"Buddha Park\",\"description\":\"Buddha Park outside Vientianne\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/baburkard.com\\\/crochet\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/11\\\/photo-2.jpg?fit=337%2C600\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/baburkard.com\\\/crochet\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/11\\\/photo-2.jpg?fit=337%2C600\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/baburkard.com\\\/crochet\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/11\\\/photo-2.jpg?fit=84%2C150\",\"title\":\"Buddha Park\",\"description\":\"Buddha Park\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/baburkard.com\\\/crochet\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/11\\\/photo-3.jpg?fit=337%2C600\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/baburkard.com\\\/crochet\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/11\\\/photo-3.jpg?fit=337%2C600\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/baburkard.com\\\/crochet\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/11\\\/photo-3.jpg?fit=84%2C150\",\"title\":\"border for a sinh (skirt)\",\"description\":\"Sheena&#8217;s sinh border\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/baburkard.com\\\/crochet\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/11\\\/photo-4.jpg?fit=525%2C295\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/baburkard.com\\\/crochet\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/11\\\/photo-4.jpg?fit=525%2C295\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/baburkard.com\\\/crochet\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/11\\\/photo-4.jpg?fit=150%2C84\",\"title\":\"Misha & Sheena\",\"description\":\"Misha &#038; Sheena\"}],\"width\":\"auto\",\"height\":0.76,\"autoplay\":false,\"transition\":\"slide\",\"initialTransition\":\"fade\",\"transitionSpeed\":0,\"_delayTime\":4000,\"_hideControls\":false,\"_thumbnailMode\":\"grid\",\"_captionMode\":\"on_expand\"}); });<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Having dinner at Misha&#8217;s apartment. Waiting to see if Typhoon Haiyan is going to reach Laos. Luckily it veered North East. Chris and Sheena are in Vientienne for a few days.&#8221; (click on thumbnail pictures to enlarge; click on picture again to return to thumbnail) Misha has been in Vientienne for almost a year, teaching &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/travellers-news\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Travellers&#8217; News&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15,37],"tags":[82,54],"class_list":["post-1044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family","category-photos","category-update","tag-family","tag-gingeriches"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1044"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1063,"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044\/revisions\/1063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}