This week’s lines and image come from new Matador member Britt V. She’s on the road in Laos:

This was an excerpt from Britt V’s Matador blog .

 
 

About The Author

David Miller

David Miller is senior editor of Matador (winner of 2010 and 2011 Lowell Thomas awards for travel journalism), and BETA magazine. After living for the last two years in Patagonia, Argentina, he is returning with his wife and two young children to the Southern US. Follow him @dahveed_miller.

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