Category Archives: F.U.S. Files

F.U.S. Files: Thai Bus Stop, Lying A-holes, and Birdsong

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Michael Roy

I have yet to see a bus stop in Thailand that has any useful information on it beyond the route numbers of the buses that stop there. No mention of the previous or next stop, no map of the entire … Continue reading →

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F.U.S. Files: Raw Egg in a Bag

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Michael Roy

Sighted at the morning market in Stung Treng, Cambodia, early January 2014.     Yet another entry in the “things that already have a perfectly good natural wrapping, but who cares?” category.   Anyone who can help me understand why … Continue reading →

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F.U.S. Files: Unexpected Scenery

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Michael Roy

Nov 7, 2013, 12:51 PM Nov 7, 2013, 1:23 PM. Writing these F.U.S. Files is a little hard. If I post a picture every time I see something like this, I won’t have energy left over to write about anything … Continue reading →

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F.U.S. Files: Riverside Landfill

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Michael Roy

I rode up and down the 350km of the Nujiang valley without seeing any significant trash-related infrastructure. In places where land is scarce and every inch has to be used for living space or agriculture, it appears that people have … Continue reading →

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F.U.S. Files: Mysterious (Non-Bodily) Discharge

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Michael Roy

I’m not exactly sure what’s going on here, but the water (is it even water?) gushing out of that tunnel was a distinct shade of green. Clean mountain water in the surrounding waterfalls was always clear or blue, and the … Continue reading →

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Introducing: the F.U.S. Files

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Michael Roy

I know I quoted this before, but I’m doing it again. It means that much to me. Let this darkness be a bell tower and you the bell. As you ring, what batters you becomes your strength. – Rainer Maria … Continue reading →

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