On the Slow Train through south-east Asia from the new Compass magazine

The air is thick with the fragrance of frangipani and bathed in the velvety warmth of the approaching day as I steal out before dawn, clutching my precious parcel of sticky rice. I can feel it hot against my chest as I hurry through the darkened streets, with just a few insomniac cats for company. […]

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