Emails from some readers who, like me, were doing the SE Asia bar scene in the early 1970s. They remember names of bars, which I mostly don’t. Though I do recall the “agency” hangout in Vientiane was called the Constellation (or something close). I stayed in the bungalows, with all the Australian hippies. In Bangkok, my residence of choice was the Thai Son Greet, down by the railroad station. ‘Nuff said.

And yes, some of those bars were… colorful. Oh boy. Anyone for ping pong?