How many of you have heard the name “Transdniestr?” Not too many, I’m guessing. Transdniester – also known as Pridnestrovie in Russian – is a small rogue nation occupying a narrow strip of land along […]
Warning This post contains some graphic images. If blood makes you queasy, you may want to skip it. I’ve mentioned a few times how, although I do travel mostly without plans, I also do so […]
Ladies and gentlemen, I’m pleased to announce that this post officially marks the first time in almost two years that I’m actually writing about the country I’m in! Welcome, at long last, to Cambodia 😀
I’m here. In Tokyo. Finally. During my idle time on the flight over I kept on thinking, “what am I going to write to everyone once I finally get to Japan?” Most of you already […]
The Mega Trip Part 9 (The Great Wall)
With the land-based portion of my adventure through China nearly over, I realized that I was still missing a significant piece of what I wanted to see before returning to Japan. Kung Fu. So, after […]
On December 20th of 2006, I received an e-mail from my dad. It contained this Powerpoint file. The forwarding messages all included such phrases as: “I CANT EVEN LOOK AT THE PICTURES WITHOUT GETTING DIZZY!!” […]
Finally, my first bit of real tourism in Hanoi!
Although my dad’s right about to arrive, our schedule will be absolutely packed – so in order to see everything I decided to knock off just one major sight beforehand. That sight is Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, mainly because it’s only opened until 10:15am (!!) making it the most difficult to schedule.
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Ordinarily I save my observations posts for just before leaving a country, but after spending more than a week in Hanoi – just wandering around and “observing” – I had such a long list that I think I’ll crank one out in advance…
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My first morning in Vietnam I awoke to a room with no electricity. When I went downstairs to ask the receptionist what was going on, he told me “The government cut off the power.” It was all very matter-of-fact.
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When I landed in Hanoi at 8 in the morning, I was so exhausted I was delirious. I’d slept only an hour, my health was on-edge from pushing myself through Songkran, and I was absolutely starving – I’d used up the last of my cash on a dishonest taxi driver who took me for an extra 10km ride to the airport.
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Although I already did a Thailand Observations post the first time I was here, I have a few more notes to share before moving on. Some of these might be repeats – my apologies if they are. I’m now writing this way after the fact and am doing my best to keep track 🙂 Continue reading »
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