Peder and I left our pousada in Trancoso and started out for our day’s 30 km walk at around 11am. The plan was to follow the coast all the way to Arraial d’Ajuda, a neighboring […]
At long last, I made it to Petra. Petra is a place that’s intrigued me since before I even knew its name – since I first saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as a […]
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 […]
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 […]
You know how I’m always seeking out new and interesting experiences? Well last weekend I went drift racing. One of my coworkers, Miki, is extremely into cars. He has a Limited Edition Impreza (one of […]
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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