• Into the Lion's Den

    Into the Lion’s Den

    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 […]

  • Huashan: The Danger Trail

    Huashan: The Danger Trail

    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!!” […]

  • The Mega Trip Part 9 (The Great Wall)

    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 […]

  • Dare to Dream

    Dare to Dream

    Somewhere around six months ago, I was sitting in my apartment talking on the phone with my mom. From just outside my window I could hear Buddhist monks chanting at Ninnaji, an enormous wooden temple […]

  • Long Walk Down a Longer Road

    Long Walk Down a Longer Road

    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 […]

  • Magnificent Petra

    Magnificent Petra

    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 […]

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Site Revisions

 Public, USA  4 Responses »
Aug 252010
 

For some reason I’ve been experiencing a massive increase in comment spam lately. Though most of it does get stopped by the Akismet filter, it’s still quite a nuisance to have to go through and check them each and every morning – so I’ve gone ahead and implemented a stricter “autorejection” setting in Bad Behavior. If anyone accidentally gets rejected while trying to comment, please let me know.

I’ve also updated the WordPress core and a load of plugins recently, so as always, if any bugs happen to pop up please report them.

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Timişoara

 Public, Romania  4 Responses »
Aug 252010
 
First stop: Timişoara, a great little town on the way to Transylvania.First stop: Timişoara, a great little town on the way to Transylvania.

As you might recall, this whole trip materialized rather unexpectedly – when one of my employers called and offered a free last-minute ticket to Munich. I was ecstatic at the opportunity, but with only two weeks to prepare, I had virtually no time to do my usual pre-trip research. So rather than departing with a fully highlighted and annotated Lonely Planet, I left with a crisp new book and only a general outline of a route; my plan was to read and fill in the details along the way.
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On To Romania

 Public, Romania  5 Responses »
Aug 242010
 
So long, Beograd. You’ve been good to us. We hope to see you again soon.So long, Beograd. You’ve been good to us. We hope to see you again soon.

The weather during the train ride from Serbia to Romania was absolutely perfect, and it felt wonderful after more than a month of solo travel to finally have a companion to chat with.

…And to guard the luggage from gypsies whenever I had to use the restroom 😛

Although the ride was fairly routine as far as cross-country trains are concerned, there were three particular situations that stood out in my memory:
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Fortress Preparty

 Public, Serbia  8 Responses »
Aug 162010
 
Prepartying atop the walls of Kalemegdan Fortress, Belgrade.Prepartying atop the walls of Kalemegdan Fortress, Belgrade.

Could it really be? Our last night in Belgrade was already here? Where did all the time go!? It felt like just yesterday that I’d arrived with a massive list of things to see and do – yet nearly a week later, I’ve only just begun to scratch the surface. We never even had a chance to visit the Nikola Tesla museum, something that sits quite highly on the “must-see” list for a couple of tech-nerds like ourselves.

Yes, I think Belgrade is a city we’ll have to come back to. And as it still falls outside of the Schengen Visa zone, setting up (and funding) a 3-month stint should prove to be little challenge.

Hopefully some day.
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