Trip: Tripping on Asia
There are [18] stories from my trip: Tripping on Asia
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 3 Sep 2009 | Views [98]
World Nomads failed to mention the limit on uploading photos, which was reached well over a month ago. Most recent photos (i.e. rest of Vietnam, Camdbodia, and soon China) can be found at shutterfly. I will update the links to find the photos and put ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 19 Aug 2009 | Views [101] | Comments [1]
Our goal is to read 1 book a
week and, every so often, write a short review of each book and post it to our
blog. So, here is our current list of have-reads. We’ll update
every so often. Oh, and instead of writing reviews, we’ll just rate
them ... Read more >
THAILAND | Monday, 13 Jul 2009 | Views [56]
Beach Bumming Without a Good Book Beneath 3 breeds of palm trees Sand, towel, ants and breeze I prostrate myself for want of excitement. Thoughts abound Like British vacationers on Khao San Road: Raw, collared, tattooed, pedigreed, ... Read more >
THAILAND | Saturday, 4 Jul 2009 | Views [62]
While on Ko Pha Ngan we stayed in a bungalow on Ko Mah beach which is the place travelers come to for snorkeling and quiet relaxation. The sunsets were gorgeous- hot pink streaks across shades of blue and purple, melon orange pouring out dusty blue ... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 22 Jun 2009 | Views [21]
We
arrived at Krabi from Bangkok by way of bus. this bus wreaked to high hell, so
much so that Alex couldn't sleep, consequently nor I ( i was recruited
for entertainment purposes). it's amazing what kind of bodily outrages
people can commit in ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009 | Views [126]
Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit Well we went from being often times the only Westerners in ... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 25 May 2009 | Views [72]
Dear Readers, we hope to get the writing portion of our blog up to date some day. I think we will be back in the states for a month before we finally finish it. Nevertheless, I beg you please keep reading as it gives us much pleasure to write and ... Read more >
INDIA | Friday, 22 May 2009 | Views [161] | Comments [3]
So how frequently this blog is updated is mostly contingent on how pricey the internet is in whatever location we currently plant ourselves. Arriving in Bangkok we were disappointed to learn it was more expensive than India. We thought we would hold off ... Read more >
INDIA | Wednesday, 20 May 2009 | Views [123]
Never heard of this place? that makes three of us; you, me and God. Now, we all know God is a busy, perhaps anthropomorphic entity, perhaps nebuluous shaped diety, who takes its time in returning messages and, of course,rarely picks up when you really ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 19 May 2009 | Views [180] | Comments [4]
The Taj Mahal is a monument I did not even try to conjure up how would look in person. Similar to before I saw Machu Picchu, I knew what to expect but I also did not. You never know how a monumental piece from history will deliver in peron; on a visual ... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 18 May 2009 | Views [211] | Comments [1]
Eleven days into my journey and I've just started to comit something to writing. Finding time is somewhat the issue, but finding energy is the primary matter. There is so much calling one's attention, so many smells, sounds, and sights that it is ... Read more >
INDIA | Friday, 15 May 2009 | Views [130]
So, the letters below that we sent to our respective banking and credit institutions, will mostly outline the scam and what we went through. rather than type everything out again, i figured the letters would suffice and save me some time. The scam, ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 14 May 2009 | Views [113]
Long last, arriving in Dharamsala felt sooooo good. After twisty turny roads up and down and all around through the mountains just standing stationary felt excellent. Immediately upon pulling up to our hotel we ran into the other Irish kids who also ... Read more >
INDIA | Wednesday, 13 May 2009 | Views [106]
It went as follows: Lucy, knocking once, twice (short grumble), three times finally rouses me enough so that I can respond. "Okay. thank you. I'm up." MY head collapses back into my pillow. 'The silk sleep sheets we purchased were great buys,' ... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 11 May 2009 | Views [155]
Stepping off the plane Andrew says, " I didnt realize we were going so close to Islamabad." "What?!" I exclaimed. He then tells me he was looking at the in-flight map, I had been engrossed in my book and ipod, and that on the map ... Read more >
INDIA | Sunday, 10 May 2009 | Views [92] | Comments [1]
A shower. A nap. A map. A bite. At our quick breakfast nosh (as Alex likes to call a small bite) we met two Parisians; two girls that spoke English well and had been in India for 1 month already. A plan was drafted: we would meet later for dinner or to ... Read more >
INDIA | Saturday, 9 May 2009 | Views [328]
The flight over from JFK went smoothly and Etihad turned out to be excellent, not some rando no-name airline. The flight attendants were gorgeous. They wore great form fitting suits, little red leather gloves, head coverings, and perfectly applied red ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 7 May 2009 | Views [142]
Then there was light. And, sometime soon thereafter, we found ourselves in an airport, having just checked our bags, assaulted with duty free enticements - and other familiar airport experiences - roaming around with the important task of locating gate ... Read more >
