USA | Saturday, 22 Mar 2008 | Views [305] | Comments [3]
As TS Eliot put it, “And the end of all our exploring/Will be to arrive where we started/And know the place for the first time.” Now that I'm back, I find myself in that place of culture shock where the world feels like it's upside down and I'm on ... Read more >
Tags: coming home, usa, observations, culture shock
INDONESIA | Monday, 10 Mar 2008 | Views [1111]
First it was mere weeks, then suddenly mere days, and now just mere hours until my Southeast Asian sojourn comes to an end. It is unreal that this life of traveling will end, unreal that in 26 hours I’ll enter the space and time shifting machine ... Read more >
Tags: bali, yoga, observations, poetry, end of the journey, fears, writing
INDONESIA | Tuesday, 26 Feb 2008 | Views [1628] | Comments [3]
It felt so good to arrive in Bali. The warm, humid air enveloped me, and familiar smells greeted me – the unique smell of Balinese cooking, the smell of a particular laundry detergent, and other unidentifiable sweet fragrances that are uniquely ... Read more >
Tags: bali
MALAYSIA | Monday, 25 Feb 2008 | Views [593]
Last Sunday I had breakfast in Cambodia, lunch in Malaysia and dinner in Bali. I left Siem Reap early in the morning, and arrived in Kuala Lumpur by mid-day. I had a 5 hour layover, and a friend from Vietnam was also in town, so I thought I’d ... Read more >
Tags: airports, kuala lumpur, air asia
VIETNAM | Sunday, 24 Feb 2008 | Views [879]
My next stop on the journey south was Hoi An, a small town along a river that is a UNESCO World Heritage site for its architecture, and one of the few towns that was spared bombing. It was a major port in the 16 th and 17 th centuries, and the ... Read more >
Tags: shopping, tailors, hoi an
VIETNAM | Sunday, 24 Feb 2008 | Views [724]
From Hanoi, I boarded the Reunification Express, the train that runs between Hanoi in the North and Saigon in the South. I was only going as far as Hue – a 13 hour overnight journey. Over these months I have discovered that no matter how comfortable ... Read more >
Tags: history, vietnam war, dmz, hue, khe sanh, vinh moc
VIETNAM | Saturday, 23 Feb 2008 | Views [514] | Comments [2]
Ever since I saw the movie " Indochine ," I've wanted to visit Ha Long Bay. I loved the haunting scenes where Camille and Jean Baptiste, her beloved French soldier (originally her adoptive mother's lover - it's a French film after all) ... Read more >
Tags: ha long bay, romance, soap operas, adventures
VIETNAM | Saturday, 23 Feb 2008 | Views [299]
Part I I spent my first day in Hanoi wandering around the Old Quarter in a state of astonishment, gripping my Lonely Planet and trying not to get run over or fall into a gutter or trip over someone or be knocked over by a motorbike. It was total ... Read more >
Tags: hanoi, cities, motorbikes, food, bedbugs
VIETNAM | Thursday, 14 Feb 2008 | Views [417]
Hello!! Yes, I'm still alive and kicking, despite the utter lack of posts. It's been a whirlwind trip through Vietnam. Three weeks, 1800+ kilometers, overnight "sleeping" buses, overnight trains, boats, cyclos, motos, bicycles, from Hanoi ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
LAOS | Friday, 18 Jan 2008 | Views [633]
I arrived in Vientiane, the capital of Laos on Monday afternoon and saw my first traffic light since arriving in Laos. It’s a shock to see so many cars after being in motorbike territory for so long. Vientiane is pretty sleepy as far as national ... Read more >
Tags: cities, vientiane, travel plans
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