Trip: Summer 2008
There are [9] stories from my trip: Summer 2008
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 30 Jul 2008 | Views [931]
I've stayed in Siem Reap longer than planned because I'm more comfortable than I thought. But that's only because I'm not really seeing Cambodia. I'm kind of scared of it. Luckily, I've made a friend. Brendan from Ireland has been my travel buddy ... Read more >
THAILAND | Saturday, 26 Jul 2008 | Views [913]
Because my Vietnamese visa doesn't allow me into the country until August 1 and because everyone says a week in Cambodia is more than enough, I have been chillin' in Bangkok for two weeks now. By chillin' I mean doing almost nothing. It's been amazing.... Read more >
THAILAND | Thursday, 24 Jul 2008 | Views [1477] | Comments [1]
There is this street in Bangkok called Khao San Road. It's very famous. In fact, when I told people about my coming to Thailand, to Bangkok, most often I was asked if I would be staying around Khao San Road. In the movie "The Beach", Leonardo ... Read more >
THAILAND | Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Views [2515] | Comments [1]
I started an entry about a week ago that got lost in cyberspace. Here I will try to recreate it, but I'm not sure it was have the same effect. Mostly because the other was tinged with a heavy layer of first stage culture shock (which I was happily ... Read more >
CHINA | Tuesday, 15 Jul 2008 | Views [964]
Bangkok this time. My flight was about four hours, so I tried to catch up on the sleep that I'd missed by "sleeping" in the airport the night before. It worked alright. I arrived and bought a Thai sim card for my cell phone. However, my ... Read more >
CHINA | Sunday, 13 Jul 2008 | Views [960]
I arrived in Shanghai this morning at 8:15 for my last 24-hours on Chinese soil. It feels appropriate. Like I've come full circle. I'm leaving the same port that I arrived in 17 days short of one year ago. Twenty-five days short of the Olympics.... Read more >
CHINA | Friday, 11 Jul 2008 | Views [853]
Tonight, I had conflicted interests. I spent the day wandering around a lovely restored part of town called Ping Jiang (Peace River) and the Couple's Garden (a classical Chinese garden). It started to rain, so I planted myself in a coffee shop for ... Read more >
CHINA | Wednesday, 9 Jul 2008 | Views [906]
In the U.S., I've often thought that employers try to stretch their employees too thin. Instead of being a cashier, one becomes a cashier/floor cleaner/shelf straightener/item getter/item putter away/problem solver/customer greeter. There is always ... Read more >
CHINA | Saturday, 5 Jul 2008 | Views [1159] | Comments [1]
With the opportunity to write far sooner than I ever thought, I'm taking advantage. I arrived in the Southern Capital (that literally what the characters Nan Jing translate to) at 4am. I mentioned earlier that I managed to screw up my train ticket ... Read more >
