VIETNAM | Wednesday, 12 Sep 2007 | Views [656]
December 23, 2006 The waves beat on the shore outside in a rhythmic pulse and I am pitifully trying to think of a bad metaphor between the ocean and life. I guess the obvious corniness of this exercise I'm subjecting myself to is just meant to ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
USA | Sunday, 9 Sep 2007 | Views [388]
Bloomfield, New Jersey, 2006 I thought I would be able to write while in the east coast. However,
that wasn't the case. After a week of going to suppliers and meetings
with my client back in SFO, I thought that the free time from work the
following ... Read more >
Tags: Family
USA | Friday, 7 Sep 2007 | Views [359]
April 7, 2006, on the BART going to SFO from Pleasanton, Ca It's
fascinating to feel the true pulse of any city when one takes the
commuter train. It is a quiet ride, though, given that the morning rush
to the city is over and there is no feeling ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
USA | Thursday, 6 Sep 2007 | Views [392]
Song Flight 2020, April 8, somewhere over Illinois I'm currently on a Song flight from SFO to NYC. I am currently fighting sleep while Hilary Hahn's Bach Violin Concertos is playing away through the headset on the plane's great entertainment system.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 5 Sep 2007 | Views [502]
Day1 (December 23, 2005) We began our journey
by taking a two hour flight westward to HCMC (Ho Chi Minh City). This
meant we'd be in a different time zone (minus one hour from Manila) and also that there'd be no jet lag. I find the idea that
I'd ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
ITALY | Wednesday, 5 Sep 2007 | Views [465]
The moon shone incredibly bright outside the hotel window as Dulce and I
sat, lights out, watching Italian MTV and munching on triscuits with
gournay cheese. The bottle of wine we bought earlier, from a wine store
run by a charming old couple, was ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
THAILAND | Tuesday, 4 Sep 2007 | Views [461]
We spent March, 02 in Bangkok and one morning, we decided to go to the
floating market to try spend the day experiencing a slice of
traditional Thai life and culture. We hired a small outrigger paddled
by a polite young man who knew a spattering ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
FRANCE | Monday, 3 Sep 2007 | Views [651]
It was the start of a beautiful spring day in Paris. The sun was out
but the wind still had a slight chill. Every day seemed perfect for
both Dulce and I. We had spent the past two days since our arrival taking
in whatever the City Of Light had to ... Read more >
Tags: Family
FRANCE | Monday, 3 Sep 2007 | Views [469]
Dulce and I decided to take the Metro instead of a taxi to visit the Eiffel
Tower. We quickly departed after having our free breakfast at the hotel
cafe. In our excitement, we forgot to ask the concierge as to where the
Metro station was and at ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
FRANCE | Monday, 3 Sep 2007 | Views [320]
Dulce and I had an early lunch in one of the Chinese teahouses that
commonly found around Paris. We were on a tight budget so we planned to
have our meals at the cheapest places we could find. This particular
teahouse, the first of many that we would ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
FRANCE | Monday, 3 Sep 2007 | Views [329]
When Dulce and I reached Paris, France, we didn't know what to expect. Sure, the
obligatory visits to the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre were to
be...obligatory, but we wanted a very personal exerience, no guided
tours; just walks across that wonderful ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
