Here, there, everywhere... A modest attempt at chronicling my around the world adventure over the next year (or so).

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THAILAND | Wednesday, 1 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery

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One Night in Bangkok

THAILAND | Wednesday, 1 Oct 2008 | Views [865] | Comments [1]

Actual it was five nights to be exact. What a place Bangkok, part asian part western, all happening at the same time and pretty much all the time. I touched down on a Wednesday afternoon off an overnight from Rome/Frankfort. Found my little hostel with ... Read more >

Part Asia, part Europe...all one great city

TURKEY | Thursday, 18 Sep 2008 | Views [742]

Istanbul was the final stop on our nearly three month journey around eastern Europe. We were excited to stay in Istanbul so we left four days in our schedule to tour the city. We were also very tired and exhausted from traveling so much that it seemed ... Read more >

Who knew fairies had chimneys???

TURKEY | Thursday, 18 Sep 2008 | Views [1032]

One good thing about arriving on an overnight bus very early is if you get to a really cool place like Cappadocia you get to see the sunrise. Not only did we get to see the sunrise but also with all these hot balloons rising into the air. Unfortunately, ... Read more >

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The Blue Cruise

TURKEY | Thursday, 18 Sep 2008 | Views [781]

There is nothing about Turkey that I was prepared for except perhaps the Doner Kebabs that are eaten all over the country. It is a country of surprising diversity in its landscape, people and culture. Probably the most interesting aspect of our entire ... Read more >

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The Colossos of what?

GREECE | Thursday, 18 Sep 2008 | Views [743]

The ferry ride to Rhodes took an excruciatingly long 16 hours, nicknamed the ferry ride to hell. The boat stopped at all these different islands on the way for a only a few minutes and the boat was old so it did not have a good selection of things ... Read more >

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George and the gorge

GREECE | Thursday, 18 Sep 2008 | Views [630]

We made it back to Irkalias and took the bus to Chania to rendevouz with George in Lakki. The plan for our return to Crete was to hike Samaria Gorge with George on Sunday. George had burned his foot before we left cooking us amazing fish on the grill ... Read more >

Mamma Mia

GREECE | Thursday, 18 Sep 2008 | Views [775]

The ferry trip to Santorini took about four hours. We had already decided that because of its beautiful setting, Santorini would be our splurge hotel. We were only staying for one night so it would not be too expensive. We wandered off the boat into ... Read more >