CHINA | Wednesday, 16 Jan 2008 | Views [519]
I didn't think I would go this route. I was ready to go back to Cambodia, Krabi and Phuket. I somehow am going to Penang in route to Sumatra, Indonesia. If I don't go with Kelly, I won't make it to Indonesia or the Philippines on the trip. I'm ... Read more >
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NEPAL | Tuesday, 13 Nov 2007 | Views [547]
Although we are now in Penang. I thought it would be nice to tell the tales of our adventure in Nepal. I may have mentioned in a previous email but from Lhasa we hired a jeep with a group of travelers and crossed the Tibetan Plateau into Nepal. Recently, ... Read more >
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CHINA | Wednesday, 31 Oct 2007 | Views [774]
I can't believe we made it to Tibet! It seemed to be impossible but we met a tour agent who gave us a permit and booked our tickets. Air China all the way. Airport was a breeze except when we had to go back to check the knife we used to cut our ... Read more >
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CHINA | Saturday, 20 Oct 2007 | Views [442]
Took a sweet softsleeper to Shanghai from Beijing. We watched the chefs on the train prepare our meal. It was the best fish we had on our trip. Arrived to a city filled with bakeries...Kelly gorged on egg custard something while I waited and waited ... Read more >
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CHINA | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 | Views [345]
We are here in Beijing...what has become my favorite city so far into our journey. Our trip has included a visit to the Forbidden city, Summer Palace and the Great Wall of China. The Summer Palace is a huge area built for the emperors to escape the ... Read more >
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PAKISTAN | Tuesday, 2 Oct 2007 | Views [412] | Comments [1]
Oh, Pakistan....a distant memory now....a place we first had sheep cheese pie and yak bbq. Obviously my "I only eat chicken diet" has been put on hold for experimental purposes...and to not offend the hosts. When Kelly and I reflect on Pakistan ... Read more >
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CHINA | Tuesday, 2 Oct 2007 | Views [385]
I failed to mention we made it to the middle of no where. Kashgar is one of the those places, historically speaking, which is really famous. During the silk trade, it was the city where people met every Sunday to trade from four countries bc of ... Read more >
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