Greetings from the land of sweet California sunshine! It feels like a long time since I was here, because it has been a long time since I was here. I was away exactly ten months. Last year I was away … Continue reading
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When I alighted from the train at Vladimir, 190km (120 miles) east of Moscow, I saw the Trans Siberian train on the platform next to mine and stopped in my tracks. I stood still as others passed around me and … Continue reading
After exactly ten months away, the end of the trip is here. Ten months is a long time to be running around, if you weren’t sure. For the 28th straight year of my post-university life, I have been traveling at … Continue reading
I was last in Phuket pre-tsunami—the 10th anniversary is next month—and I hardly remember it, so I was surprised to discover how wonderful Phuket Town is. The island has the same name as the main town which everyone ignores as … Continue reading
Greetings from Thailand, deep in the iron-hard grip of a military coup! This is probably my 15th-20th visit. Indeed Thailand is now under martial law, the result of a political stalemate, but you would never know it from being on … Continue reading
From Paduga in Philippines: I saw you in Malate, Manila. You and your backpack. Hehe. I wasnt sure. then i saw your blog. You look younger in the picture. This isn’t starting well. From Irum in location unknown: 26th of … Continue reading
Visiting an embassy or consulate to get a visa can be such a great introduction of what the country is like. (My most memorable embassy visit might be getting a Yugoslav/Serbian visa in Tirana, Albania, just after the war, but … Continue reading
I’ve never traveled so much so close to home; this was a unique trip. It started as a one-way flight to Seattle, I dipped my toes into Canada for a spell, came down to Los Angeles long enough to fly … Continue reading
Pop quiz! A tough one: in the photo below of a street crosswalk what is the third language and in which city is this? Here’s a hint: Kim Kardashian. The first person to answer correctly whom I have never met … Continue reading
I flew from Long Beach, California to Seattle, Washington, a distance of exactly 979 miles (1576 km) on JetBlue for $74 including all taxes and one free checked bag. It was a regular flight with a $25 discount that I … Continue reading
