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THE END
THE END March 2006 It used to really bother me that I only had one life. But now I realize that in a way, living in foreign countries is pretty close to having different lives. Our life in Namibia was totally different from our previous life as students in the U.S.A. Our life here in …
Vietnam Travels
Vietnam April 18-30, 2006 If I had to sum up Vietnam in one long run-on sentence, I would say this: Vietnam is a wonderful, blue-skied, sandy country full of palm trees, brilliant green rice fields, delicious food, and friendly people who zip around on sexy motor bikes wearing flip-flops and face masks. And it’s cheap. …
Laos Travel
Laos May 10-16, 2006 Boat to Luang Prabang Luang Prabang Vang Vieng Vientiene
China Travels
China 2005-2006 Beijing The Great Wall Dandong Shanghai Hangzhou Train to Yichang Three Gorges Dam Yangtze River Chongqing Yangshuo
Thailand Travels
Thailand May 5-10 & 18-19, 2006 Bangkok Chiang Mai Ko Tao Island
Singapore Travels
Singapore June 6 – 8, 2006 After a much better journey than our previous train ride, we arrived in Singapore around 1 pm (although our projected arrival time had been 10am). We’d heard such good things about how organized and convenient Singapore was that we were surprised to find ourselves virtually stranded at the train …
Malaysia Travels
Malaysia (and Singapore) May 20 – June 12, 2006 Penang: Georgetown Cameron Highlands Pangkor Island Kuala Lumpur Cherating Beach Jungle Train From HELL Taman Negara Rain Forest Singapore Melaka
Cambodia Travels
Cambodia April 30 – May 5, 2006 Phnom Penh Angkor The Road to Thailand Cambodia was so hot and humid that I could barely drink enough water to keep up with my sweat. It’s like it was raining, but the rain was coming from inside of me instead of the outside. The humidity of an …
Chinese Bathhouse
BIRTHDAY SUIT January 2006 My favorite line in E.M. Forster’s novel, A Room With a View, is when Freddy greets his new neighbor, Emerson, by saying, “How d’ye do? Come and have a bathe.” Another character present chuckles over the absurdity of such a greeting, but nevertheless, they all go traipsing off to a nearby …
Panama Travels
Panama July 2007 Panama City Boquete Bocas Del Torro