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Luang Prabang
Laos: Luang Prabang May 11-13, 2006 Luang Prabang is a picturesque little town right on the Mekong River. We spent most of our time wandering around and enjoying the great views while we ate at riverside restaurants. Views from the bus trip through the mountains on the way from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng. …
Hangzhou West Lake
China: Hangzhou: West Lake April 2-5, 2006 Hangzhou is a city of 6 million people, near Shanghai. The city is nothing special, but there is a very famous lake here, called “West Lake” that is featured in some famous Chinese poetry. We were here at the perfect time because all the trees were blooming around the …
SUMMER PALACE
BEIJING: Summer Palace October 2005 On Sunday we traveled by subway, light rail, and finally taxi to get to the emporers’ Summer Palace. What was once a summer resort for the elite now received a teeming mass of people. Situated amongst some low hills next to a calm lake, the pagodas and walkways were indeed …
Bocas Del Torro
Panama: Bocas Del Torro Kinds of travelers We headed to the archipelago of Bocas Del Torro on the Caribbean coast of Panama the next day. This involved two buses, a taxi and a boat. We shared the boat with a couple from Quebec and their children. Perhaps it should have seemed a little odd to …
Train to Yichang
China: Train to Yichang Views of the Chinese Countryside April 5-6, 2006 We took a train for 25 hours to get from Hangzhou to Yichang. The scenery was beautiful. We finally arrived in Yichang at night and went to the train station hotel, where we stayed in this weird dorm room. We were the only …
Boquete
Panama: Boquete Dreams of the RiverThe next day, we took an eight-hour bus ride, in what was to be the only air-conditioned bus of the whole trip, across Panama to David, where we switched to a school bus and headed up to the small mountain town of Boquete. The tall man who sat next to …
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur May 28 – 30, 2006 After our relaxing time at Pangkor, we headed for the city again: Kuala Lumpur. We had simple goals for the first day: go to a museum, take photos of the national mosque and national monument. But we soon discovered that KL is not a pedestrian city. We …
Kowloon
HONG KONG: Kowloon January 27- February 2, 2006 Once in Hong Kong, we took the metro to our hostel, located on Nathan Road, the famous “golden mile” shopping district in Tsim Sha Tsui on the very tip of the Kowloon peninsula. Accommodation in Hong Kong is expensive, so we had booked the cheapest option: …
TIANANMEN SQUARE
BEIJING: Tiananmen Square October 2005 Tiananmen Square is the center of Beijing, and everyone in Beijing was flocking there for National Day. We expected some celebrations or entertainment on the square in honor of National Day, but there was nothing except masses and masses of people. Despite western connotations with a massacre, the square is …
HUTONGS Beijing
BEIJING: Hutongs October 2005 A hutong is one of the numerous alleyways of the Beijing courtyard neighborhoods. These neighborhoods are somewhat famous now that they are being gradually consumed by high rise apartments and new businesses. I had chosen our hotel particularly for this location, and I was not disappointed. Despite being in a city …
