Fringe
The Montreal Fringe festival is going on right now. I’m in Harbin, and it’s not quite as awesome as I hoped This makes me sad. I come home in a bit more than 3 weeks, and right now, I’m really looking...
View ArticleHue
The short bus ride to Hue (pronounced Hoo-ay) was interesting. Vietnam, as well as other countries in the area, has special “sleeper buses” where, instead of regular seats, there are beds. Sometimes...
View ArticleMore Photos!
I now have all my pics of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia up. I’m particularly proud I managed to get about 20 “best of” shots of Angkor Wat, down from the 130 or so I took that day. We did see 13 sites,...
View ArticleHanoi
We were greeted in Hanoi with rain and touts. The rain was a bit of a surprise, the touts not so much. March-May is the hot, dry season in SE Asia. Jody and I had seen some rain on the way to Hue, and...
View Article2 weeks to go
So, I have 2 weeks left on my trip. How do I feel? Right now I’m sad. It’s funny, 2 weeks ago I was really excited to come home, now I’m wishing I’d spend my time more effectively the last 2 weeks. Or...
View ArticleCat Ba Island
Getting to Cat Ba Island was a long string of different transport methods. First, a moto-taxi to the bus station. Then a bus to Ha Long Bay. Then another bus to the dock, where a boat was waiting....
View ArticleWatch your mouth!
I was in Suzhou, China this weekend, about an hour out of Shanghai. I was standing in line at the hostel waiting to check out when a trio of young guys came in. They were looking for a place to stay,...
View ArticleSapa
Our fun adventures continued on our way to Sapa. Once we got to Hanoi, we took moto-taxis to the train station. Except our drivers got a bit lost. I tend to have a not too bad sense of direction...
View ArticleTheme park blues
I think the universe is trying to tell me not to go on any more roller coasters. Or to a new park. Case in point: 1) Last summer I’d planned on going to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom near SF. Sadly, they...
View Article3rd Underground City Scavenger Hunt!
Well, it’s been a long time, but yes, another Underground City Scavenger Hunt will be happening! Date: Saturday, February 5th 2011 at 14h30 Registration starts at 2:30, the game starts at 3pm and will...
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