Written by SeenThat on November 23, 2009
- Correct water administration is essential for the success of the trek. The issue is complex: tap water and shiny faucets would not be seen along the trek. Part of the topic is related to the...
Written by SeenThat on November 23, 2009
- On Suspension Bridges and YaksThey looked fragile. Most of them turned out being solid steel structures; besides, there was no other choice but moving ahead and upwards. At first I would let porters cross and...
Written by SeenThat on November 14, 2009
- On a Slow Death and How to Cheat ItThere isn’t a sadder way of spoiling the perfect vacation than climbing beyond the altitude limit where the body can get suitable amounts of oxygen from the...
Written by SeenThat on November 14, 2009
- "Did you just walk?" was the strange question one of the early readers of this journal did. There is more to a trek than walking, yet that action is at the very heart of the...
Written by Wasatch on November 10, 2009
- This 11 day cruise on the third longest river in the world included many of China’s highlights. We added a day on our own to this Viking cruise to explore Shanghai since our Viking...
Written by Eric from Aiea on October 22, 2009
- When a Javanese friend texted and said that we all should meet in Lau Pa Sat for dinner, I had to google and see just where this big hawker stand was located. The location on...
Written by Peggy the Phoenix on October 4, 2009
- 2:30pmThere’s a pirate ship moored at the Togendai pier! Bright red with a ridiculous amount of ornate timberwork, figureheads, and gold paint. It’s so garish that I love it. Arrr, me hearties; we is going...
Written by Peggy the Phoenix on October 4, 2009
- 2:30pmThere’s a pirate ship moored at the Togendai pier! Bright red with a ridiculous amount of ornate timberwork, figureheads, and gold paint. It’s so garish that I love it. Arrr, me hearties; we is going...
Written by Peggy the Phoenix on October 4, 2009
- 11:30amI’m sitting in a Starbucks, too tired at even being ashamed of the fact. The morning has been a blur, from the 5:55am wake-up call (a good idea, Thuy); the 6am alarm bell, the rushed...
Written by koshkha on September 26, 2009
- In the late 1990s I was in Kuala Lumpur for a trade show just before Easter. I'd learned to dive about 6 months earlier and, having gone all the way to Malaysia, I wanted to...
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