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Chai at Pakhding

It Doesn’t Taste As My Starbucks Cup of Chai!

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...
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Bridge Over White Waters

Over the Void

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...
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Female Porters

Altitude Trekking

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...
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Porters Getting Ready

Walking Like a Nepali

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...
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Cruising the Yangtze River from Shanghai to Chongqing

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...
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Lau Pa Sat

La Pau Sat Dining at Night

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...
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Pirate ship on Lake Ashi, Hakone

Day 2 Part 2: Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park - Sengokuhara

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...
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A pirate ship at Lake Ashi

Day 2 Part 2 : Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park - Sengokuhara

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...
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Tim purchases Rail Passes

Day 2 Part 1: Narita - Tōkyō - Hakone

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...
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A Short Break on Tioman Island

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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