a typical morning in the hostel |
Last night I went out with two spainards, first to a sort of lame brew pub, and then to a local more fun place, complete with a collection of local hipsters and a wall hanging of Bob Marley. Lon...
Posted by Brandon on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:22:00 PST |
Belgrade |
Hello friends!I'm here in trendy Belgrade, Serbia, a stones throw from the world's largest Serbian Orthadox church. When I arrived from Ljubanja on a 8 hour train, I felt like I had gone back in...
Posted by Brandon on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:52:00 PST |
RTW 1:Melbourne |
Well it is my last day on this enchanted island (Tazmania) as I am flying up to Brisbane tonight. I've been here (in Oz) about a week having a really wonderful experince. I ma...
Posted by Brandon on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:46:00 PST |
Hanoi Jane...I mean Brandon |
Well after a 13 hour overnight train journey from Hue, i am sitting at an internet cafe here in Hanoi. So far, it's like a little slice of heaven; a sort of Vietnamese Noe Valley. There ar...
Posted by Brandon on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:58:00 PST |
Hoi An |
I just had a lovely stroll through the streets of Hoi An. Hoi An was once an important trading post of the likes of Venice. Though the historic center of the city has many beautiful old ho...
Posted by Brandon on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:10:00 PST |
Cai Dow and Chi Chi Tunnels |
Hello!
I'm sitting here at an internet cafe in Nha Trang, which if you pull out your trusty atlases is on the south central coast of Viet Nam. I took a 10 hour sleep train from Saigon and actual...
Posted by Brandon on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 06:52:00 PST |
Check Please! Bay Area is the most amazing show on TV! |
My newest obsession (and there have been many including, but not limited to travel bags and eating at divey El Salvadoran restaurants) is the KQED show Check Please! Bay Area. I have never seen ...
Posted by Brandon on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:25:00 PST |
Davis on $40 a Day |
It's hard to believe that six weeks ago I was hanging with Panda bears (and ladies of lesuire from Marin), and now I'm in a lovely college town called Davis (eating mostly).
Davis is an almost utopian...
Posted by Brandon on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:02:00 PST |
Maybe Southwest should be operated by the Peruvian Military |
Tonight I was at Black Angus in Oceanside, eating with la familia, when I posed the question: 'Dad, why do you like Southwest Airlines?'.."well lets see I can pick my seat...etc" to which I replied......
Posted by Brandon on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 02:35:00 PST |
Totally VEGAN/Totally NOT Vegan |
Today, with the help of Jason's amazing friend Laura, I cracked Shanghai. Laura met me at we went to this awesome gallery complex. We then ate this amazing TOTALLY VEGAN meal at this shi s...
Posted by Brandon on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:37:00 PST |
