lovable laos -- on my way home. |
I got stuck in Southern Laos for a bit too long... and loved every minute of it. I was having too much fun on a little Island in the Mekong called Don Det. It is near the Cambodian border in an area ... Posted by on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:46:00 GMT |
Hello Saigon! |
At first blush. I dig ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Saigon. I made it here after a long night at the airport w/ no internet (until the very end),&n... Posted by on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:38:00 GMT |
last gasp |
Hanoi never ceases to amaze me.
My computer died b/c I can't charge my computer in my hotel room. So, at quarter to midnight I came downstairs to the hotel foyer to use the commu... Posted by on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 10:12:00 GMT |
leaving Hanoi |
i am off on Monday. to a new spot. Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and then to Singapore.
I am happy to leave, but sad to go. If that makes any sense.
I left my job last week at VILAF -- a Viet... Posted by on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:30:00 GMT |
leaving Hanoi |
i am off on Monday. to a new spot. Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and then to Singapore.
I am happy to leave, but sad to go. If that makes any sense.
I left my job last week at VILAF -- a Viet... Posted by on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:30:00 GMT |
Hanoi-oi! |
So I've learned a few things since I've been here. The most important one is how to say "no" w/ out making a scene. Moto-taxi's are called "se ohm" (although I am sure that is not how u spell it). An... Posted by on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:27:00 GMT |
Asia beyond the airport |
I am now in Hanoi after a week in Thailand. I meant to post something while I was in Thailland . . . but you know I'm just not that organized. So the bullet points . . .Bangkok -- way too touristy. Go... Posted by on Sun, 27 May 2007 11:23:00 GMT |
And the sushi was good |
I learned out that I knew at least one word in Japanese unrelated to either sushi or saki, "arigato." I am not sure how I know it, possibly from the song domo arigato, Mr. Roboto. It's true. Even at ... Posted by on Fri, 18 May 2007 01:32:00 GMT |
I'm in Tokyo. . . but not for long! |
OK, so I am just at the airport in Nerita. BUT it is Tokyo's major Int'l airport, so that counts for something? And I am here in Asia near the actual continent for the first time. So what's it like? ... Posted by on Thu, 17 May 2007 23:13:00 GMT |
viva! |
I like the aladdin. it has an oddly synthetic, yet cheerful vibe . . . and this is despite the fact that I just paid 280 for three white russians in about 2.5 hours! Dan . . . I'll get that Dan he to... Posted by on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:43:00 GMT |