Walkabout from Western Europe to Japan
I took another overnight bus back to Bangkok, and hung out with a Thai friend I met in Madrid while waiting for my Chinese visa. Wasinee had to work during the days, but we caught up over a couple nights of dinner and wandering the streets. Getting my Chinese visa was virtually painless [...]
The drive into Rajasthan was relatively flat and mundane, the countryside more arid and relentless, and horses or cattle pulling carts slowly being replaced by camels. The most interesting sites on the road were the trapezoidal spires puffing smoke as they fired bricks. Each spire had a mini community of make-shift huts bustling [...]
After saying goodbye to the EWB group at the Delhi airport, Sam and I rickshawed into the heart of Delhi for our first independent stay night of travel. We were planning to stay in an area near the New Delhi Rail Station known for cheap quasi-run-down places filled with backpackers. The main strip [...]
As you should be aware, I needed to visit Ankara to get my visa for India. Since I was traveling on a holiday, and book-ended on the other side by a weekend, I decided to visit Cappadocia for the weekend, and drop off my visa application on Monday. Cappadocia is a unique area [...]
Merry Christmas Everyone!
I arrived in Istanbul a couple of days ago after a delayed and tiresome train journey through Greece. The late ferry arrival from Santorini meant I had to take a night train to Thessaloniki. Somewhere in the middle of the night, the train broke down, and we ended up arriving 5 [...]
I wasn’t planning to go to Santorini because I heard it was pretty much shut down for the off-season. However, I met several girls who were going anyways for a few days, and I decided it would be a more economical way to spend my time than trying to rush around another country. [...]
I arrived in Athens approximately 26 hours after leaving Belgrade, and was excited to get some quality sleep. I easily found my hostel between Syntagma Square and the Acropolis and only saw a few burnt out stores. The next day, I met some girls in the hostel who were finally going to the [...]
I didnt want to admit it at the time, but I was starting to get sick in Sarajevo, and I only felt worse by the time I got to Belgrade. I took a bus, and it was painfully cramped. My seat was about two inches too small and my knees were crammed into [...]
After missing my early morning train to Belgrade, I opted to go to Sarajevo. I never expected to be traveling to this city on my trip, but was excited about seeing the city and how it is doing. I lucked out and didnt have any cabin mates until around 5 am on [...]
I left Dubrovnik mid-morning by bus for the main port of Croatia, Split. The bus ride snaked along the coastline with breath-taking views of the islands. The clouds played with the lighting, and seemed to be jealous of the islands below as they mimicked the dotted coast and its lush tree covered islands. [...]
