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Hue We Go, My Son

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Choices.  After Daniel left, I had some.  I could go west into the country of Laos, described by fellow travelers as “mellow.”  After over a week in Vietnam, mellow sounded good.  [read on]

Men Among Hmong

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

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Ho Ho Ho

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
The trappings of Christmas can already be seen.  Several stalls in the Old Quarter of Hanoi now stock glittery decorations and a life-sized Santa Claus figure.  For that matter, the Santa Clauses were already coming out when I was in ... [Continue reading this entry]

Let Saigons Be Saigons

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
I arrived in Vietnam with Daniel and I'm still here.  He has since left for home.  I'm presently in the central part of the country, but more about that in a later blog entry.  I'll start where Daniel and I ... [Continue reading this entry]

Angkor Management

Monday, November 26th, 2007
Determined to squeeze in as many sites as possible, my brother Daniel and I took a plane from Thailand to the Kingdom of Cambodia on November 17 and spent one night there, in the Siem Reap province, home of the spectacular temples ... [Continue reading this entry]

This Land is Thailand

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
A Current Fare My stay in Bangkok began with something of a, well, bang.  My plane touched down early Thursday morning, November 13, and I made it through customs without a hitch.  My brother arrived the day before and booked a hotel room, ... [Continue reading this entry]

My Big Fat Greek Entry (embellished)

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

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Greece is the Word 

Eastern Europe had been "the word" for the last month, but ... [Continue reading this entry]

ro-MANIA

Saturday, November 10th, 2007
After Hungary, I roamed to Romania, accompanied by Sarah.  While there, I encountered four different maniacs who, in my book, put the "mania" in Romania.  count_cape.jpg   VladTepesPortrait.jpg   [Continue reading this entry]

“Dangerous Avoider Of Work”

Thursday, November 8th, 2007
On my second attempt to catch a train out of Sarajevo, I had success.  The 11.5 hour journey northward took me out of Bosnia and Hercegovina, through the little bit of Croatia that juts to the east just above B-H and ... [Continue reading this entry]

A Tribute to Grandma Lily

Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Sad news from home prompts me to use this blog again for a purpose unrelated to travel... My only remaining grandparent, Leah Cowdroy, died Thursday morning on her birthday, November 1. She was 95 to the day. Like a lioness, Grandma Lily, ... [Continue reading this entry]