http://blogs.bootsnall.com/vagabondrick 42 year old male starts a new life by traveling around the world for a couple of years... Make that 43 years now and let's say three years to see the world... Make that 44 years old now and I have no idea how long this thing is going to go! Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:03:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I typed this one out three weeks ago and just as I was saving on the website, all crashed and I lost it.  That caused me to lose interest in blogging when I was focused on having fun with Pamela.  Besides, this whole story could not be told three weeks ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/vagabondrick/21st-century-sista-statuesque-ravenesque-a-goddess-of-the-night.html Well the lack of stories of late is only an indicaton of how much fun we were having in Thailand.  I have lots to say, but no time right now.  Arrived back to Nairobi safely this week.  A little culture shock and shock in general going from the most modern ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/vagabondrick/back-in-africa.html We just spent three days in the Kanchanaburi area of Thailand - west of Bangkok.  It was nice to get out and see some 0f the Thai countryside, but it was hard to leave Bangkok which I now consider the best city of my life and one that would be ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/vagabondrick/burma-bound.html When we were in southern Vietnam I made a comment that I was glad to see so many dogs thinking this means the residents must not eat them.  As far as the stories that I knew, people reported not seeing any dogs in places where they are eaten.  Rod said ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/vagabondrick/dog-days.html Rod and I flew north from Hue to Hanoi.  Hanoi is quite different from Saigon as is north Vietnam compared to the south.  Hanoi is a smaller city with very few tall buildings and it has an older feel about it due to the architecture and lack of modernity.  Oddly, ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/vagabondrick/monkey-balmed.html On Thursday, we left Saigon and flew to Hue.  Hue looks like a great place beauty and culture-wise, but we were headed for monkeys and we're not looking for them in cages.  After we struck out in numerous ways for the first inning, Rod and I had our hopes up ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/vagabondrick/yakety-yack-theres-a-macaque.html I guess I should first explain why I am in Vietnam.  This isn't my normal visit to see the people and the sights/sites.  I am here with my friend, Rod, from South Africa who has a bird and primate safari business.  This is different than the other trips with Rod, ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/vagabondrick/disappearing-wildlife.html I am currently in Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam - a city of only 300,000 people and no real purpose for tourists.  Except for a couple of guys looking for some interesting monkeys come tomorrow at 4:30 AM.  I really do not like the name Ho Chi Minh City.  Reminds me ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/vagabondrick/its-just-a-name.html Asia has some cheap airlines.  Cheap airlines in Asia and I am thinking about all the crashes in Indonesia.  But I could not resist the unbelievably cheap tickets using Air Asia.  Of course, once I got to the payment screen when booking my first flight I saw the price advertized ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/vagabondrick/were-a-point-to-point-airline.html In couple of hours I head to Kota Kinabalu's airport and I fly through Kuala Lumpur to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.  At the beginning of my trip I would have told you this was one of my top destinations and it still is so I am quite ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/vagabondrick/going-to-vietnam-remembering-greg-wilkes.html