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Welcome to my travel blog!

I'm going "Round-The-World" exploring Europe and Asia for 5 months. Here, you can find out where I am and what I'm doing. It's my primary connection to "back home", so please leave a comment occasionally, so that I know you're reading. If you want to get an email whenever I post a new update, just contact me. -Megan

Hong Kong, and Home

October 3rd, 2007

I was in Beijing and my flight home was from Hong Kong, so I skipped the train this time and flew to Hong Kong for a few final days of sightseeing and shopping. The main HK attraction is taking a tram up to Victoria Peak, with spectacular views of the Hong Kong Skyline and Victoria Harbor. Read the rest of this entry »

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Onward to Beijing

September 23rd, 2007

I took another overnight train from Chendgu to Xi’an. My hostel in there was in a nice, traditional-style building with several quiet courtyards and artfully-posed cats. Read the rest of this entry »

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A Little Trouble in Big China

September 12th, 2007

China is… big, shiny, dirty, shop-y, strict, confusing, yummy, fascinating, and… here are some pictures:
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Having a Laos-y Time

August 30th, 2007

Not lousy at all, Laos has been a nice change from the hassle and hectic cities of the rest of Southeast Asia. So what do you know about Laos? If you’re like me, exactly nothing. It’s like the middle child, always ignored. But here’s what I learned: Read the rest of this entry »

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Veni, Vidi, Vietnam

August 22nd, 2007

What do you get when I put off blogging for 2 weeks? One big post about Vietnam! So here we go…
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A Holiday in Cambodia

August 8th, 2007

Pretty much all I did in Cambodia was visit the ancient temple complex of Angkor Wat. I could describe what they are and why they’re important, but I’d just get it wrong. (Go here if you care). In any case, some of the temples looked cool and I took about a billion pictures, so I’ll just shut up and post them:
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And Back to Thailand

August 1st, 2007

I headed back up to Thailand after my brief visit to Malaysia, and did some sightseeing in Chiang Mai, a major city in the north. The town is dotted with temples, and one of them has a large spire that has been damaged and restored over the centuries. It’s hard to tell in the photo, but its really big and impressive. Just take my word for it.
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Kuala Lumpur

July 26th, 2007

After leaving the island paradise, I spent a few days in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia. Three days there, yet I managed to actually do very little.
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Island Hopping

July 22nd, 2007

“Hi, my name is Megan and I’m a snorkeloholic.”
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3 Days in Bangkok

July 19th, 2007

(Disclaimer: This will be a quick post because I’m writing from a remote island and internet is, expectedly, minimal. I feel terrible about it, I really do.)
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