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Hong Kong, and Home

Wednesday, 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 on]

Onward to Beijing

Sunday, 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 on]

A Little Trouble in Big China

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
China is... big, shiny, dirty, shop-y, strict, confusing, yummy, fascinating, and... here are some pictures: Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Every major city looks the same, huge buildings with stores everywhere. Occasionally there's a ... [Continue reading this entry]

Having a Laos-y Time

Thursday, 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 ... [Continue reading this entry]

Veni, Vidi, Vietnam

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
What do you get when I put off blogging for 2 weeks? One big post about Vietnam! So here we go... I started in Ho Chi Minh City (sometimes known as Saigon), and worked my way north. HCMC ... [Continue reading this entry]

A Holiday in Cambodia

Wednesday, 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 ... [Continue reading this entry]

And Back to Thailand

Wednesday, 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 ... [Continue reading this entry]

Kuala Lumpur

Thursday, 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. I went up the KL Tower, a lot like the Seattle Space Needle. It ... [Continue reading this entry]

Island Hopping

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
"Hi, my name is Megan and I'm a snorkeloholic." So I went snorkeling for the first time last year in the Florida Keys, and was immediately hooked (so to speak). The water is crystal clear, the coral is twisty and cool, ... [Continue reading this entry]

3 Days in Bangkok

Thursday, 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.) So Bangkok.. Well, my impressions are definitely skewed by the fact that I ... [Continue reading this entry]