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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 of the ancient Khmer people.

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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, where he would be sleeping when I arrived.  He warned me about taxi drivers stiffing tourists with inflated fares and said the fare should come to about $3 and certainly not more that $5.  This was based on the most current exchange rate when he looked.  He also suggested passing by the first group of people peddling rides inside the airport and getting a cab at the farthest curb.  [read on]

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]

Zo from Sarajevo

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Im writing from a hostel in Sarajevo (in the countrz of Bosnia and Hercegovina). This computer kezboard doesnt seem to have an apostrophe kez and has the letter "z" where the letter "y" should be (and vice versa). ... [Continue reading this entry]

Dubrovnik

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
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Beloved Bats Bled

Monday, October 29th, 2007
It's been a while since I've added an entry, but here's what's been going on. FYI, I embellished the last entry. Material I'd meant to include was omitted due to technical difficulties. SSCN2053.JPGSSCN2036.JPG[Continue reading this entry]

Czech, Please

Sunday, October 21st, 2007
After reuniting with Sarah in Krakow, we traveled together to the Czech Republic. On October 15, we took the overnight train from Krakow to Prague in a sleeper cabin adjacent to a cabin occupied by some American college students--"Derek," "Brandon" ... [Continue reading this entry]