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* Quito: The Head
* Quito: Journey to the Center of the Earth * Quito: Experienced * Quito: Lost in Translation * Quito (En Route): Half the Fun * Hong Kong: The AC * Hong Kong: The Big Chinese Apple * Kuta (Bali): Osama Don't Surf * Photos (Bali): Gurung Batar Volcano * Ubud (Bali): Heart of Darkness * Ubud (Bali): The Cry of the Volcano Monkey * Ubud (Bali): Land of the Lost * Ubud (Bali): The Other Bali * Kuta (Bali): If Conor Can't Come to Australia, Australia Will Come to Conor * Yogyakarta: More Train Trouble * Jakarta: A Thousand Words * Jakarta: Nine Tuk-Tuks
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May 30, 2005Quito: The HeadI had been planning on leaving Quito on May 30 and seeing a bit more of the country - I estimated that I now had enough money to get a good hundred miles, which should in theory be far enough...Read this update May 29, 2005Quito: Journey to the Center of the EarthThe more interaction I had with people in Quito, the more it was pressed home that I do not speak Spanish. I couldn't even say anything to the guys trying to mug me (twice). And how come America keeps sending...Read this update May 27, 2005Quito: ExperiencedOn my first full day in Quito, May 26, I walked out of the local cafe at nine a.m., having force-fed myself a meat pie and washed it down with bean dip, and managed to cough out my first full...Read this update May 26, 2005Quito: Lost in TranslationThe first person I spoke to upon arriving in Quito was the woman at the tourist desk. I would need to find a hostel for the night and figure out how to get my bike into town - the chain...Read this update May 24, 2005Quito (En Route): Half the FunOn the evening of May 24, I was sitting in the departure lounge of the Hong Kong airport, on my way to Ecuador. I was staring at my ticket and trying to figure out what would be happening in the...Read this update May 23, 2005Hong Kong: The ACOn May 23, my second full day in Hong Kong, Amy suggested we meet over at her flat around 10 a.m. so that she could show me around Hong Kong a bit. To my surprise, she had suggested we go...Read this update May 22, 2005Hong Kong: The Big Chinese AppleFlying into Hong Kong at night on May 21, it was possible to look out the window and see glowing organic shapes appearing out of the darkness of the sea like radioactive oil slicks. I knew that Hong Kong was...Read this update May 20, 2005Kuta (Bali): Osama Don't SurfTraveling around the world affords great opportunities for trying things you wouldn't or couldn't normally try, and in places that are famous for those things. You can, for example, trek in Nepal, rock climb in Thailand, fire machine guns in...Read this update May 14, 2005Photos (Bali): Gurung Batar VolcanoBe careful what you wish for, friends. Just as you guys were getting comfortable not seeing any photos, I'm pulling some out of my hat. (Not literally). It turned out that Matt and Louise, with whom I climbed the volcano,...Read this update May 13, 2005Ubud (Bali): Heart of DarknessIncluded in every day tour to Ubud was a trip to the Sacred Monkey Forest. You couldn't avoid it, and I most tourists were probably pretty excited for it. According to the literature on the subject, this was, as the...Read this update May 12, 2005Ubud (Bali): The Cry of the Volcano MonkeyI had originally meant to only spend a day or so in Ubud, but it was a town with claws. I couldn't ride as much as I wanted to anyway, and Ubud epitomized the spirit of Bali more than I...Read this update May 10, 2005Ubud (Bali): Land of the LostThe region around Ubud was meant to be famous for its walks. These walks were well-mapped out in numerous guide books, and took one through the rice patties to temples, views, lakes, and other beautiful spots. If you opted for...Read this update May 08, 2005Ubud (Bali): The Other BaliI set out for the town of Ubud at 10 a.m. on May 8. It was not a great distance, only about forty kilometers, but it would be slightly uphill most of the way and this was my first longish...Read this update May 07, 2005Kuta (Bali): If Conor Can't Come to Australia, Australia Will Come to ConorAlmost immediately upon arriving in Kuta, the popular beach resort town in southern Bali, I knew that this was not necessarily going to be my kind of place. We’ve all been to places like this – Kuta is hyper-developed, as...Read this update May 04, 2005Yogyakarta: More Train TroubleI only realized we had pulled into Yogyakarta when every other passenger on the train filed off, and a conductor came up to me and said “Last stop,” jabbing his finger downwards. I peered off the train – sure enough,...Read this update May 03, 2005Jakarta: A Thousand WordsIt was 6 a.m. on May 3 and I was already on a train, gearing up for an eight hour journey. That train was heading east for Yogyakarta, which sounds like a low-fat version of Jakarta, and maybe that’s exactly...Read this update May 02, 2005Jakarta: Nine Tuk-Tuks“You go by bicycle?” The Indonesian taxi driver helping me load my bike into the van was making a circular motion with his hands, spinning invisible pedals with his clenched fists. Everybody who saw the bike made the same motion....Read this update |
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