I’ve been thinking of overland journies and the romance of travel. The great and fantastic are well-documented: trans-Siberian railway, traveling from Alaska to Argentina by car, the famed Australian cross-country roadtrip from Sydney to Perth.
What are the lesser journies? Shorter in duration or perhaps more pedestrian in description. Food for thought…
Saw an awesome performance in Yangshuo over the weekend. Zhang Yimou, director of “Raise The Red Lantern”, “Hero”, and other notable Chinese films, has assembled a light show that’s set in the karst mountains around Yangshuo.
I’ve never seen anything like it before. It depicts the story of Liu Sanjie, a folk tale that’s been partially [...]
Surprisingly cool place. The karsts loom over the entire village. What is a karst exactly? Plus a recommendation: avoid the Giggling Tree. Reminiscent of a prison camp and what’s worse – no a/c and no shower curtain.
It’s been five months since I last posted. Here’s some highlights of what’s happened in the interim
I went to Thailand for Christmas with my sister Lauren, Helen, and some of Helen’s friends. We spent time in Chiang Mai and I sneezed a lot. While in Bangkok I got sick, and about a week after returning [...]
I’m totally exhausted, so pardon if it’s not terribly comprehensive, but here’s a short rundown of things as of late.
Two weekends ago I visited Helen in Cebu. That was fun. We went cliff diving and I kind of hurt myself, you can see the pictures on flickr if you’re interested. It was my first time [...]
While I’ve been living in Hong Kong for about 6 months, this weekend was my first foray into the PRC proper. Thing is, while Hong Kong is technically part of the People’s Republic of China, the current laws give it a different currency, court system, educational system, written language (traditional chinese in HK versus simplified [...]
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