Asia 2003-2005
460 Nights

Japan :: China-2 :: Vietnam :: Cambodia-2· Thailand-2-3-4-5-6-7 :: Malaysia-2 :: Myanmar-2-3 :: Bangladesh :: India :: Sri Lanka :: Singapre :: Hong Kong :: South Korea :: Tibet :: Nepal :: USA

2003 | December
2004 | January :: February :: March :: April :: May :: June :: July :: August :: September :: October :: November :: December
2005 | January :: February :: March

December 2003

2003-12-10

All Nippon Airways flight 5 (B777)

2003-12-11

Tokyo (1) - Land at Narita NRT, Tokyo, Japan; 2.5 hour train ride to Higash Kogani; Seaweed noodle soup.

2003-12-12

Tokyo (2) - The longest day; wake at 5:30; Kanda English School; Okachimachi Market; Ueno Park; National Museum (The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures); Yanaka Cemetery; Maranouchi Building; Shinjuku Station; Kabukich (red-light district); Syonben-yokocyan (Pee Street) for yakatori chicken sticks & shishito peppers.

2003-12-13

Tokyo (3) - Eat nato; Nogawa (Wild River Park); soba noodle mill; river walk; Jindaiji Temple; red beancake with green tea; Mataka; Inokashira Park; Kichijuji (maze of markets; oden (fish balls) for dinner.

2003-12-14

Tokyo (4) - Nikko with Kashio; Rin-no-ji Temple; Futarasan Shrine

2003-12-15

Tokyo (5) - Hama rikyu Garden (Garden of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

2003-12-16

Tokyo (6)

2003-12-17

Tokyo (7)

2003-12-18

Tokyo (8) - Tsukiji Fish Market and the Sushizanmai Restaurant, Odaiba.

2003-12-19

Tokyo (9) - Saki Tour

2003-12-20

Tokyo (10) - Kamakura

2003-12-21

Tokyo (11)

2003-12-22

Tokyo (12)

2003-12-23

Tokyo (13) - Emporer’s Birthday and visiting the Imperial Palace.jive

December 2003

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Shanghai (1) - All Nippon Airways flight 919 (B777) Tokyo NRT, Japan to Pudong, Shanghai, China; Jason moves out of his apartment day.

2003-12-25

Shanghai (2)

2003-12-26

Shanghai (3) - Dinner and bowling with Luke, Flora, Jeremey.

2003-12-27

Shanghai (4) - House party with Luke, the punk girl, Jason, the KFC crew, Wang in the 3-piece suit, and the crazy Canadian.

2003-12-28

Shanghai (5) - w/s

2003-12-29

Shanghai (6)

2003-12-30

Shanghai (7)

2003-12-31

Shanghai (8) - New Year’s Eve with Jeremy, Jason, Paul Christonsen, etc.

January 2004

2004-01-01

Shanghai (9) Nanjing Road with Fanta

2004-01-02

Shanghai (10)

2004-01-03

Shanghai (11)

2004-01-04

Shanghai (12) - 上 海 → 苏 州 - depart Shanghai arrive Suzhou; day in Suzhou; 苏 州 → 上 海 - T719 - depart Suzhou 20:13 arrive Shanghai; Car 9; Seat 52; 21.00元

2004-01-05

Shanghai (13)

2004-01-06

Shanghai (14)

2004-01-07

Shanghai (15) - Spaghetti dinner for Fanta.

2004-01-08

Shanghai (16)

2004-01-09

Shanghai (17)

2004-01-10

Shanghai (18)

2004-01-11

Shanghai (19)

2004-01-12

Shanghai (20)

2004-01-13

Shanghai (21) - Shanghai Acrobats @ the Shanghai Centre Theatre 19:30; 1 Floor; 16 Row; 23 Seat

2004-01-14

Shanghai (22)

2004-01-15

Shanghai (23)

2004-01-16

Shanghai (24)

2004-01-17

Shanghai (25)

2004-01-18

Shanghai (26)

2004-01-19

Shanghai (27) - Spring festival dinner with Jane Christenson’s family??? This night?

2004-01-20

Shanghai (28)

2004-01-21

Shanghai (29)

2004-01-22

Shanghai (30)

2004-01-23

Shanghai (31)

2004-01-24

Shanghai (32) - Jeremy’s 30th b-day at Windows.

2004-01-25

Shanghai (33)

2004-01-26

Shanghai (34) - Mail home package from the Sheraton Grand Tai Ping Yang 318.00RMB.

2004-01-27

上 海 → 桂 林 Train - depart Shanghai arrive Guilin

2004-01-28

Yangshuo (1) - Fawlty Towers Hotel; sun emerges after 2 months day. Hike around town.

2004-01-29

Yangshuo (2) - Bike down to all the bridges day; hot air balloon.

2004-01-30

Yangshuo (3) - Li Jiang 18km hike day.

2004-01-31

Yangshuo (4) - Bike to the moon rock day

February 2004

2004-02-01

Yangshuo (5) - Hike to the peak, carve name in the doorway day.

2004-02-02

Yangshuo (6)

2004-02-03

Yangshuo (7)

2004-02-04

Yangshuo (8)

2004-02-05

桂 林 → 昆 明 - 2059 - depart Guilin 11:30 arrive Kunming 12:00; Car 15; Berth 13 middle; 263.00元

2004-02-06

Kunming -

2004-02-07

Kunming - Snow day; Muslim quarter.

2004-02-08

Dali - Old Dali Inn #5 Guest House; Day of the terrible freeway-under-construction-bus-ride.

2004-02-09

Dali - Bike ride to the market with Chrito

2004-02-10

Dali - Walk with Linzi along the walls; throw stones in the water.

2004-02-11

Chartoe - Wake up; decide to go; get Linzi; bus to Chartoe; monkey on cage in the roof; nice meal ;)

2004-02-12

Tiger Leaping Gorge

2004-02-13

Lijiang

2004-02-14

Lijiang

2004-02-15

Lijiang

2004-02-16

Lijiang

2004-02-17

Dali - Mailed home CDs

2004-02-18

Xigua

2004-02-19

Bus - (Xigua) → 昆 明 - K744 - Depart Dali 10:10 arrive Kunming; Car 2; Berth 6 middle; 67.00元
Woke in Hotel with Linzi, took outstanding train Xigua to Kunming; Sleeper bus from Kungming to Sino-Vietnamese border.

February 2004

2004-02-20

Sapa (1) - Leave China; Immigration in Lao Cai; rain; mud; convey of smog belching lorries; jeep to Sapa; Hotel.

2004-02-21

Sapa (2) - Walk about town; hill

2004-02-22

Sapa (3) - Bac Hai Sunday market; Flower H’mong photo shoot.

2004-02-23

Train from Lao Cia to Hanoi.

2004-02-24

Hanoi (1) - Especen Hotel

2004-02-25

Hanoi (2)

2004-02-26

Hanoi (3)

2004-02-27

Halong Bay 30.000₫

2004-02-28

Halong Bay

2004-02-29

Bus from Hanoi to Hue

March 2004

2004-03-01

Hue

2004-03-02

Hoi Ann

2004-03-03

Hoi Ann

2004-03-04

Hoi Ann

2004-03-05

Bus from Hoi Ann to Natrang

2004-03-06

Nha Trang - C30 Hotel

2004-03-07

Nha Trang

2004-03-08

Bus from Na Trang to Ho Chi Min City

2004-03-09

Ho Chi Min City - It-takes-five-working-days-to-extend-your-visa but since-today-is-Tuesday and Friday-is-a-national-holiday you-will-have-to-wait-eight-actual-days scam.

2004-03-10

Ho Chi Min City - Walk down to China Town. :)

2004-03-11

Song Tien - Mekong Delta tour; bus around Mekong Delta; crocodile tour; river tour; hotel.

March 2004

2004-03-12

Phnom Pen (1) - Leave Vietnam @ Song Tien; pay $2.50 for two-day overstay visa fee; Immigration in Khaorm Sam Nor Kaoh Roka; boat for one-hour; bus to Phnom Pen.

2004-03-13

Phnom Pen (2)

2004-03-14

Phnom Pen (3) - National Museum of Cambodia $US 3; Heart of Darkness.

2004-03-15

Phnom Pen (4)

2004-03-16

Phnom Pen (5)

2004-03-17

Phnom Pen (6)

2004-03-18

Phnom Pen (7)

2004-03-19

Phnom Pen (8)

2004-03-20

Sinanokville

2004-03-21

Sinanokville

2004-03-22

Sinanokville

2004-03-23

Sinanokville

2004-03-24

Kratchie

2004-03-25

Sen Monorom (1)

2004-03-26

Elephant Trek -

2004-03-27

Sen Monorom (2)

2004-03-28

Phnom Pen (8)

2004-03-29

Siem Reap (1) - All-day bus; drop-off downtown; acousted by touts; go to mulitple guesthouse; finally find Archaday; relax

2004-03-30

Siem Reap (2) - Angkor Wat

2004-03-31

Siem Reap (3) - Angkor Wat

April 2004

2004-04-01

Siem Reap (4) - Angkor Wat ;)

2004-04-02

Siem Reap (5) - Walk around town shopping

2004-04-03

Siem Reap (6) - Wake at ;)

April 2004

2004-04-04

Bangkok (1) - Wake in Siem Reap at 6:00A; catch bus to border; bump bump; lunch fried noodles; leave Cambodia @ Poi Pet; enter Thailand with a smile but wait in immigration line for two sweaty hours while lugging my bronze apsara and other goods; catch A/C VIP bus to Bangkok; run in to the Swedes on my first walk down Khao San Road, drop my stuff off at a random B150/night guesthouse; procede to Phat Pong.

2004-04-05

Bus - Busy day in Bangkok; shipping stuff home; all-night bus with annoying Israeli to Ko Tao.

2004-04-06

Ko Tao (1)

2004-04-07

Ko Tao (2)

2004-04-08

Ko Tao (3) - My birthday; snorkeling with sharks at Shark Bay and then a huge dinner
ac bar
ko tao’s original&best
on sairee beach
thursday 08 april ’04
“sound”
r&b,hip hop,funky house
hard house

2004-04-09

Ko Tao (4) - Diving with Ban’s Diving Resort. 1. Chumpon (multi-level to 28 meters, 42 minutes; saw batfish, triggerfish, anemony, barecuda); 2. Twins Coastal (15 meters, 53 minutes; saw blowfish male and female, triggerfish)

2004-04-10

Ko Tao (5)

2004-04-11

Ko Tao (6)

2004-04-12

Bangkok (2) - pre-Songkran

2004-04-13

Bangkok (3) - Songkran (Thai New Year water festival.)

2004-04-14

Bangkok (4) - Songkran

2004-04-15

Bangkok (5) - Songkran

2004-04-16

Bangkok (6) - Chill day

2004-04-17

Bangkok (7) - Ayuthaya with Fon

2004-04-18

Bangkok (8)

2004-04-19

Bangkok (9)

2004-04-20

Bangkok (10)

2004-04-21

Bangkok (11) -
Paul Oakenfold
April 21, 2004, Narcissus Club, Bangkok, Thailand (WED)

2004-04-22

Bangkok (12)

2004-04-23

Bangkok (13)

2004-04-24

Bangkok (14)

2004-04-25

Bangkok (15)

2004-04-26

Bangkok (16)

2004-04-27

Bangkok (17)

2004-04-28

Krabi - Ton Sai bungalows

2004-04-29

Krabi - Ton Sai bungalows; read Michael Chricton.

2004-04-30

Songai Kolok - Mini-van from Ao Nang to Hat Yai; mini-van to border and walk around. Good night market.

May 2004

2004-05-01

Hat Yai - Day trip to Malaysia to renew visa; bus down to Kota Baru; no rooms available on the Perhentian Islands; go back to border; catch van to Hat Yai; great seafood noodle soup on the street with the Mayalsian Chinese; beers with the Aussie and American girls.

2004-05-02

Ko Pha-Ngan (1) - Wake up and catch bus to Surat Thani; miss bus to boat; catch different bus to ferry; ferry to Ko Pha-Ngan; meet Chris; have Mexican food; walk around Hat Rin.

2004-05-03

Ko Pha-Ngan (2) - Fullmoon party night

2004-05-04

Ko Pha-Ngan (3) - Recovery

2004-05-05

Ko Pha-Ngan (1) - Bottle Beach

2004-05-06

Ko Pha-Ngan (2) - Bottle Beach

2004-05-07

Ko Samui (1) - Meet Kanoknipa

2004-05-08

Ko Samui (2) - Chris leaves today. Meet Kanoknipa again

2004-05-09

Ko Samui (3) - Kanoknipa beach day

2004-05-10

Ko Samui (4) - Kanoknipa spends night

2004-05-11

Train - Songtaew to ferry; met Keif; Surat Thani danceclubs; trains station delay until 3:40; met English blokes; sleep.

May 2004

2004-05-12

Penang

2004-05-13

Penang

2004-05-14

Cheong Fatt Tze Heritage Tour 11:00A RM10.00; walk around town; samosas; all-night bus; dropped off at 4:40A.

2004-05-15

Perhentian

2004-05-16

Perhentian

2004-05-17

Perhentian

May 2004

2004-05-18

All-night train ride. Meet Eric Mansfield.

2004-05-19

Bangkok (18)

2004-05-20

Bangkok (19)

2004-05-21

Bangkok (20)

2004-05-22

Bangkok (21)

2004-05-23

Kanchanaburi - (1)

2004-05-24

Kanchanaburi - (2)

2004-05-25

Kanchanaburi - (3)

2004-05-26

Bangkok (22)

2004-05-27

Bangkok (23)

2004-05-28

Bangkok (24)

2004-05-29

Bangkok (25) - Mail home T-shirts, film (developed), hat, unsolicated gifts; evening market with Kanoknipa; go to tower with view.

May 2004

2004-05-30

Yangon (1) - Leave Thailand via BKK Airport 500฿; Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight 61 (A300) Bangkok BKK, Thailand to Yangon RNG, Myanmar; Arrive to a rainy and misty Yangon on Sunday at around 4:40P; Immigration; get Swiss Army knife through the baggage claim curtains; Dinner at Okinawa; tea with Fabien.

2004-05-31

Yangon (2)

June 2004

2004-06-01

Yangon (3) - Shwedagon Pagoda — The Southern Entrance; 1 June, 2004;
Entrance Fee US $5.00.

2004-06-02

Yangon (4) - Reclining Buddha; Glass Factory; walked around town.

2004-06-03

Yangon (5) - Walk around — building’s view— get kicked at out 5pm

2004-06-04

Bus - $100 visa for Bangladesh; Yè Thu Aung Express — Yangon → Mandalay June 6, 2004 @ 5:00pm, seat 18; great all-night bus ride to Mandalay.

2004-06-05

Mandalay (1) - Recovery; bike ride around town / river cruise, beer at river

2004-06-06

Mandalay (2) - Tour of monastery; 200-year old teak bridge; stupas. Dinner with Swede doctor and the Alaskan and the 48-year old Austrian who hadn’t had diarrhea since 1985.

2004-06-07

Mandalay (3) - Woke late; read; email; bike; discover Chinese BBQ in ’da bad part o’ town.

2004-06-08

Mandalay (4) - Boat ride to temple, bell, etc., Dinner: Chinese BBQ in DA bad part o’ town; Karioke

2004-06-09

Pyin U Lwin (1) - Truck to Pyin U Lwin

2004-06-10

Pyin U Lwin (2) - Bike: National Kandawgyi Gardens 2,000 KS

2004-06-11

Pyin U Lwin (3) - Waterfall

2004-06-12

Unknown town - Car breakdown day, Mandalay briefly, go down to Soe Moe and buy the bronze elephant opium weights.
No. (496), on 84th Street, near the Mayae Son Won Pagoda, Mandalay - phone 02/70558 - soemoe@mandalay.net.mm

2004-06-13

Bagan (1) - US $10

2004-06-14

Bagan (2)

2004-06-15

Bagan (3) - Distant places ride through 4 x 4

2004-06-16

Inle Lake (1) - 12-hour minibus to Inlay Lake

2004-06-17

Inle Lake (2) - Boat tour of Inlay and villages,bronze and weaving markets. Inlay Zone Entrance Fee $3.

2004-06-18

Inle Lake (3) - Chill day

2004-06-19

Inle Lake (4) - Chill day

2004-06-20

Inle Lake (5) - Chill day; bike around town.

2004-06-21

Bus - Bike ride to LP funded dock/ boat: 20 hour bus ride from hell with betel chewing, oil-red spit spewing maniacs.

2004-06-22

Yangon (6) - shopping and fun night with Biman rep and three clubs with the Filipino Band; cute girl.

June 2004

2004-06-23

Dhaka (1) - Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight 61 (F28) Yangon RNG, Myanmar to Dhaka DAC, Bangladesh; met Jason, the half Chinese, half Puerto Rican cool Marine; went to Marine house; dropped off at hotel.

2004-06-24

Dhaka (2) - Old Dhaka; ex-pat club night (Thursday).

2004-06-25

Dhaka (3) - Wake late; National Museum.

2004-06-26

Dhaka (4) - Parliament with Portuguese architects; dinner and cool walk down night market alley.

2004-06-27

Dhaka (5) - Fort day and arches; Hindu Street; Get gassed.

2004-06-28

Dhaka (6) - Last day; find bus ticket; Hindu Street; Banga Bazaar.

June 2004

2004-06-29

Kolkata (1) - Get up at 6; find rickshaw to bus station; bus; ferry on lower Ganges; bus; leave Bangladesh @ Benapole Checkpost; Immigration; R100 sweet-money-bribe-to-speed-up-procedures; Hotel Diplomat; Run into Neil, the bro from the Cambodia Elephant trek, beer, bed.

2004-06-30

Kolkata (2) - Explore town and the market; run into Fabien at lunch at the popular spot.

July 2004

2004-07-01

Kolkata (3) - Walked around with Fabien, beggar follows us for 8 blocks, find DHL, walk back via music store, get slides/photos developed, dinner on rooftop.

2004-07-02

Kolkata (4) - mailed home souvenirs (tapestry, garments, fabric, basket, curios, handicrafts, photos/slides, and one Myanmar topaz) via DHL for ₨5,372/-; walk to the famous bridge and walk across; take taxi back. The night of the party at the university; hitch a ride back on a lorry at 3:00A.

2004-07-03

Kolkata (5) - Banyan Tree day.

2004-07-04

Bhodgaya - Train from Kolkata to Bhodgaya (non-A/C; four hours) night temple; no saag paner because electricity fails.

2004-07-05

Varanasi (1) - Mahabodhi Temple Rs.20/-; Train from Bhodgaya to Varanasi (ticketless A/C 3-tier; 6 hours)

2004-07-06

Varanasi (2) - Meet JG & Michelle in Varanasi; walk about; dead cow with blessings;

2004-07-07

Varanasi (3) - fake yoga day;

2004-07-08

Varanasi (4)

2004-07-09

Train - Varanasi to Delhi (all-night; non-A/C 2nd-class); arrive Agra; tired; walk about.

2004-07-10

Agra (1) - Tour to the lost city.

2004-07-11

Agra (2) - Taj Mahal No. 145135 Rs.500/-; Baby Taj; Agra Fort; talk about being tired; dinner at that great vegetarian.

2004-07-12

Rishikesh (1) - Train hell day; leave Agra with no ticket; go to train station; they say go to the other train station; Train doesn’t leave for hours; bus station; traffic jam; buses ain’t leaving for hours; back to train station; fine on board for not having ticket; drops me off ½ hour outside Delhi; local train to Delhi; the woman hisses at me for standing in the women’s area; get to Delhi; nice train to Rishikesh; meet the Israeli guy I met in Thailand; rickshaw 1; rickshaw 2; rickshaw 3; walk 1 k; hotel.

2004-07-13

Rishikesh (2)

2004-07-14

Rishikesh (3) - Waterfall day

2004-07-15

Rishikesh (4) - Sleep day

2004-07-16

Rishikesh (5) - hike day to the other side; hotel under construction with the great view

2004-07-17

Delhi (1) - Richshaw to Haridwar; train to Delhi.

2004-07-18

Delhi (2) - Met Pink, Mike, Kim, Jonathan and Michelle at the restaurant.

2004-07-19

Delhi (3) - Old Delhi day with Jonathan; spice market extravaganza; mosque and minarette; dinner at Kareems; drinks at the bar.

2004-07-20

Bus - probably the day that I went to the Bahai temple; all-night bus to Manalai.

2004-07-21

Manali (1) - Sleep at hotel with great view in Vishisht.

2004-07-22

Manali (2) - Walk through Israeli dominated Old Manali.

2004-07-23

Manali (3) - Hike up Kulu Valley.

2004-07-24

Manali (4) - Castle day and hike with Jonathan up the valley slopes behind our hotel.

2004-07-25

Car - Drive from Manali through the Kulu Valley; breathtaking; sleep with Nepali family in their hut.

2004-07-26

Leh (1) - Arrive in the PM; difficulty finding a nice place to sleep; we finally stay at

2004-07-27

Leh (2) - Check out Leh Day.

2004-07-28

Leh (3) - Sick day; jeep to Gompas

2004-07-29

Leh (4) - Chill day

2004-07-30

Leh (5) - River rafting on the Indus River (wow); meditation;

2004-07-31

Leh (6) - 1st Annual Leh World Music Festival; day 1.

August 2004

2004-08-01

Leh (7) - 1st Annual Leh World Music Festival; day 2.

2004-08-02

Delhi (4) - Jet Airways flight 610 (B734) @ 9:00A Leh, Ladakh to Delhi, India; Mad rush to get on one of two planes; men first; ladies last; Great flight; chill at Brian’s home (the exPat whom Michelle had been staying with); saw Spiderman; Chinese for dinner.

2004-08-03

Delhi (5) - shopping day.

2004-08-04

Orccha (1) - Bhopal Shitabdi - New Delhi to Jansi. Rickshaw to fork in the road; donkey carriage to Orccha; check main temple; Billions of bugs on the hotel roof.

2004-08-05

Orccha (2) - Try to change ticket day. The Dead Person; explore southern temples; swim in the river; 40-year b-day party for Paul, the Kiwi with gray ponytail; food poisoning night.

2004-08-06

Orccha (3) - Continued food poisoning; recovery.

2004-08-07

Train - Punjab Mail from Jhansi to Mumbai.

2004-08-08

Mumbai (1) - Get in at 6:00A;Nice day today; walk around the waterfront; lunch at ; Museum and miniatures; dinner BBQ place; email and digitalize journal notes. Stayed at Apollo Guest House 43/45, Mathurdas Estate Building in Colaba.

2004-08-09

Mumbai (2) - I got hit by a car today. More journal digitalization.

2004-08-10

Train - Mumbai to Goa. Read Memiors of a Geisha.

2004-08-11

Goa (1)

2004-08-12

Goa (2)

2004-08-13

Goa (3)

2004-08-14

Goa (4)

2004-08-15

Goa (5)

2004-08-16

Goa (6)

2004-08-17

Goa (7)

2004-08-18

Cochin (1)

2004-08-19

Cochin (2)

2004-08-20

Cochin (3)

2004-08-21

backwater (1)

2004-08-22

backwaters (2)

2004-08-23

Trivandrum (1)

2004-08-24

Trivandrum (2)

2004-08-25

Trivandrum (3)

2004-08-26

Trivandrum (4) - depart Trivandrum Central 13:35 arrive Varkala; Rs.35/-beach train day.

August 2004

2004-08-27

Colombo (1)

2004-08-28

Colombo (2)

2004-08-29

Colombo (3)

2004-08-30

Ella - Train ride in the observation deck; the sing songs day with Dutch videoing.

2004-08-31

Arugum Bay (1) - Hire a taxi and go to

September 2004

2004-09-01

Arugum Bay (2)

2004-09-02

Arugum Bay (3)

2004-09-03

Arugum Bay (4)

2004-09-04

Arugum Bay (5)

2004-09-05

Arugum Bay (6)

2004-09-06

Arugum Bay (7)

2004-09-07

Arugum Bay (8)

2004-09-08

Arugum Bay (9)

2004-09-09

Arugum Bay (10)

2004-09-10

Arugum Bay (11)

2004-09-11

Colombo (4)

2004-09-12

Colombo (5)

2004-09-13

Kandy - Elephant Orphanage

2004-09-14

Colombo (6) - Sigyria

2004-09-15

Sleep on plane

September 2004

2004-09-16

Singapore

2004-09-17

Singapore

2004-09-18

Singapore

2004-09-19

Singapore

September 2004

2004-09-20

Hospital

2004-09-21

Hospital

2004-09-22

Hospital

2004-09-23

Ko San Sawatee Hotel

2004-09-24

Ko San Sawatee Hotel (other with Por); Fon picks me up; cut my knuckle; drive to Pataya; swimming; great dinner; walk around the Go-go bars; dance club; great day!

2004-09-25

Pataya (1) - Another nice day; swimming; walk along the pier; rollercoaster ride; freefall.

2004-09-26

Pataya (2) - Leave back for Bangkok

2004-09-27

Fon - Dinner with Tequila Aunt ;)

2004-09-28

Fon -

2004-09-29

Fon - walk about town; meet the tiny one ;)

2004-09-30

Hua Hin (1) - Leave for Hua Hin at 7:00P.

2004-09-31

Hua Hin (2) - Go to Palace of Rama VI.

October 2004

2004-10-01

Bangkok

2004-10-02

Bangkok

2004-10-03

Bangkok

2004-10-04

Bangkok

2004-10-05

Bangkok

2004-10-06

Leave BBK by bus at 10pm.

2004-10-07

Phanom Rung motorcycle day

2004-10-8

Prah Wihan, Cambodia day-trip

2004-10-09

Ubon

2004-10-10

Roi Et

2004-10-11

Roi Et

2004-10-12

Kohn Kahn

2004-10-13

Kohn Kahn

2004-10-14

Bangkok

2004-10-15

Bangkok

2004-10-16

Bangkok

2004-10-17

Bangkok

2004-10-18

Bangkok

2004-10-19

Bangkok

October 2004

2004-10-20

Hong Kong (1) - Leave BKK 500฿; China Airlines flight 642; 2:40P - 6:35P; arrive Hong Kong; take airport bus to Kowloon; stay at the Man Hing Lung Hotel, Mirador Mansions.

2004-10-21

Hong Kong (2)

2004-10-22

Hong Kong (3) - Ferry roundtrip HK$35 圓

October 2004

2004-10-23

Seoul (1) - Arrive PM met Stephania

2004-10-24

Seoul (2) - Gyeongbokgung Palace ₩500; N Seoul Tower 엔서울타워

2004-10-25

Seoul (3) - Bar at night.

2004-10-26

Seoul (4) - Korean Folk Village ₩11,000

2004-10-27

Seoul (5) - Embassy closed, passport enlargement problam.

2004-10-28

Seoul (6) - Tour of the other temples and palaces. The bar night scandal.

2004-10-29

Seoul (7) - Hike up Bukhan Mountain 북한산

2004-10-30

Seoul (8) - Expensive hotel

2004-10-31

Seoul (9) - Tongdosa temple; hostel

November 2004

2004-11-01

Seoul (10) - Get visa from Chinese embassy, get boat tix; walk around Seoul at night with Stephania and she unfortunately loses her passport, ID cards, money, etc.

November 2004

2004-11-02

Tian Ren - Morning train to Incheon Port, board Tian Ren. Sailing from Korea to Tianjin, China

November 2004

2004-11-03

天 津 → 北 京 - 4420 - depart Tianjin 16:28 arrive Beijing; Car 8; Seat 42; 14.00元

2004-11-04

Beijing (2)

2004-11-05

Beijing (3)

2004-11-06

Beijing (4)

2004-11-07

Beijing (5) - Temple of Heaven 30.00元

2004-11-08

Beijing (6)

2004-11-09

Beijing (7)

2004-11-10

Beijing (8)

2004-11-11

Beijing (9)

2004-11-12

Beijing (10)

2004-11-13

北 京 西 → 平 遥 - 2519 - depart Beijing West 19:43 arrive Pingyao 7:00; Car 12; Berth 13 upper; 131.00元

2004-11-14

Arrive to Pingyao in AM - bought the Pingyao Ancient City ticket for 60RMB

2004-11-15

Second day in Pingyao. 平 遥 → 西 安 All-night train.

2004-11-16

Xi’an

2004-11-17

Xi’an

2004-11-18

all-night train

2004-11-19

西 安 → 成 都 - 2119 - depart Xi’an 16:59 arrive Chengdu 8:00; Car 12; Berth 10 middle; 117.00元

2004-11-20

Chengdu (2)

2004-11-21

Chengdu (3)

2004-11-22

Chengdu (4)

2004-11-23

Chengdu (5)

2004-11-24

Leshan Grand Buddha 70.00元

2004-11-25

Chengdu (6) - Giant Pandas; mail home my Chinese stool; Thanksgiving dinner and hotpot.

2004-11-26

Chengdu (7) - Sichuan Opera

November 2004

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December 2004

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2004-12-16

Royal Chitwan National Park

2004-12-17

Royal Chitwan National Park elephant trek Rs. 500 per person

2004-12-18

Royal Chitwan National Park; Elephant Breeding Center Rs. 15/-

2004-12-19

 

2004-12-20

Leave N. Rs. ₨1100/-

December 2004

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2004-12-27

Bangkok - Mailed developed photos, slides

2004-12-28

 

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January 2005

2005-01-01

 

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2005-01-04

Chiang Mai

2005-01-05

Trek with Chiang Mai Five Stars Tour 1,800฿

2005-01-06

Trek

2005-01-07

Chiang Mai

2005-01-08

Chiang Mai

2005-01-09

 

2005-01-10

 

2005-01-11

 

2005-01-12

Pai

2005-01-13

Pai

2005-01-14

Pai

2005-01-15

Pai

2005-01-16

Pai

2005-01-17

Pai

2005-01-18

Pai

2005-01-19

Mae Sai

2005-01-20

Tachileik - Paid 200฿ for one-day late exit fee; all-night VIP 18-seater bus to Bangkok

2005-01-21

 

2005-01-22

 

2005-01-23

Tam and Chris Wedding Reception — Four Seasons Bangkok
Featuring deep-fried shrimp balls; fried fish maw with bean sprouts; crab meat; fried scallops with asparagus; braised superior shark’s fin soup; barbecued suckling pig; braised sliced abalone with sea cucumber; deep-fried prawns with asaragus; steamed sea bass with black bean sauce; fried egg noodles with shredded chicken; fried pork with pepper and garlic sesame dumplings with ginger scented syrup. Golly that was good!

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February 2005

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February 2005

2005-02-19

Kentung

2005-02-20

Kentung

2005-02-21

Kentung

February 2005

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Bangkok

March 2005

2005-03-01

Bangkok

2005-03-02

All-night train: depart Bangkok arrive Surat Thani

2005-03-03

Ko Phi-Phi; stayed at Andaman Beach Resort

2005-03-04

Ko Phi-Phi

2005-03-05

Krabi

2005-03-06

Krabi

2005-03-07

Krabi

2005-03-08

All-night train: depart Surat Thani 22:26 arrive Bangkok 9:45 Train 38; Car 2; Seat 24; 1,179฿

2005-03-09

Bangkok

2005-03-10

Bangkok

2005-03-11

Hua Hin

2005-03-12

Hua Hin

2005-03-13

Bangkok

March 2005

2005-03-14

Leave BKK 500฿; China Airlines; Los Angeles

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