Beyond the Carpathians: Travels in Ukraine’s Transcarpathia Region Journey from the Carpathians to Mukachevo and Uzhgorod In Yasinya I got an 11:55 bus bound all the way to Mukachevo. So I decided then, that’s where […]
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On a cold night in January 1968, 31 North Korean spy commandos cut through the most heavily fortified border in the world. Undetected by South Korean military personnel, they moved by foot through the night,
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Visiting Fatumenasi Village West Timor We came down the mountain from Fatumenasi in the back of a small truck, sitting on narrow boards which were laid across to act a seat. There were about ten
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I was sweating, lying on a bed in a budget hotel room in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. The room was small, with a shared bathroom. It wasn’t the most comfortable place to be resting, but
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Why I went to Ukraine (and my fascination with all things Soviet) I’ve had a fascination with the former republics of the Soviet Union since the early 2000s. I studied Russian at university and my
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Gujarat has a reputation as one of India’s most prosperous and business-friendly states. It’s a tad more expensive than the rest of the country and not very touristy. While traveling in India, I had planned
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Usually rail is one of the most reliable forms or transportation. That’s not why I often opt for the train, but it is a major reason. Trains generally leave on time and arrive more or
A Ride on the Railway in Sri Lanka Read More »
Back in 2011, I stopped in Melaka Malaysia for a few days on my 3-month trip through Southeast Asia. I nearly fell in love with the town. Back then I noted that the town was
The all too Familiar Story of Stanley Ho Read More »
There is only one proper way to get to an island. I always feel like I’m cheating myself if I fly. To get to Japan, I knew I had to take the ferry. “But flights
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Two months ago, I thought I might be in South Africa during February. As it turned out, I was invited to Korea to spend the Lunar New Year holiday. It is one of the two
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When it was time to leave Olomouc, an under-appreciated city in eastern Czech Republic, I had an idea. Instead of going directly to Prague, why not take advantage of our Eurail passes and detour to
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When travel seems to go wrong It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. We were supposed to stop in a small town in the foothills of the Tatra Mountains of Slovakia, rest for few days,
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It wasn’t supposed to be like this. We were supposed to be in Paris yesterday afternoon, not riding this slower-than-TGV regional train with two transfers after a series of follies yesterday. I’ll take you back
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There are few signs in Bordeaux that would lead you to believe that you are in sacred wine territory. There are the typical number of wine shops and wine bars visible to the visitor
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One of the novelties of traveling in Europe is the density of small countries and the ability to pass through most of them with absolutely no border controls. The small size of the countries
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Thanks to Runaway Juno for handing me the baton in the blogger relay. Shaun and Erica at OverYanderLust are our Team Green captains who got things rolling. What we’re doing is sharing our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd favorite
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Navigating our road trip to the Very Large Array At dusk the evening before, we made a scramble for free camping in The Box. There is little information for The Box Canyon along Route 60, both
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New Mexico: Land of Enchantment We left Great Sand Dunes after an early morning climbing to the top of these tallest dunes in North America. By 11am I saw the gigantic dunes shrinking
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Somewhere west of Tulsa the landscape really opened up. Long rolling hills stretched under grazing cows and the occasional oil pumpjack dotted the view. We’d later learn from Debbie in Perry that the wheat was
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We left Lake Charles State Park before breakfast and made a quick stop at Lynn Supermarket in the small town of Lynn, Arkansas. It’s the kind of business that advertises “Old Fashioned Hometown Service!” in
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We got a late start out of Nashville, chatting around the breakfast table until nearly noon. We stopped at one of Nashville’s oddities that is the Parthenon—an exactly two-thirds-sized replica of the real thing
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Even though I make an effort to avoid the interstate highways, we couldn’t avoid Interstate 81 through Virginia. It took us in exactly the direction we needed to go and it’s got to be
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I’ve been road-tripping my whole life. It’s one of the quintessential American experiences. It’s something I want to revisit at different stages of my life. The road trip always manifests itself differently depending on your
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For a balanced view of China I’ve published this post simultaneously along with the more positive: What I love about China (it’s not what You Think Not that I have to. But want to. More
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