Mui Ne Muy Nice
August 21st, 2005
As I was reading about Vietnam history in my room yesterday morning (waiting for Jamie to wake up), this nice man named Phuoc (pronounced...well, you can guess) suddenly appeared in m...
As I was reading about Vietnam history in my room yesterday morning (waiting for Jamie to wake up), this nice man named Phuoc (pronounced...well, you can guess) suddenly appeared in m... Xao ba co!
August 20th, 2005
Just in case you don't speak Vietnamese, "xao ba co" roughly translates to "you lie like a grandmother." Why would I know this? Because it was what Jamie (and then... Here today, Saigon tomorrow
August 19th, 2005
Helloooo Ho Chi Minh City (also called Saigon). Jamie and I arrived around 4 and decided to splurge and stay at the famous Rex hotel (splurge here meaning about th... Bangkok Bazaar
August 17th, 2005
Sa wat dee korp (that means "hello," I promise). After 24 hours of flights, I arrived in Bangkok yesterday and got settled into the hotel around 4 my time. For 17 of t... …and I’m off!
August 15th, 2005
The smile is deceiving - that's one heavy pack! An hour away from driving to the airport, this is my last post in LA. Somehow my life managed to fit into that backpack. Thank you t... This just in…
August 15th, 2005
So I'm just getting out of bed this fine Monday morning, when I get a phone call. I was informed that there's a minor change - I'm actually leaving tonight!!! After weeks ... Surprise!
August 13th, 2005
So I'm driving to my house with my friend Rachel, thinkin I'm just gonna run inside to change, when 20 or so of my best friends pop up in the kitchen. Nick organized this incredible... The Countdown Begins
August 11th, 2005
The departure date is officially August 17 at 1 in the morning. I first fly to Bangkok and meet up with Rustic Pathways (the whole company is there right now to evaluate the summer trips and plan next years'). I'll spend 2 days organizing what little gear I have, adjusting to the time change and culture change, sightseeing...and then I'm off to Saigon, Vietnam the 19th....
Monster Pack
August 4th, 2005
After one of my friends saw the backpack pictured, she asked with a hint of bewilderment, "So you're going to fill it...put it on your back...and leave?" I nodded. Along with a lit...