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VIETNAM | Wed, 28 Oct 2009 | By will | Views [156]
This week I entered Vietnam from Southern Laos, through the small border post of Bo Y, which has only recently been opened to foreigners. My bus then headed down highway 14 towards Da Nang following the valley of the PoKo River. I had heard that Southern ... Read more >
Tags: cities, on the road, restaurants, historic sights, typhoons
CROATIA | Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By bsilvia | Views [36]
From Island of Mali Losinj to Dubrovnik - Croatia coastal cities, Autumn 2009. First we arrived to Island of Pag . Pag is the island of the North Dalmatian group. Pag is unique due to its vegetation where trees are the most rare form. Therefore, ... Read more >
Tags: island of pag, pag, croatia, cities, on the road, adriatic
THAILAND | Sat, 10 Oct 2009 | By will | Views [397] | Comments [3]
More pictures Many travelers have mixed feelings about Khao San Road, the travelers ‘district’ in Bangkok. Its not the real Bangkok, its tawdry and commercial and is pitched only at the Westerns who are just passing through. It’s fairly unique though, ... Read more >
Tags: cities, on the road
MALAYSIA | Tue, 29 Sep 2009 | By will | Views [75]
In the mid nineties I
traveled all over South East Asia passing through Malaysia
several times and I managed to explore most of the country including getting
over to Borneo. It has always been a favorite
of mine, a mix of cultures with a ... Read more >
Tags: cities, on the road
USA | Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By safetyhub | Views [1361]
Traveling in big cities is awesome, loads of culture, museums, sites and people – but unfortunately with big cities also comes a lot of crime and petty theft. So for all you country bumpkins out there, here are some tips to traveling safely in big cities.... Read more >
Tags: travel safety, travel tips, cities, urban safety, safetyhub, city smart
USA | Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By freedom-sparkles | Views [151]
So well, its been a while and really ive no excuse bar the fact that i can't load up my photes at all here, which is a pain :( i have loads to show you all but no way of getting them up online. So i feel a story without the pics is no fun at all. So ... Read more >
Tags: fog, cities, rain, san fran, yosemite, alcatraz
TUNISIA | Mon, 20 Oct 2008 | By will | Views [258]
Unusually for me I have just visited Tunisia on a package tour, the first bucket and spade package I’ve ever been on. Convenience and cost were a factor of course plus the fact it was a new country only 2 ½ hours flying time away; but Tunisia has been ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, cities, arab culture
PALESTINE | Sat, 29 Mar 2008 | By sstolper | Views [498]
Jericho the Mighty. Who knew you were so lovely. From the highway, you are dust, a sprawling pancake of drabness 400 feet below sea-level. And yet, from within: bustling beyond your small stature, ever lively around your pleasant fountained town ... Read more >
Tags: cities
VIETNAM | Sat, 23 Feb 2008 | By justine | Views [301]
Part I I spent my first day in Hanoi wandering around the Old Quarter in a state of astonishment, gripping my Lonely Planet and trying not to get run over or fall into a gutter or trip over someone or be knocked over by a motorbike. It was total ... Read more >
Tags: hanoi, cities, motorbikes, food, bedbugs
LAOS | Fri, 18 Jan 2008 | By justine | Views [635]
I arrived in Vientiane, the capital of Laos on Monday afternoon and saw my first traffic light since arriving in Laos. It’s a shock to see so many cars after being in motorbike territory for so long. Vientiane is pretty sleepy as far as national ... Read more >
Tags: cities, vientiane, travel plans
LAOS | Mon, 24 Dec 2007 | By justine | Views [363]
My jaw was dropping from the moment I stepped off the plane. Flying in, all I could see were green mountains, rivers, and the occasional dirt road and small village. It felt like flying into the middle of nowhere, a small town surrounded by ... Read more >
Tags: cities, luang prabang, lao history, cia and hmong fighters
