The place to go for some quiet time within the city. Is it the snob appeal that brings me there ? The click of the soles of the shoes on the wooden floor ? The sight of items of long lost times ? The flitter of shadows in the dark halls ? The oohs & aahs of impressed visitors ? Or maybe I'm just scouting for my next hit. heh heh heh.I'll get better pictures once I upgrade the camera. (don't hold your breath waiting though). Even with Christmas round the corner, Santa might just pop a cap in…

     The second leg of the trip to Akutan was from Anchorage to King Salmon, Alaska. From the name I figured this was a fishing destination and asked why we were stopping there. The flight attendant (yes we had one of these and she was very helpful-a credit to Pen Air) said that because we were flying out over the Bering Sea, the planes always stopped in King Salmon and refueled. She went on to say that the sea temp is relatively warm compared to some of the arctic air …

Liked: -good location -free airport transfers -free wi-fi internet access

Two days ago Bill (a guy I met from Indiana at my guesthouse) and I took the bus up to XingPing to check out the town.  XingPing is north of Yangshuo and is significantly smaller, but in comparison to Aishanmen village it's enormous.  Paved roads!  Motorized vehicles!  More pedestrians than you can count on two hands!  It's still a very small town though, with one artery running down its middle and no streetlights for miles around.  (There's only one streetlight in…

My flight to Shenzhen, China supposes depart at 9.25am, but once again, Airasia never fail to disappoint me, delayed about one hour due to system down.