TravBuddy.com: world2trek's To live is to travel travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/33407 "The world is a book, those who do not travel only reads one page". if that is the case, i hope i can finish the book in my life time :) en-us Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:14:36 PST Land of a million elephants http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/Land-million-elephants-14 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:14:36 PST Land of a million elephants Luang Prabang, Laos, Oct 09, 2008

after 15 hours of mountain road, Luang Prabang in Northern Laos.  even though it is in the middle of nowhere, the town has set itself up for t…

]]> into the unknown http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/into-unknown-13 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:05:20 PST into the unknown Vientiane, Laos, Oct 04, 2008

short fly over the emerald colored mountains, i landed in Vientiane, more of a small town along the Mekong than a capital.  everything clo…

]]> Crazy town http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/Crazy-town-12 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:46:18 PST Crazy town Hanoi, Vietnam, Oct 01, 2008

after 15 hours of bus ride from Yangshuo, China, i arrived in Hanoi.  it is just as crowded as China but now everyone is on mopeds and the stree…

]]> Easy like Sunday Morning http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/Easy-like-Sunday-Morning-11 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:16:45 PST Easy like Sunday Morning Yangshuo, China, Sep 28, 2008

after all the hustle and bustle everywhere else in china, i did not expect to find a place so tranquil and relaxing.  with some new found friend…

]]> the most beautiful mountain in China http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/most-beautiful-mountain-China-10 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:54:40 PST the most beautiful mountain in China Huangshan, China, Sep 23, 2008

the saying is true and the 200 yuan ($35 US dollars) entry fees are justified.  it is beautiful beyond description.  a sweaty 2 hour climb …

]]> Shanghai state of mind http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/Shanghai-state-mind-9 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:40:05 PST Shanghai state of mind Shanghai, China, Sep 20, 2008

Shanghai, it is right in my face, with all the people, high rises, endless traffic and no wall to wall Olympic advertisements.  the hostel is lo…

]]> Xi'an and Beijing, tale of two capitals http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/Xian-Beijing-tale-two-capitals-8 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:55:38 PST Xi'an and Beijing, tale of two capitals Xi'an, China, Sep 15, 2008

Xi'an seems like the typical chinese metropolitan without any Olympic makeup.  it is noisy, crowded and dirty. walking a 100 meters in  the…

]]> On and on just another brick in the wall http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/another-brick-wall-7 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:35:28 PST On and on just another brick in the wall Beijing, China, Sep 12, 2008

finally the great wall. i was still awe-struck even though i have been there before.  the giant wall made of bricks and rock just snakes along t…

]]> So close and so far away http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/close-far-away-6 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:42:55 PST So close and so far away Beijing, China, Sep 09, 2008

finally, Beijing.  everything is so familiar and yet so strange.  crowded, bustling and never sleeping, Beijing is amazement in the form a …

]]> Seoul, the mecca for BBQ http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/Seoul-mecca-BBQ-5 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:55:54 PST Seoul, the mecca for BBQ Seoul, South Korea, Sep 04, 2008

Busan, Korea is a decent sized coast town.  i visited a couple of temples and they are quite nice, especially the one by the sea.  Seoul is…

]]> Big Castle and Long Bridge http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/Big-Castle-Long-Bridge-4 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:27:04 PST Big Castle and Long Bridge Osaka, Japan, Sep 01, 2008

yesterday my cousin took me to visit the Himeji castle.  before i went, i was too lazy to read the description my cousin (who lives 30…

]]> the noodle soup is so good, it would be rude not to slurp http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/noodle-soup-good-would-be-rude-3 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:37:49 PST the noodle soup is so good, it would be rude not to slurp Kyoto, Japan, Aug 28, 2008

  it is somewhere strange that it is very rarely you will catch the eyes of a local japanese and faces are almost always with any expression.&n…

]]> crowds and raw fish at its best http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/crowds-raw-fish-best-2 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:16:27 PST crowds and raw fish at its best Tokyo, Japan, Aug 25, 2008

evidently, i am a rain god. since i arrived 3 days ago, rain has not stopped. apparently, this is not common in Tokyo this time of the yearSatureday:…

]]> Zero hour nine AM, and i'm gonna be high as a kite by then http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/33407/Zero-hour-nine-AM-gonna-be-high-1 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:23:04 PST Zero hour nine AM, and i'm gonna be high as a kite by then San Jose, California, Aug 21, 2008

i have always thought this song is a reference to doing drugs, "high as a kite"? come on! can't get more obvious than that... anyways, tomorrow i am…

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