So today I spent the whole day in the company of a 20-year-old Japanese student named Mamoru. We met in Shinjuku, then attempted to eat at a few okon…

  I reached Tokyo last night and checked into my hostel in the Shinjuku area of town. For some reason, it took me literally 4 hours to get from…

Hi!So the funniest thing about me being in Bangkok (again!) is I purposely decided not to come here this trip, given my limited time and the fact I'd…

  After 3 1/2 days of reading, skill-practicing, and diving, I am now officially PADI-certified to dive to a depth of 18 m. YAY! Tomo…

Hello hello, Today's my fifth day in Chiang Mai, and I'm forcing myself to update for two reasons: 1) The further I fall behind, the more reluctant…

After Vietnam, I flew to Luang Prabang for my first foray into Laos while Patrick and Steph went further south …

So I finally made it to Vietnam after one more botched attempt to pick up my passport at …

After realizing I couldn't leave Thailand for a few days, I decided to take the bus to Kanchanaburi, famous for its Bridge over the River Kwa…

So I woke up this morning with a well-oiled plan to leave my luggage at the hostel, pick up my passport and new visa at the Vietnam consulate, then h…

After Eva left, I flew to Kunming to meet up with Jenny Yap, Jawwei, Meishya, and Jawwei's college friend Cathlin…

We returned to Guilin for one night before heading north to Longsheng and the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces. With a nice bathroom at hand, we felt …

To get to Yangshuo, Eva and I took a five-hour boat ride down the Li River, taking tons of pictures and eating four plates of fried fish, mini crabs,…

After missing my original flight to Guilin, I waited 10 hours in Chengdu until the next one departed. On this flight, I shared the plane with a group…

So Jiuzhaigou was a fiasco and a half, though I saw some beautiful sights and met some interesting people. I originally planned to fly there after th…

I arrived in Chengdu this morning after a 36-hour-long train ride that I thought was going to take 10. Somehow when I asked what time the train would…

  Pictures: http://goodfarmerchen.smugmug.com/gallery/3049518   The days I spent in Shanghai passed in a whirl of family and food. I got…

Pictures: http://goodfarmerchen.smugmug.com/gallery/3046651Yesterday I climbed Tai Shan, which is one of the 5 sacred Daoist peaks in China. It's fam…

Ni hao, I'm once again backfilling entries because I've fallen further and further behind in this journal. Today is actually June 15, and I've …

Ahnyoung! I'm on my third day in Seoul and having a lovely time. My only regret is I didn't schedule more time for Korea so haven't had the opportun…

Pictures: http://goodfarmerchen.smugmug.com/gallery/3041320#165515251 Hello all, I'm now on the island of Naxos, one of the Cyclades islands in Gre…

Pictures: http://goodfarmerchen.smugmug.com/gallery/2911072 In Rome we visited the Colosseum, the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, and St. Peter's Bas…

Pictures: http://goodfarmerchen.smugmug.com/gallery/2906476 Cinque Terre was so much fun, and we had a number of lucky mishaps that made our stay ev…

Pictures:  http://goodfarmerchen.smugmug.com/gallery/2906301 So getting to Florence was quite an adventure. High winds prevented my small …

Pictures: http://goodfarmerchen.smugmug.com/gallery/2847172 Wow, so I'm finally caught up to the present; this entry will cover my last week or…

Pictures: http://goodfarmerchen.smugmug.com/gallery/2846809#152586966 On Saturday afternoon, RuiRui, her mom, Manali, and I all headed to Bruss…

Pictures: http://goodfarmerchen.smugmug.com/gallery/2839876 Hello hello! It's been a long time since I updated (today's actual date is May 13), but…

Pictures: http://goodfarmerchen.smugmug.com/gallery/2838055#151989089 Jane wuz here.(Prague Castle humongo, lots o' interesting history)(Laterna Mag…

Pictures: http://goodfarmerchen.smugmug.com/gallery/2776431#147843288 It's now my second and last night in Vienna, though I'll spend most of tomorro…

Pictures: http://goodfarmerchen.smugmug.com/gallery/2773266#147809532So during my 3 days in Munich, I saw more naked people than …

Hallo, I'm now in Avignon, waiting for the train that will whisk me away to Germany-via-Paris. The ride will take a total of 15 hours, yipes, and Mu…

Besides, the weather is actually quite miserable, as I'm experiencing my first days of spotty rain and overcast skies in weeks. I actually lik…

So after Paris, I decided to go to Nice but ended up in Lyon instead. When I got to the train station there weren't any tickets left for Nice, s…

Bon soir everyone!Haven't updated in forever so figured it's about time. I've been back in Paris since Thursday night, having spent the previous 2 ni…

Added April 14, 2007: To sum it up, I love love and truly adore Saint-Malo. As much as I enjoyed Paris, Saint-Malo was a very welcome c…

My last day in Barcelona, I visited Teatre del Liceu - which is the 2nd largest opera house in Europe after the Opéra Bastille in Pari…

One thing I enjoy about traveling alone is I never feel guilty about being lazy. In Barcelona, I´ve had little desire to do anything but hang ou…

Of the 3 Southern cities I visited, Granada is definitely my favorite. I love the spirit there, it´s relatively easy to navigate, and the Sierra Nev…

In Cordoba, I stayed in the house of a woman named Pilar. I´d accidentally made my hostel reservation for the wrong night, and they ended up not hav…

I wouldn´t mind living in Alcazar at all. It´s by far the prettiest palace I´ve seen so far, and there´s all these intricate carvings and arches …

Hola! So I´m here in Madrid, having arrived the night before last around 8 pm. My flight from London took forever, with a 4 hour layover at the mos…

I stayed in Edinburgh for only 2 nights but had the most awesome time ever. Those 2 nights marked many firsts, among them the first time I staye…

So I ended up going to Cambridge much later than planned and missed St. Paul´s and tea at The Orangery completely. Once I got there I wandered …

Today I went to the Roman ruins at Bath, formally called Bath Spa. Apparently some Roman emperor was asked why he bathed once a day, and he said it's…

I like Irish people. Every time we've walked around the past few days, people would randomly say hello or start a conversation or offer help be…

Waiting for my clothes to dry before heading off for Dublin. It's only been a week and I'm already a teensy bit tired of wearing the same clothes all…

Hola,Since i haven't posted for a couple days, I'll just do a quick recap of this weekend below. Saturday, March 3:* Woke up nice and late, went to B…

So it's my second morning in London and Warren and I are heading over to some farmer's market type thing to get some fresh produce and food. I arrive…

Hello,I just finished packing and feel a remarkable sense of accomplishment considering I haven't actually gone anywhere yet. Since both my main…