My Long March 1992-1993

The Route

– Starting Point	– Last Point	– Current Point	– Round Trip

Path Traveled

Not Yet Traveled

The Summary

Setting off from Hong Kong in Aug 1992, 2 days after turning 22, I traveled China, Mongolia, Russia, Scandinavia, the Baltics, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, returning to Hong Kong in July 1993. Apart from Athens/Cairo, I never set foot on an airplane during this year-long walkabout. Before the days of digital cameras, internet, and mobile phones, this solo adventure was as much a discovery of myself as it was about these 31 countries. Many of them, like me, have long since changed.

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Date	Location	Entries
August 5th, 1992	Hong Kong	Hong Kong - the beginning \| 1 Photo Updated: March 11th, 2008
August 7th, 1992	Xiamen, China	Xiamen (Amoy) \| 6 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
August 9th, 1992	Nanchang, China	Nanchang \| 2 Photos Updated: March 13th, 2008
August 10th, 1992	Lushan, China	Lushan \| 4 Photos Updated: August 13th, 2009
August 12th, 1992	Jiujiang, China	Jiujiang: the staring squads \| 1 Photo Updated: March 13th, 2008
August 13th, 1992	Huangshan, China	Huangshan \| 15 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
August 15th, 1992	Hangzhou, China	Hangzhou \| 4 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
August 17th, 1992	Huzhou, China	Huzhou \| 5 Photos Updated: September 18th, 2009
August 20th, 1992	Shanghai, China	Shanghai \| 4 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
August 25th, 1992	Qingdao, China	Qingdao \| 6 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
September 1st, 1992	Taishan, China	Taishan: Taiphoon Shan \| 6 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
September 5th, 1992	Beijing, China	Beijing: Beware the Steamed Buns \| 10 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
September 8th, 1992	Badaling, China	Badaling: Scaling the Wall \| 4 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
September 11th, 1992	Terelj, Mongolia	The ger camp \| 15 Photos Updated: October 25th, 2008
September 14th, 1992	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	Ulaanbataar: Mutton Mutton Mutton \| 6 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
September 16th, 1992	Dzuunharaa, Mongolia	1 Photo Updated: March 11th, 2008
September 17th, 1992	Sayansk, Russia	Siberia \| 1 Photo Updated: March 11th, 2008
September 18th, 1992	Barabinsk, Russia	4 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
September 21st, 1992	Moscow, Russia	Moscow - part 1 \| 15 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
September 26th, 1992	Novgorod, Russia	3 Photos Updated: March 11th, 2008
September 29th, 1992	Saint Petersburg, Russia	St. Petersburg \| 4 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
October 1st, 1992	Lomonosov, Russia	4 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
October 2nd, 1992	Vyborg, Russia	Vyborg \| 1 Photo Updated: March 15th, 2008
October 3rd, 1992	Lahti, Finland	Lahti and the Nordturst Pass \| 3 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
October 4th, 1992	Savonlinna, Finland	Savonlinna \| 5 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
October 5th, 1992	Rovaniemi, Finland	3 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
October 6th, 1992	Kiruna, Sweden	1 Photo Updated: March 11th, 2008
October 6th, 1992	Narvik, Norway	Narvik \| 5 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
October 7th, 1992	Bodo, Norway	5 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
October 7th, 1992	Krokstranda, Norway	1 Photo Updated: March 11th, 2008
October 8th, 1992	Trondheim, Norway	3 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
October 9th, 1992	Bergen, Norway	4 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
October 10th, 1992	Gerainger Fjord, Norway	Gerainger Fjord \| 4 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
October 11th, 1992	Kristiansand, Norway	1 Photo Updated: March 11th, 2008
October 13th, 1992	Copenhagen, Denmark	8 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
October 14th, 1992	Ronne, Denmark	Bornholm \| 2 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
October 15th, 1992	Lund, Sweden	1 Photo Updated: March 11th, 2008
October 15th, 1992	Goteborg, Sweden	Goteborg Updated: October 15th, 1992
October 16th, 1992	Stockholm, Sweden	Stockholm \| 5 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
October 17th, 1992	Uppsala, Sweden	2 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
October 18th, 1992	Turku, Finland	Turku Updated: October 18th, 1992
October 19th, 1992	Helsinki, Finland	Helsinki, Finland Updated: October 19th, 1992
October 20th, 1992	Tallinn, Estonia	The Baltics Updated: October 20th, 1992
October 21st, 1992	Orissaare, Estonia	Orissarre Updated: October 21st, 1992
October 22nd, 1992	Tallinn, Estonia	Tallinn Updated: October 22nd, 1992
October 22nd, 1992	Tartu, Estonia	Tartu Updated: October 22nd, 1992
October 23rd, 1992	Vilnius, Lithuania	Vilnius Updated: October 23rd, 1992
October 26th, 1992	Riga, Latvia	Riga Updated: October 26th, 1992
October 28th, 1992	Kaunas, Lithuania	Kaunas Updated: October 28th, 1992
October 29th, 1992	Kaliningrad, Russia	Kaliningrad Updated: October 29th, 1992
November 1st, 1992	Minsk, Belarus	Minsk Updated: November 1st, 1992
November 3rd, 1992	Moscow, Russia	Moscow Updated: November 3rd, 1992
November 5th, 1992	Donetsk, Ukraine	Donetsk Updated: November 5th, 1992
November 6th, 1992	Rostov-na-Donu, Russia	Rostov on Don: an unscheduled hiatus Updated: November 6th, 1992
November 10th, 1992	Moscow, Russia	Moscow - part 2 Updated: November 10th, 1992
December 15th, 1992	Saratov, Russia	Saratov Updated: December 15th, 1992
December 17th, 1992	Moscow, Russia	Moscow - part 2 (continued) \| 3 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
February 3rd, 1993	Kiev, Ukraine	Kiev Updated: February 3rd, 1993
February 6th, 1993	Przemysl, Poland	Przemysl Updated: February 6th, 1993
February 7th, 1993	Warsaw, Poland	Warshava Updated: February 7th, 1993
February 8th, 1993	Krakow, Poland	Krakow Updated: February 8th, 1993
February 9th, 1993	Auschwitz, Poland	Oswiecim (Auschwitz) Updated: November 13th, 2009
February 10th, 1993	Poznan, Poland	Poznan Updated: February 10th, 1993
February 11th, 1993	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Updated: February 11th, 1993
February 13th, 1993	Dresden, Germany	Dresden Updated: February 13th, 1993
February 13th, 1993	Decin, Czech Republic	Decin Updated: February 13th, 1993
February 14th, 1993	Prague, Czech Republic	Prague Updated: February 14th, 1993
February 17th, 1993	Bratislava, Slovakia	Bratislava Updated: February 17th, 1993
February 18th, 1993	Budapest, Hungary	Budapest \| 4 Photos Updated: March 12th, 2008
February 21st, 1993	Belgrade, Serbia	Belgrade \| 3 Photos Updated: March 12th, 2008
February 22nd, 1993	Skopje, Macedonia	1 Photo Updated: March 12th, 2008
February 23rd, 1993	Meteora, Greece	8 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
February 24th, 1993	Delphi, Greece	1 Photo Updated: March 12th, 2008
February 25th, 1993	Athens, Greece	Athens \| 8 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
February 27th, 1993	Nafplio, Greece	Nafplio \| 3 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
February 27th, 1993	Mycenae, Greece	Mycenae \| 3 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
February 28th, 1993	Athens, Greece	Athens \| 1 Photo Updated: March 15th, 2008
March 1st, 1993	Cairo, Egypt	Cairo \| 11 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
March 7th, 1993	Aswan, Egypt	Aswan and Abu Simbel \| 6 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
March 12th, 1993	Luxor, Egypt	Luxor and Valley of the Kings \| 10 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
March 19th, 1993	minya, Egypt	El Minya \| 1 Photo Updated: March 13th, 2008
March 20th, 1993	Cairo, Egypt	Cairo Updated: March 20th, 1993
March 20th, 1993	Dahab, Egypt	Dahab \| 5 Photos Updated: March 15th, 2008
March 27th, 1993	Aqaba, Jordan	Aqaba \| 1 Photo Updated: March 13th, 2008
March 29th, 1993	Wadi Rum, Jordan	Wadi Rum \| 6 Photos Updated: March 13th, 2008
April 1st, 1993	Petra, Jordan	Petra \| 5 Photos Updated: March 13th, 2008
April 2nd, 1993	Amman, Jordan	Amman \| 4 Photos Updated: March 13th, 2008
April 5th, 1993	Jerusalem, Israel	Jerusalem, Massada, Dead Sea, Bethlehem, Galilee \| 14 Photos Updated: March 13th, 2008
April 12th, 1993	Amman, Jordan	Amman Updated: April 12th, 1993
April 14th, 1993	Damascus, Syria	Damascus \| 10 Photos Updated: March 13th, 2008
April 17th, 1993	Bosra, Syria	Bosra \| 5 Photos Updated: March 13th, 2008
April 18th, 1993	Palmyra, Syria	Palmyra \| 10 Photos Updated: March 13th, 2008
April 20th, 1993	Hama, Syria	Hama \| 4 Photos Updated: March 20th, 2008
April 21st, 1993	Tartus, Syria	Tartus \| 5 Photos Updated: March 22nd, 2008
April 22nd, 1993	Aleppo, Syria	Aleppo Updated: April 22nd, 1993
April 22nd, 1993	Harim, Syria	Turkish border \| 1 Photo Updated: March 16th, 2008
April 22nd, 1993	Antakya, Turkey	Antakya Updated: April 22nd, 1993
April 23rd, 1993	Gaziantep, Turkey	Gaziantep Updated: April 23rd, 1993
April 23rd, 1993	Ankara, Turkey	Ankara Updated: April 23rd, 1993
April 24th, 1993	Istanbul, Turkey	Istanbul \| 4 Photos Updated: March 13th, 2008
April 29th, 1993	Goreme, Turkey	Cappadocia \| 6 Photos Updated: March 13th, 2008
May 2nd, 1993	Istanbul, Turkey	Istanbul Updated: May 2nd, 1993
May 5th, 1993	Selcuk, Turkey	Ephasus \| 14 Photos Updated: March 13th, 2008
May 8th, 1993	Istanbul, Turkey	Istanbul Updated: May 8th, 1993
May 13th, 1993	Sofia, Bulgaria	Sofia \| 3 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
May 15th, 1993	Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria	Veliko Turnovo: Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves \| 3 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
May 15th, 1993	Varna, Bulgaria	varna \| 1 Photo Updated: March 14th, 2008
May 16th, 1993	Sofia, Bulgaria	Sofia Updated: May 16th, 1993
May 18th, 1993	Nis, Serbia	Nis: Do you ever get that disoriented feeling? \| 1 Photo Updated: August 19th, 2009
May 18th, 1993	Skopje, Macedonia	Skopje Updated: May 18th, 1993
May 19th, 1993	Struga, Macedonia	Lake Ohrid and the Albanian driver Updated: May 19th, 1993
May 19th, 1993	Skuterre, Albania	Skodera and the Albanian family \| 8 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
May 22nd, 1993	Tirana, Albania	Tirana: Mistaken identity and the fallout \| 2 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
May 26th, 1993	Bucharest, Romania	Bucharest \| 2 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
May 27th, 1993	Sighishoara, Romania	Sighishoara \| 12 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
May 29th, 1993	Galati, Romania	Galati : Ticket to Ride Updated: May 29th, 1993
May 30th, 1993	Iasi, Romania	Iasi \| 2 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
May 30th, 1993	Galati, Romania	Galati Updated: May 30th, 1993
May 31st, 1993	Chisinau, Moldova	Chisinau: Homemade Home \| 1 Photo Updated: March 14th, 2008
June 2nd, 1993	Moscow, Russia	Moscow - part 3 Updated: June 2nd, 1993
June 5th, 1993	Suzdal, Russia	Suzdal and Vladimir \| 5 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
June 13th, 1993	Almaty, Kazakhstan	Almaty Updated: June 13th, 1993
June 15th, 1993	Chorgos, Kazakhstan	The Tian Shan Mountains Updated: June 15th, 1993
June 17th, 1993	Urumqi, China	Urumqi \| 2 Photos Updated: May 2nd, 2008
June 21st, 1993	Xi'an, China	Xi'an \| 8 Photos Updated: August 24th, 2009
June 25th, 1993	Chongqing, China	The Three Gorges \| 15 Photos Updated: March 16th, 2008
June 28th, 1993	Yichang, China	Train to Guilin \| 5 Photos Updated: March 14th, 2008
July 1st, 1993	Guilin, China	Guilin: My third near-death experience in China \| 11 Photos Updated: March 16th, 2008
July 20th, 1993	Hong Kong	Hong Kong - the return \| 1 Photo Updated: March 11th, 2008