Istanbul, Turkey July 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 27th Istanbul is a city everyone should visit at least once in their lives. It is like a beautiful woman who also has a wonderful and interesting personality as well. The beauty of this city (and country) runs deep that only a city with so much history could. The…
Hi folks.
Been quite crazy and eventful the past week or two and I’ve been trying to find some time to sort out my Istanbul photos. I’ll post up Istanbul soon, as well as Goreme. I’m in Cairo, Egypt now. It’s been quite a ride to say the least. I’m hoping to catch a train to Luxor…
Reading while on the road.
Having a book to read is essential to me for my down time or when I just want to sit outside in a park/cafe and sip a coffee/tea and relax. 1) Brought my “Rough Guide : First Time Around the World” to start off. 2) Found a John Grisham book on the airplane to Dublin….
Varna, Bulgaria
Varna, Bulgaria July 19th 2010 It was supposed to be the place where I could go and get my tan on. I have severe farmer’s tan and I needed to even it all out. I was supposed to be at a hostel located a minute from the beach. I would get up, walk outside, see…
I need A/C now!
It is 2:25 am, I am sitting in the hostel lounge in Istanbul. I am dead tired and the only reason I am here is because the lounge has A/C and the room upstairs doesn’t (and it’s bloody hot). There is one standing fan to be shared between 8 people but it doesn’t even revolve,…
Brasov, Romania
Brasov, Romania July 16th, 17th, 18th 2010 Another dramatic beginning to a new city. Upon arriving at Timisoara airport from Lviv, I couldn’t withdraw any money from the ATM but luckily, I had some leftover euros which I exchanged into Romanian Lei. Managed to hitch a bus ride all the way to the Gara Nord…
Update on plans…
Well, I’ve been thinking about my schedule (basically making it to Malaysia for Chinese New Year) and it appears if I want to spend more time in Africa and India/Nepal, I will have to sacrifice something. That something is probably Australia. I was going to go there for : Aussie Open, visit some family friends,…
Lviv, Ukraine
Lviv, Ukraine July 14th, 15th 2010 I took the overnight train from Kiev to Lviv. I departed around 10 pm and arrived around 7 am the next day. The train itself was old and I had a bunk that was a bit cramped but I surprisingly slept for most of the journey. The train ride…
Kiev, Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine July 11th, 12th 2010 Kiev was a total 180 compared to Oslo. Upon arriving, I was immersed in a different world. Everything was in Cyrillic and very few people spoke English. I had to depend on Hostelworld directions to get me to my hostel and even then, I got lost because I didn’t…
Oslo, Norway
Oslo, Norway July 9th, 10th 2010 Not much to say about Oslo. It’s quite pretty, things are expensive, everyone gets around on bus, quite a number of museums around. The only one I visited was the Viking Museum, which frankly, for its price, was disappointing. But then again, it’s nice to see some old wooden…