Today didn’t turn out quite as planned. We left the hotel shortly before noon to grab an early lunch/late breakfast before heading out on our rented bicycles to pagodaland. That’s what Bagan is all about. It’s Pagoda National Park. There’s … Continue reading
So we’re in Myanmar. It’s a beautiful country. Not at all what I was bracing for. It’s filled with contradictions and surprises. The first surprise came as Thomas and I stepped out of customs. They make every visitor change $200 … Continue reading
This is my longest post ever. I’m getting worse at this. I need an editor. We met a French Canadian girl on the way out from Varanasi. She was, by all indications, completely insane. After staying in Varanasi for a … Continue reading
Yesterday was one of those days that deserves its own entry. After spending the afternoon catching up on email and writing that last post on a dingy old computer powered by a car battery, I walked back to the hotel … Continue reading
Okay, it’s been a couple weeks since I’ve updated. I have four different posts in various states of readiness, but none of them are quite what I’d call done. Writing time has been scarce lately. We’re moving around a lot … Continue reading
So I’m in Dharamsala. In particular, the region called McLeod Ganj, which is the headquarters of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile and home to His Holiness, the Richard Gere. His Holiness settled here in 1959 as a refugee under the protection of … Continue reading
I’m coming up on two weeks of sitting around doing nothing. The first week in Bangkok was well-documented. After that, on the 11th, I was supposed to meet up with my cousin Tom in Delhi. That didn’t work out as … Continue reading
I’m in room 206 of the Vinh Hung hotel in Hoi Ann, the room Michael Caine stayed in while he was here shooting The Quiet American. It’s decked out in antique French colonial furniture, complete with a great big four-poster … Continue reading
It’s been ages since I’ve posted and I’m feeling guilty. It’s the bootleg DVDs, I tell you. They cost $1 and they fill every lazy hour I have. Also, Brad is here now, so I don’t have quite as much … Continue reading
I deleted Spider Solitaire from my laptop. Now I’ve just gotta delete Freecell and I might actually start writing once in a while. Since Brad got here six days ago, my nights have been one long DVD marathon. Hanoi has … Continue reading