I drove down to REI in Milwaukee and got most of the clothes I need. 3 Pair of ExOfficio Boxer Briefs 2 Quick drying t-shirts A combo duffle bag/backpack Quick drying bath towel 2 quick drying (notice a trend here) shirts, buttoned Lightweight rain coat Lightweight, insect repellent hat Socks Dry sack for my laptop …
My house is a disaster. After three months of keeping it immaculate for showings, I’m amazed at how fast things can go to hell. Granted, I’m packing so I have stuff strewn all over, but its still pretty bad. In between putting things in boxes, I’ve been working on my website. If you’re reading this …
I visited the Subterranean River National Park today. My tour group included two Japanese cuties and four very nice, retired Filipino women from the US. In addition to going 1km into the cave, we also got to see big monitor lizards and wild monkeys. I only have about 48 left in the Philippines. I’m going …
So, I’m not in Macau after all. I decided to stay a bit longer so I can get new glasses here. Its cheap and I’d rather not wait until I get to Australia. Also, the impending Christmas season is making it hard to get rooms and flights. I’ll make the best of it. I need …
After another 12 hour bus trip, I’ve arrived in Hanoi. It was probably one of the worst bus trips I’ve taken so far. The bus was packed and I got the misfortune of sitting next to a guy who decided to sprawl all over both of the seats. My cab driver tried to scam me …
I’m really starting to sense the reality of all this. Dishes. Boxed. Toiliet brushes and plungers. Packed. DVD Collection. In storage. Clothing. Only a suitcase left. Freezer. Empty Fridge. Just soda and bloody mary mix. One week from Tuesday, and I’m out of my house for good. I realize that most of these posts are …
My journey to the Sangiran Early Man Site was a bit of a let down to say the least. It was by far the least impressive World Heritage Site I’ve seen so far. It consisted of a museum with two rooms of fossils and fossil replicas in glass cases. That’s it. They are working on …
For the first time since I left Los Angeles, I am not on an island! The boat ride was great and I met a very nice Korean girl on the boat over. Within the hour of arriving in Busan, I’ve had several people come up to me to say hello. Koreans are much more friendly …
I’m off to the airport in 30 minutes to spend most of today on an airplane to Palau. Seeing that Palau is the last place I will be in the world with any sort of link to the US Postal System, I’m going to make a special offer to the readers of this website. To …