Turkey Boğazkale to Tokat: Hitchhiking and Minibus Journey
AftervisitingtheancientHittitecityruinsinBoğazkale,wemoveddirectlytothenexttownwithoutanovernightstayinthetown.Thereares...
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Turkey Ankara to Boğazkale via Sungurlu: Bus & Hitchhiking
AfteronenightinAnkara,weheadedtoBoğazkale.ThereisnodirecttransporttoBoğazkalesowedecidedtotakeabusandthenhitchhike.
Laos Oudamxay and Muang La
Oudamxay(MuangXay)isanimportanttransporthubwithconnectionstobothVietnamandChina. Westayedtwonightshereandwhilstthere'sno...
Vietnam Dong Hoi
Wespentafewdaysstayingatafriend'shotelinDongHoiandexploringthearea. Mostofthetimewasspenteatinganddrinkingthough!
Vietnam How to get from Hanoi to Dong Hoi
TherearethreemainwaystogettoDongHoifromHanoi;fly,trainorbus.26yearsagoItookthebus,6yearsagoItookanighttrainandthistimewe...
Vietnam Meeting up with an old friend in Hanoi
WehadthepleasuretomeetwithTuan,afriendwhoIhadmetfirstinCanada10yearsago.AboutfouryearsagohewasworkinginBostonandcametost...
Japan Sakurajima Island
SakurajimaIslandisonlya15minuteferryrideawayfromKagoshimaandit'svolcanoisverymuchactive.WenoticedthespecialbagsaroundKag...
Japan Kumamoto
IreallyenjoyedwanderingaroundKumamotoandvisitingthetopspotsattheCastleandtheSuizenjiJojuen(Gardens).Thefoodisgoodandthep...
Armenia A weekend in Yerevan
WetooktheverycomfortablenighttraintoYerevanfromTbilisiandarrivedat06:55.Ruben,agoodfriendwhoIhadnotseenformorethan10year...
Georgia Night out in Tbilisi
WehadalovelynightoutwithMirandaandoldfriendwhoIhadnotseenformorethantenyears.Itwasgoodtocatchupaftersomanyyearsandhappyt...