Red-eyes suck the life out of you. Even though I sleep most of the 4 hour flight from Islamabad to Bangkok, I wake up older. At least a month of my life was lost tonight. You don’t feel it right…
Pakistan and Phuket: Asia – Day 22-25
Pakistan is one of my favorite countries. The people couldn’t be more different from me culturally, but they are open and inviting. Every person I meet shakes my hand warmly and smiles, from guards armed with MP5s to drivers, hotel…
A little kick in the ass on our way out: Day 20-21 – Asia – China – Beijing
Could there be a worse Monday morning? The milky haze that blankets beijing is hot and sour. It’s the worst weather we’ve seen in the past week. On the day we went to the wall, we could see the mountains,…
A Great Day on the Great Wall: Day 19 – China – Asia
Beijing has been usually cloudy and smoggy this past week. It’s normally a hazy city but apparently the rains have been much heavier this year. Blue skies overhead and a view to the mountains is better than I could have…
A working week in Beijing: Asia – China Days 15-18
The hotel made a mistake when it gave us free breakfasts and evening appetizers. Not only do we look like scruffy barbarians from Dunhuang, we eat like them too. We, the hungry wolves, scarf down fresh fruit, cereal with skim…