Tag: asia
group name: travel
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December 19, 2007 10:59 AM EST --
To begin at Part One, click HERE
Eighteen hours later, through the fog of a powerful drug, I awoke to what at first I genuinely . . .
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July 04, 2007 11:04 AM EDT --
(Part 3 of 4. To begin at Part 1, click HERE)
The next morning, my first full day in Asia, I had a simple goal: to find . . .
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June 06, 2007 11:33 PM EDT --
(This is the first in a four-part installment recounting the start of my 14-month journey across Asia, which began in October 2003.) . . .
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November 29, 2006 04:26 AM EST --
A few shots of food in Asia, ranging from recognizable fast food to delicious ethnic plates.
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November 03, 2007 02:37 PM EDT --
In the town of Kanchanaburi -- home of the famous Bridge on the River Kwai -- there are also cemeteries, museums, kayaks, and so on. And there are, of course, dogs. Below are . . .
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November 12, 2008 08:36 AM EST --
It goes without saying that for most of his presidency George Bush was, as CNN's Christiane Amanpour once termed . . .
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June 16, 2006 08:38 PM EDT --
I had come to Hong Kong by ferry from Macau, one hour to the west. By the time I was checked for SARS, got my passport stamped, and found my way from the international terminal (on Hong Kong Island) . . .
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June 19, 2008 10:30 AM EDT --
TO BEGIN AT PART ONE, CLICK HERE
Mian said goodbye and the bus continued on toward Peshawar. It was . . .
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December 05, 2007 11:52 AM EST --
He was about 6'4" and said he was from Kuwait, though later an official at the U.S. consulate would tell me he was likely from . . .
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January 02, 2008 03:03 PM EST --
I'm doing something a little different for this week's column. Instead of a "crafted" article, I'm simply posting a . . .
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June 14, 2006 12:23 PM EDT --
A fifteen-minute trudge through cold rain finally brought me to a van going from the Kyrgyz city of Osh, where I had spent the last several days enjoying some of the best outdoor cafes in central Asia, . . .
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July 18, 2007 08:42 PM EDT --
(Part 4 of 4. To begin at Part 1, click HERE)
Four days later, sitting alone on the Great Wall at Simatai, sixty-five . . .
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January 07, 2009 05:47 AM EST --
Holy moly, Mary, Mother of God India is big! I'm doing some preliminary research on the place. Glad I got a six month visa. I think I am ready physically and mentally. I sure hope so. It's . . .
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March 07, 2007 01:28 PM EST --
Several minutes after crossing the border into Uzbekistan I exchanged $20; in return, I got a wad of bills wrapped . . .
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August 04, 2007 06:03 AM EDT --
By Marc Ethier
Gather Correspondent
We’ve seen a lot of mangy mutts on this trip. Which of course have reminded us, one and all, of our mutt Kaya, waiting at home for our return. Poor Kaya!
Asia . . .
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June 20, 2007 07:41 AM EDT --
(Part 2 of 4 -- to read Part 1, click HERE)
The plane banked left to line up with the runway on the edge of hazy Minneapolis. After a ninety-minute . . .
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April 15, 2008 09:01 PM EDT --
To begin at Part One of this two-part series, click HERE
December 2006
Twenty-six months later I'm standing . . .
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July 03, 2008 03:48 PM EDT --
The day had begun in the Chinese city of Kashgar, where I awoke to see thick winter clouds pouring cold rain onto the streets . . .
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June 23, 2006 06:54 PM EDT --
I wrote this journal entry a few days before leaving Sumatra for Singapore. I was at the end of two days beside Lake Maninjau, a crater lake not far from the town of Bukit Tinggi. . . .
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August 26, 2006 11:36 AM EDT --
I'm posting these pictures with only a minimum of commentary (mostly because I have a lot to do today here in Tennessee and shouldn't be spending time posting pictures about Tibet). This . . .
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