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Archive for February 2010

travel diary — day 320

day 316 — i had break­fast and talked to dave for a while, then star­ted my new book ‘the bas­tard of istan­bul’. the book annoyed me (focus­ing on how much armeni­ans hate turks and visa versa) and i refused to read more. i’m sure the book has a happy end­ing and they all grow to […]

photos from nepal

top — a girl shyly looks into the cam­era
middle — a happy local girl
bot­tom — a curi­ous young girl

travel diary — day 315

day 311 — today was a fairly easy day. i had break­fast and drank a cof­fee at an out­door café. i checked email and walked around town. i spent a few hours online in the after­noon, had din­ner and slept.
day 312 — my morn­ing routine had settled into break­fast and cof­fee. the small café had a […]

photos from nepal

top — a moun­tain and misty clouds
middle — a him­alayan view from the val­ley
bot­tom — boom glances in my direction

travel diary — day 310

day 306 — new years eve — the day began with break­fast and chess online, after which i checked out and headed to the air­port. i flew to burma and met some other tour­ists (two koreans and a swiss guy) and we all agreed to share a taxi to town. i had a few errands […]

photos from nepal

top — moun­tains, ice, snow and rocks in the him­alayas
middle — everest base camp, look­ing up at the khumbu ice flow
bot­tom — a crow amongst the prayer flags and the clouds

travel diary — day 305

day 300 — christ­mas day — i woke up early and got the first ferry back to kota kin­abalu. i arrived at my hotel and spent the after­noon online updat­ing my blog. it’s christ­mas day! what other excuse do i need to be lazy?
day 301 — i spent the day fin­ish­ing my blog, play­ing online chess […]