Archive | July, 2009

Burmese Return Part I

by on 10. Jul, 2009 in General, Travel

My first week in back in Rangoon has been everything I could have hoped it would be. I am short on time now as I prepare to leave my hotel and enter a monastery, Dhamma Joti center, located in the Northern party of the city on beautiful Kandawgyi Lake.  So, I will post the first [...]

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Bangkok

by on 09. Jul, 2009 in General, Travel

The first time I ventured to Bangkok was at the very start of my trip to Asia in 2006. My first impression was of a crazy, chaotic, moldering, primitive, undeveloped city. Passing through again a year later, after moving through the landscapes of Burma, India, and Nepal, I was astonished to find a thriving metropolis; [...]

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Last Days in Egypt

by on 09. Jul, 2009 in General, Travel

Back in the city, I turned my attention to next steps. My passport corrupted by an Israeli stamp, I was now barred from entry into not only Israel, but Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Oman, Yemen, the Emirates, Sudan, and Libya. This meant that apart from hopping a flight or a ferry to Cyprus I was essentially [...]

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Nile Hopping Part III: Luxor, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings

by on 09. Jul, 2009 in General, Travel

Known in ancient times as Thebes, Luxor is similar to Aswan in its lacklustre aesthetics and abundance of touts, but boasts some unparalleled historical wonders. The temple of Karnak and the Valley of the Kings being the main attactions. As in Aswan, travelers were scarce and accommodation generally lacking, but after a few days spent [...]

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Nile Hopping Part II: Adventures by Felucca with Captain Ziggy and Company

by on 09. Jul, 2009 in General, Travel

Back in Aswan, we quickly negotiated our escape via Felucca, again and perhaps ill-advisedly through our Nubian Oasis Hotel. Walking the streets of Aswan we were often tailed by mercenary Felucca captains employing charm, persistence and aggression to try and force into booking passage on their boats. They boasted names like “Captain Chillaxin”, promised plentiful [...]

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