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Hot and Noisy in Phu Quoc
Due to a little bit of China, Leslie and I came to Phu Quoc a little earlier than Brent and Wen Juan. Wen Juan, being a Chinese citizen, had to get permission to leave. Her own little bit of travel curse. Everyone needs a little.
We arrived and walked through town, bought sandals and hats, ate Vietnamese baguette sandwiches and tried to rent some ( Read more... ) -
The Days of My Lives
It seems that people don't know anything about it. I have started to take photos with my new camera in an attempt to get used to it as well as take photos. Here are some of my photos along with some descriptions of what is happening behind these photos.
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Lots of Stuff
Read at your own risk, back to front
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Irkutsk
We stayed at the Trans-Sib hostel. A pretty great place save for its bathroom. The bathroom is large. Larger than any bathroom I’ve seen in years. In one corner sits the door. In another sits the toilet and shower stall squished tightly together. In another corner, 5 feet away. sits a gigantic Jacuzzi tub, exactly the kind of thing you don’t want ( Read more... ) -
Train to Irkutsk
The train to Irkutsk was a pleasant experience. Getting on the train was not ( Read more... ) -
Ulan Ude
After hiking to our hostel, which was just a lady’s apartment, we were greeted by a voice over the phone “One double bed?” “No. Two singles. It says it on our paper.” “Oh...” Sister knocks on our room door, dude walks in, “Hello!” “Good morning!” He picks up the phone. “Yes, okay.” Hangs up the phone. “My girlfriend and I have food poisoning. We ( Read more... ) -
On the Train to Ulan Ude
Our final roommate configuration came to us as a gentleman clad entirely in camouflage. He was rather stinky and a little distant. It’s awkward coming into a train car. Who knows what to expect? Who are these people you will be spending such close quarters with for the next 50+ hours? I dubbed him Ol’ Stinky and he seemed a good humoured fellow. ( Read more... ) -
Leaving the Lord of the East
The last day in Vladivostok was just like the day before the last, only a little rainier. A quote about Vladivostok is that the guy lived there for 4 years and never saw the sun. I suppose my time there was an anomaly. 3 days in Vladivostok and I saw the sun for 1 of those. I now understand the fat g-string guy and the others basking in the sun. ( Read more... ) -
Strip Club in Vladivostok
On my last night in town I decided to go out for a drink as I had not done so. It was all a clever ruse to give myself permission to head to the xXx Night Club. I walked down the street from the hotel to the place with the beer mug on it, expecting a pub. It wasn’t. Across the street where the bouncer like guy was standing. Nothing there either ( Read more... ) -
Entrance to Vladivostok
The bus took about 4 hours and that put us in Vladivostok (Lord of the East) around 8pm. We decided to walk from the bus terminus to figure out a little about the city.
Things we figured out:- The bus terminus is far from the centre
- Russians like camping by the ocean and having fires too
- The roads and waterfronts of Vladivostok are nowhere near as ( Read more... )