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Travels Upon This World
travels :: August 2008 - August 2009
A country by country "blog" of sorts which I kept semi-maintained during my year abroad. With no itinerary, the original plan roughly included the Balkans, the Middle East, the Baltics, and Scandinavia, though one of the many things I learned was an important lesson in ambitious humility. In the end I visited twenty-six countries, and the list stands as: Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegowina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Transdnistria, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Poland as my exit. Enjoy the reminiscence of memory lane. And yes, the longest I ever spent in one place was ten odd days in Dahab.Southern Africa :: June 2005
A month long romp through the seedy underbelly of Africa. Namely, from Joburg through Swaziland, Lesotho, and on to Cape Town. North to Namibia and Etosha, followed by a mad dash through the Kalahari in Botswana back to Pretoria. What better place to learn how to drive manual? And with elephants and kudus as obstacles, at night, no less.New Zealand :: August 2004
From Auckland through Wellington to Christchurch and back, an invigorating tale of adventure in the land home to both hobbits and raindeer. With anecdotal fables and whimsical tales (vis, none of the above), the perfect reading companion for all your questions surrounding the land of the elusive Kiwi. Illustrated. 1680x1050 minimum viewing recommended."A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving." - Lao Tzu
"Travel is glorious only in retrospect." - Unknown