It took us about 5 hours to get from Yazd to Isfahan by bus, and the some cinematic roadside scenery kept me awake (nearly) the whole time. I wish I could describe some of it to you in words, but I’m afraid I’d either overhype it or not do it enough justice. Photos of [...]
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The Road to Isfahan
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012From Antigua to Tikal
Saturday, November 26th, 2011Antigua, a UNESCO World Heritage city rich with history (and foreign tourists), is known for many things. From its defining pastel facades to quaint cobblestone streets to the fact that it survived everything from wars to natural disasters, Antigua has come a long way to become Guatemala’s premier global hotspot. Don’t have a lot of [...]
Into the Desert
Monday, July 11th, 2011Last year I was confronted with a choice between Udaipur or Jaisalmer given my limited time. In the end I chose Udaipur due to warnings that Jaisalmer was way too hot this time of year (55 degrees celsius?!). I think I had chosen wisely, not only due to the serendipitous nature of how Udaipur worked [...]
From Kathmandu to Pokhara
Saturday, June 25th, 2011Other than metaphysical discoveries during the trip, our ride to Pokhara from Kathmandu was everything you’d expect from a local bus in the subcontinent: Departs 15 minutes earlier than scheduled As a result, had to be flagged down by 2 American travelers running as fast as they could Twisting and turning roads along the mountain [...]
Kappadoyka
Thursday, June 16th, 20112 hours after my 13 hour flight from LA, I boarded a 12 hour overnight bus with Calvin to Cappadocia. It was like 11am pacific time when I got on the bus; I was well rested and wide awake. This was going to be a long ride for me. But much as I was dreading [...]
En route to Istanbul
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011It’s currently 3am in Turkey, and I’m sipping very very hot chai at a very very cold remote rest stop 3 hours outside of Istanbul. They made me pay to use their squat toilet. Oh squat toilets, how I missed you so. – What we did a few hours before we left: checking out [...]
From Holy Crap to Holy Cappadocia
Monday, June 13th, 2011With whatever luck I get with running into people, I’m cursed when it comes to waiting for people at the airport. Yesterday as I waited outside arrivals to pick up my travel partner Stephanie, she was waiting for me to pick her up inside at baggage claims. Since neither of us had any means of [...]
Thoughts on the Road
Friday, August 6th, 2010Last night. Overnight bus in the middle-of-nowhere, India. A song from a distant past starts to play on the iPod. The last time I heard the song I am also on a night bus: It is exactly 11 years ago in the middle of mid-Atlantic America and I am returning from a theme park with [...]
