Archive: August 2008

• Thailand

  Magical Mystery Tour to Kanchanaburi

  Aug 28, 2008 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  There’s something seedy and a bit dodgy about Khao San Road and for some reason the travel agents in that area don’t really instill a lot of confidence in me. It probably has something to do with the shady VIP buses they organise that never seem to go all the way to their destinations and [...]

• China

  I Survived the 2008 Beijing Olympics

  Aug 25, 2008 | Permalink | Comment?

  I attended the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and lived to tell the tale. I’m not sure how I did it, but I managed to pull it off. I knew it would be a big party, but I never expected it to be THAT big. I escaped Beijing as a shadow of my former self, my [...]

• China

  A Great Intro to the Olympics

  Aug 09, 2008 | Permalink | Comment?

  We couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to the Olympic spirit than our first day of events. We had a 2pm women’s basketball game to kick off our ridiculously huge schedule of events and it was an awesome day all around.
  The venue was great, the game was fun, beers were less than a buck, [...]

• China

  Fog (Smog?) Descends on the Great Wall

  Aug 06, 2008 | Permalink | Comment?

  In an effort to cram as much in as possible before our busy Olympics schedule was to begin, we booked to head out on a tour of the Great Wall the day after getting back from Xi’an. Two major attractions in two days… looks like my lazy travel days are a thing of the past.
  I [...]

• China

  24 Hours in Xi’an

  Aug 05, 2008 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  I have to admit that I’m a bit of a crap traveller. Given the choice of seeing something famous or actually doing something and meeting people, I’d probably choose the latter and just buy a postcard. As an example, I’m probably one of the few people who’ve been to New York City and not seen that [...]