Kim and TD + an unexpected lay off + 15 28 months + wanderlust + gratuitous cursing = a dream fulfilled
Posted in Vietnam on Nov 25th, 2009
Saigon is a city of motorbikes. It’s impossible to talk about it without mentioning the swarms of bikes you encounter everywhere. They clog roads, sidewalks and even the home where they are parked inside for safekeeping. When our couchsurfing hosts told us we couldn’t have a true Saigon experience without a bike of our own, [...]
Posted in India on Jun 27th, 2009
Continuing on our escapades, we headed for the biggest and craziest city in India – Mumbai. Okay, we actually couchsurfed in a quiet suburb and left the very next day for Aurangabad. But don’t worry, we’ll be back to Mumbai soon enough. We went to Aurangabad to see the Ellora caves, a system of man [...]
Posted in Finland on May 27th, 2009
1. Finland used to be ruled by Sweden, then Russia, before gaining independence. Fun fact – they also supported Nazi Germany during WWII….whoops! 2. The city has a huge bunny problem. With thousands of these cute creatures overrunning the city, local politicians and newspapers mention the problem as often as possible. View at Picasa Helsinki [...]
Posted in Italy on May 21st, 2009
What comes to mind when you think of Sicily and it’s capital, Palermo? For me, it was the mafia, pizza and cannoli and not much else. I am ashamed to admit that I didn’t know too much about its history, culture or natural beauty before our visit. So when we landed amidst mountainous outcroppings which [...]
Since the beauty of Tuscany’s rolling hills and ancient cities has been written about ad nauseum, we’ll just mention a few of our observations during our travels through Italy this time around. View at Picasa …With sick views…10-May-2009 17:02, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. u1030SW,S1030SW , 5.0, 5.0mm, ’0.004′ sec, ISO 80 addHSSlideshow(‘group5′); Puffy pants – Fashion [...]
Posted in Italy on May 9th, 2009
Ahh…Italy. Generally on everyone’s European travel itinerary. Who wouldn’t want to eat great food, drink luscious wines and immerse oneself in la dolce vita? We spent a few days in Milano, where our buddy Vincenzo schooled us in the Italian aperitivo. Basically, it’s a happy hour where you buy one drink for around 8 euro [...]
