So - I need to start getting back to LJ as my walkabout really kicks into gear, as I hope to actively do some blogging here ( Read more... )

I've finally been getting some of my vacation photos posted online.

If you'd like to check them out, they're at http://mrcreature.smugmug.com and I'll be adding more over the coming days.

Well, I'm back home. I've been back for a couple of days but my head is still spinning from the combination of jet lag an playing catch-up socially and with work ( Read more... )

My time at sea was wonderful. The weather has been great and it looks like I will miss the approaching typhoon. I am now getting ready to head back home. I'll post at least one larger wrap-up when I get back, and look forward to seeing everyone soon...

I'm going to keep this brief, because the Internet Cafe I'm in has no A/C or fans and I'm literally dripping sweat ( Read more... )

I had a great day today. This morning, I took a four-hour bus trip through one of the most beautiful parts of Vietnam - the Central Coastal Mountains - from Hoi An to Hue. It was gorgeous - tall green mountains and beautiful blue ocean, with many quaint villages along the way ( Read more... )

I don't have much new to add since my last post. Danang was really just a waypoint in my travels - I didn't do or see much there. A quick update on my hotel, which I described as a "hovel" last night. It was not a great place by Western standards, but not bad by Asian's. I mean - what do you expect for $10? It was still the top-rated place in two ( Read more... )

Tonight I'm in Danang, at a quiet little hovel on the riverfront. My plane took off in weather conditions in Saigon that no American airport would ever allow. Thankfully, it was a nice new Airbus jet and not one of the little turbo-props or Soviet hand-me-down Tupolev planes they sometimes fly. I made it here safe and sound. Danang is really just a ( Read more... )

Actually, it's evening here, but it's morning back home and I had to use the cheezy title ( Read more... )

So right now I'm freaking out about how to get to Vietnam. Their government decided to allow me in to their country and granted my visa, but their national airline doesn't seem to want to answer the phone. I've been calling their local office for over 2 hours. I may try their Saigon office in a minute, but it's already after 5. I was hoping to take ( Read more... )