This year's Santarchy itinerary is looking to be pretty crazy.

Siggraph Asia will in Hong Kong the week before, from December 12-15. I've never been to Hong Kong or to China, and it's more or less in the neighborhood and on the way. My employer won't pay for my plane ticket or conference pass but they've allowed me to submit the time as work time ( Read more... )

12/9: Got up early and headed to the airport in a grumpy mood with a few hours' sleep. Took a tuktuk the whole way there which was exciting in the way cambodian traffic always is. Our plane was delayed (of course) and we were concerned about making our connecting flight in Bangkok but we pulled it off and arrived in Chiang Mai without ( Read more... )

In addition to its other activities the North Korean government operates a chain of reasonably-priced family style restaurants. This Saturday, Santa Mastermind gave a group of friends and me the opportunity, nay, distinct pleasure and privilege to have a Christmas holiday dinner at "Restaurant Pyongyang", at #400 Monivong Blvd in Phnom Penh, ( Read more... )

12/7: I got up early to visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a sobering educational experience to say the least. Mike was in a morning meeting with a reporter from The Economist while I was over at the museum and we all met up a little after noon. Mike took us to a lunch place called "Friends International", a combination restaurant and halfway ( Read more... )