So, of course, this is probably the worst time for Americans to go abroad in years, maybe decades, as the dollar fell to record lows over the past 8 years.  But now the dollar, considered a "safe haven" in times of crisis, is actually starting to rise.  It's about $1.25 for 1 British pound, the best rate in 2 years.  Well for us American travelers ( Read more... )

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Alright, I'm gonna try the three photos a day thing again.  Wish me luck!
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Amanda visited Tokyo last weekend!
On Friday I showed her my school and the area where I live and we ate huge Hawaiian hamburgers, and that night went to a small cafe that looked like someone's dining room owned by an old lady.  Saturday was huge.  We went to Ueno Park, seeing the Tokugawa family shrine and laughing at animals in the zoo.  Then we ( Read more... )

This will be long, but don't worry, a good chunk of it is photography.

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Cambodia is a surprisingly charming place.  After disembarking from the mostly empty plane on Monday, we met our driver who would pick us up and take us to our room for the night in Phnom Penh, the capital ( Read more... )

I'm at City Backpacker's Hostel north of downtown Singapore right now.  Amanda and I have already spent a day here, and the day before yesterday we were in Seoul.  We managed to see downtown, eat food that we missed, and see Meehyun and Hyuein again.  Even though it was crazy rainy, I think our layover in Korea was quite successful.

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