Tag: adventure
member name: Sean Paul Kelley
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November 12, 2006 10:30 AM EST --
We left Yazd early in the morning for our date with the Dasht-i-Kavir. We made good time; stopping only once for a picnic in the middle of some salt flats 300 kilometers outside Yazd. Bread, feta cheese, . . .
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September 07, 2006 03:33 PM EDT --
The last hurdle has been hurdled. Our passsports now have valid visas for the Islamic Republic of Iran in them. All I need to do now is buy the airline tickets, pack and wait. I am actually going to see . . .
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September 23, 2008 11:00 AM EDT --
Tomorrow morning when I awake, walk out of my flat and head to the bus station I will begin the adventure of a lifetime. I will get on a bus and head off towards Malaysia and the famed spice trading city . . .
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April 05, 2006 10:00 PM EDT --
from a June 2003 trip
As a general rule I do not change money at airports, unless there is an ATM machine and I can pull out enough local currency to get me where I need to go. I usually do it later, . . .
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September 07, 2006 08:56 PM EDT --
I find myself with a dilemma, albeit a fortunate one. I am traveling to Iran to further research on a book and to accrue more personal experience with the people of the old Inner Asian trade routes. That . . .
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November 01, 2006 06:14 AM EST --
Before Father and I left for Iran I told myself I would not post about politics. I'm still very hesitant to do so, mostly because people will think I have 'gone native' if I do. But sometimes . . .
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November 11, 2006 11:20 AM EST --
We passed through the Qeysarieh gate (see previous post for location), a pair of Parthian horsemen turning backwards, bows drawn, ready for a final shot, stand at opposite ends of the tympanum. Was the . . .
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May 15, 2007 10:29 PM EDT --
Tehran's Mehrabad Airport is a cheerless backwater, especially at four in the morning, after enduring a 10-hour flight to Amsterdam, a nine-hour delay, followed by the six-hour flight to Tehran. . . .
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April 27, 2006 07:38 PM EDT --
I used to smoke. I used to climb mountains. I used to climb mountains and smoke.
Now I don't smoke, but I will climb mountains when I get to China next week.
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April 28, 2006 01:36 AM EDT --
In less than a week I will leave for China. I can't wait. I am so ready. It's been almost two years since I've been anywhere.
We checked the weather in Mongolia today: 31° and snowing. . . .
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May 17, 2006 03:23 AM EDT --
Video Blogging Can be Found Here.
My father and I are currently in Guangxi Province, the city of Yangshou, Garden of the Earth as the Chinese poets call it. Magnificent. It's my father's favorite . . .
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May 30, 2006 11:21 PM EDT --
My latest China video-blog can be viewed here.
Enjoy.
Previous video here.
And you can see my China photos here.
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June 03, 2006 12:14 AM EDT --
Ever wondered where silk comes from and how it is made? Ever wanted to watch the process?
Well, wonder no more and watch this video I made of my trip to China recently.
Enjoy!
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December 09, 2006 05:29 PM EST --
Wanna see what the Federales, graffiti and general damage to the city of Oaxaca looked like?
I’ve posted some photos here.
The day I left Oaxaca, the Federales were leaving too--not all of . . .
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December 10, 2006 03:58 PM EST --
Here are a few photos from Monte Alban, the ancient Zapotec capitol that sits atop a flat topped mountain overlooking Oaxaca. The site is impressive itself, and so is the view. I hope to have a video soon. . . .
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March 18, 2007 04:34 PM EDT --
my Azerbaijan series will return next week.
"Your life will be in danger," my friend Bill had told me the afternoon of my flight to Oaxaca in early December.
His warning was bracing. . . .
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May 17, 2006 03:54 AM EDT --
My video casting can be found here.
More videos of China can be found here.
We got a reasonable start on the day by finishing breakfast by 830. We lingered around the hotel for another hour, settling . . .
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June 05, 2006 08:23 PM EDT --
In an small, hidden neighborhood in Eastern Xi'an, just outside the city walls, is a Taoist temple rumored to have been originally constructed in the 12 century.
The temple is the home of the Eight . . .
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February 06, 2009 10:05 AM EST --
Mamallapuram was a dusty little seaside town with naught but ten or fifteen cross streets. One half of the town is dedicated to tourism and travelers, for both are here in equal measure. Othavadai . . .
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February 15, 2009 05:25 AM EST --
"So, why haven't you done what I requested," my buddy asked via gmail chat.
"I've been busy," I replied. "Always busy in India."
"Whatcha been doing . . .
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