Tag: adventure
member name: Sean Paul Kelley
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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November 24, 2008 01:51 AM EST --
PLEASE COMMENT, VOTE AND SEND THIS TO FRIENDS HERE AT GATHER. COMMENTS AND VOTES EQUAL CASH FOR ME AND CASH KEEPS ME ON THE ROAD AND KEEPS THESE POSTS COMING.
I've had a few readers ask me . . .
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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 16, 2008 02:51 AM EST --
I just uploaded about fifty new Penang photos. Most are of everyday life. There are a few architecture and scenery shots too. But the majority are of markets, people and foods.
My favorites . . .
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December 16, 2008 03:11 AM EST --
Beyond the blues, beyond the shadows, beyond the rain
Beyond the darkness and all the pain
When you're walking in circles, with holes in your shoes
Love is the road that leads out beyond . . .
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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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February 22, 2009 07:45 AM EST --
If you are like me, you probably find Hindu mythology bewildering. I mean, how many gods are there? I had a discussion in Calicut and asked just this question.
Sanjiv was the first to answer, . . .
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March 26, 2009 09:10 AM EDT --
If you are Indian, or of Indian descent, I must preface this post with a clear warning: you are not going to like what I have to say. My criticisms may be very hard to stomach. But consider them . . .
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November 24, 2008 12:06 AM EST --
PLEASE COMMENT, VOTE AND SEND THIS TO FRIENDS HERE AT GATHER. COMMENTS AND VOTES EQUAL CASH FOR ME AND CASH KEEPS ME ON THE ROAD AND KEEPS THESE POSTS COMING.
One aspect of society I always . . .
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November 28, 2008 04:30 AM EST --
PLEASE COMMENT, VOTE AND SEND THIS TO FRIENDS HERE AT GATHER. COMMENTS AND VOTES EQUAL CASH FOR ME AND CASH KEEPS ME ON THE ROAD AND KEEPS THESE POSTS COMING.
I've visited a lot of . . .
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December 04, 2008 12:41 AM EST --
'I've been thinking 'bout all those goods things I just let slip away.
First it was the good job, then it was the woman that I love. Then it was the car
and all the other material . . .
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December 13, 2008 07:58 AM EST --
I got to Penang--Georgetown to be exact--about 330 this afternoon. I hadn't eaten in at least 16 hours, was not prepared for the heat and had to walk a very, very long way to find an ATM. By . . .
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January 09, 2009 04:45 AM EST --
I took some silly photos around Penang today. I got a new lens for my camera, a 55-200mm, that I absolutely stole the price was so good. I'm still toying around with it but I am looking . . .
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