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I am a Peace Corps Volunteer working in Ukraine for almost 2 years already. My work here will be finished in May of 2009, and I plan to travel from Ukraine to Hong Kong, where I was born many, many years ago, over land. I'll go thru the Balkan nations, Turkey, Iran, Georgia, Central Asia, India and SE Asia (after a short detour of Norway and England between May 19 and June 1).

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  Getting ready   Sokal, Ukraine on Apr 15, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Day 2 of sampling different travel blog sites   Sokal, Ukraine on Apr 16, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Today I begin my journey   Kyiv, Ukraine on May 19, 2009 1 picture 1 comment
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  Norway: two hikes in two days   Stavanger, Norway on May 22, 2009 0 pictures 2 comments
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  A Lot of Rain and a Lot of Fish   Oslo, Norway on May 25, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The Norwegian Way   Copenhagen, Denmark on May 26, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  May 27 - 31, I wandered lonely as a cloud   Windermere, United Kingdom on May 31, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Budapest and the Chinese connections   Budapest, Hungary on Jun 1, 2009 1 picture 1 comment
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  June 4 and 5, Ljubljana, Slovenia   Ljubljana, Slovenia on Jun 4, 2009 1 picture 1 comment
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  Following the footsteps of Caesar and Hemingway   Bled, Slovenia on Jun 6, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  June 9 - the Aegean Sea - my last day in Slovenia   Piran, Slovenia on Jun 9, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  June 10 and 11 – Back to E. Europe in Pula,C   Pula, Croatia on Jun 11, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  June 12 and 13, Zagreb and Plitvice Lake   Zagreb, Croatia on Jun 13, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  June 14-15: Confused in Sarajevo, BiH   Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Jun 14, 2009 3 pictures 1 comment
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  June 16-17, Mostar-the city that rebuilt the bridg   Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina on Jun 16, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  June 18: Dubrovnik, the Little Venice   Dubrovnik, Croatia on Jun 18, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  June 19: Southern Fjord   Budva, Montenegro on Jun 19, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  June 20: In Albania, Muslims eat pork   Tirana, Albania on Jun 20, 2009 2 pictures 1 comment
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  June 21, 22: Nation of Bunkers   Berat, Albania on Jun 21, 2009 0 pictures 1 comment
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  June 23: lake side disappointment   Ohrid, Macedonia on Jun 23, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  June 24: A saint was born here   Skopje, Macedonia on Jun 24, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  June 25 to 27: a city that survives in style   Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro on Jun 25, 2009 2 pictures 2 comments
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  June 28 & 29: Timisoara   Timisoara, Romania on Jun 28, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  In the land of the Dracula   Brasov, Romania on Jun 29, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Sofia, please say yes and shake your head   Sofia, Bulgaria on Jul 3, 2009 1 picture 1 comment
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  I was in the mountains but couldn’t hike   Bansko, Bulgaria on Jul 4, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  All is not Lost   Plovdiv, Bulgaria on Jul 5, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  20 million souls, two continents   Istanbul, Turkey on Jul 6, 2009 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Nothing is Forever   Bergama, Turkey on Jul 12, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  History and religion   Selcuk, Turkey on Jul 13, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  We enjoyed the sea, but not much else   Fethiye, Turkey on Jul 15, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Is this Middle Earth, or Luna?   Goreme, Turkey on Jul 18, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Gigantic Statues and Plump Apricots   Malatya, Turkey on Jul 21, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Dancing in the mountain   Trabzon, Turkey on Jul 24, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  My First Days in Georgia   Borjomi, Georgia on Jul 28, 2009 12 pictures 2 comments
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  Sword and wine   Tbilisi, Georgia on Jul 31, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Rugged Mountains   Kazbagi, Georgia on Aug 2, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Good life in the Wine Country   Telavi, Georgia on Aug 5, 2009 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Yerevan, a stylish city in the backwater   Yerevan, Armenia on Aug 10, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Eastern Armenia   Goris, Armenia on Aug 11, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Sevan, a city you cannot leave   Dilijan, Armenia on Aug 13, 2009 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Back to Georgia   Mtskheta, Georgia on Aug 16, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The Wild West   Mestia, Armenia on Aug 18, 2009 10 pictures 1 comment
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  Ramadan in Turkey   Trabzon, Turkey on Aug 21, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  Batman!   Diyarbakir, Turkey on Aug 23, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Going South   Mardin, Turkey on Aug 24, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Eating With My Feet in the Water   Hasankeyf, Turkey on Aug 25, 2009 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Nothing Happens in Tatvan   Tatvan, Turkey on Aug 26, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  Got Stuck in Van   Van, Turkey on Aug 28, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Dined but no wine in istanbul   Istanbul, Turkey on Sep 1, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The City of Contrasts   Bangkok, Thailand on Sep 3, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  A trip down the memory lane   Sandakan, Malaysia on Sep 8, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to the embassies   Bangkok, Thailand on Sep 17, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Trekking in the jungle   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Sep 22, 2009 14 pictures 0 comments
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  The Twilight of the Gods   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Sep 29, 2009 11 pictures 0 comments
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  The Killing Fields   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Oct 2, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  The Mekong Delta   Chau Doc, Vietnam on Oct 5, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  To Re-visit the Vietnam War   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Oct 7, 2009 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The Miniature Imperial Palace   Hue, Vietnam on Oct 9, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  I Love Hanoi   Hanoi, Vietnam on Oct 12, 2009 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Relaxing in Vientiane   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 21, 2009 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Gently down the stream   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 23, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Time to work   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Oct 25, 2009 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Just let your sorrows float away   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Oct 31, 2009 15 pictures 1 comment
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  Meeting an old friend in a strange land   Mae Sot, Thailand on Nov 4, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Animal Farm post 1984   Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar on Nov 6, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Burmese Disappointment #1   Hpa-an, Myanmar on Nov 9, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Burmese Disappointment #2   Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar on Nov 10, 2009 7 pictures 3 comments
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  Another Day, Another Long Trip   Mandalay, Myanmar on Nov 11, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  At the Edge of the Golden Triangle   Hsipaw, Myanmar on Nov 13, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Heaven on Earth   Inle Lake, Myanmar on Nov 16, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Reflecting On Myarnmar   Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar on Nov 18, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Changing Hat   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Nov 20, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  My Beach-Comber Days   Pattaya, Thailand on Nov 23, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The traveling part of my journey is over   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Nov 30, 2009 0 pictures 2 comments
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  A Stranger In His Own City   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Dec 8, 2009 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Home   San Bruno, CA on Dec 29, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments