Around the World in 111 Days

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I will begin in Bangkok then work my way to parts unknown yet longed for still. I will cross the Mekong, the Nile, the Vltava, the River Jordan and float in the Dead Sea. The Dhamapada, the Bible and the Koran will come to life. I will gaze upon the temples of Angkor Wat, the Shewdegon Pagoda, the Reclining Buddha, ancient Petra and get thrown out of the Pyramids of Giza. I will ride an elephant through streams canopied with folliage and follow in the footsteps of Kafka, Lawerence of Arabia and Moses.

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  But First, The Dream   New York, NY on Dec 4, 2004 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Day One: Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 1, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Not Much Between Despair and Ecstacy...   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 2, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Same Same But Different   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 3, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The Land of Smiles   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 4, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Thai Handicrafts   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 5, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  The Major Players   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 6, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Lazing the Day Away   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 7, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Occidental and Oriental   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 8, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Lingering in Limbo   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 10, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Leaving the Land of Smiles...Smiling   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 12, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A Journey Back in Time   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jan 13, 2005 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Year Zero to 2005   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jan 15, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Single-Servings   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jan 16, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Greyhound is Luxurious   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jan 17, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Temple Treking at Angkor   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jan 19, 2005 19 pictures 0 comments
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  20th Floor WalkUp! Great Views! Big Pets Welcome!   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jan 20, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The Best Laid Plans...   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jan 22, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  An Interview with Tene Dara   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jan 22, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The Long Haul Back to Bangkok   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 23, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  You Lazy Laos   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 25, 2005 5 pictures 2 comments
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  I Was Not Murdered   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 26, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The Lackadaisical Lure of Lao   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 27, 2005 14 pictures 0 comments
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  The Curious Things About Monks   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 29, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  An Interview with Monk Vieng Say   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 30, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Extending the Excursion   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Jan 31, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
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  What I Have Learned (Episode I)   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Feb 1, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  So Long Luang Prabang   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Feb 2, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in the Magic Kingdom   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Feb 3, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The Yin and Yang of Chiang Mai   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Feb 5, 2005 15 pictures 0 comments
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  To Trek is Dreck Though Elephantine is Divine   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Feb 7, 2005 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Is There Ever Too Much of a Good Thing?   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Feb 8, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Bumming Around Before Burma   Chiang Mai, Thailand on Feb 9, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The Road to Mandalay   Mandalay, Myanmar on Feb 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Burmese Days   Mandalay, Myanmar on Feb 12, 2005 12 pictures 1 comment
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  Mediocre to Majestic Mandalay   Mandalay, Myanmar on Feb 15, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Bound for Bagan   Bagan, Myanmar on Feb 15, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Temple Tantrums   Bagan, Myanmar on Feb 19, 2005 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Shaken and Stirred   Inle Lake, Myanmar on Feb 20, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Pondering the Padaung   Inle Lake, Myanmar on Feb 21, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Idling in Inle   Inle Lake, Myanmar on Feb 24, 2005 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Rangoon Dreams   Rangoon, Myanmar on Feb 28, 2005 15 pictures 0 comments
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  What I Have Learned (Episode II)   Rangoon, Myanmar on Mar 2, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  I Have Friends in Rangoon   Rangoon, Myanmar on Mar 5, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  I Never Learned the Burmese Word for Goodbye   Rangoon, Myanmar on Mar 5, 2005 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Third World Treatment to World Class Service   Dhaka, Bangladesh on Mar 6, 2005 0 pictures 8 comments
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  From Hopelessness to Hospitality   Beani Bazaar, Bangladesh on Mar 7, 2005 20 pictures 5 comments
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  The Humble American   Beani Bazaar, Bangladesh on Mar 10, 2005 16 pictures 1 comment
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  Saalam Bangladesh   Dhaka, Bangladesh on Mar 14, 2005 9 pictures 1 comment
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  Welcome to Jordan!   Amman, Jordan on Mar 15, 2005 11 pictures 3 comments
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  A High at the Lowest Point on Earth   Amman, Jordan on Mar 16, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The Best Souvenirs   Amman, Jordan on Mar 18, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The Not for Profit Hotel   Wadi Musa (Petra), Jordan on Mar 19, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Petra-Fied   Petra, Jordan on Mar 20, 2005 16 pictures 1 comment
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  Peter O'Toole Can Kiss My Ass   Wadi Rum Desert, Jordan on Mar 21, 2005 17 pictures 0 comments
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  The Vacation Vacuum   Dahab, Egypt on Mar 26, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Charlton Heston Can Kiss My Ass   Mount Sinai, Egypt on Mar 27, 2005 12 pictures 0 comments
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  The Whiplash Sneers and Knowing Smirks of Cairo   Cairo, Egypt on Mar 29, 2005 14 pictures 0 comments
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  What I Have Learned (Episode III)   Cairo, Egypt on Apr 1, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Pyramid Schemes   Cairo, Egypt on Apr 2, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Pyramid Schemes, Part II   Cairo, Egypt on Apr 3, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Losing It   Cairo, Egypt on Apr 4, 2005 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Attack in Islamic Cairo   Luxor, Egypt on Apr 7, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Luxor-ious Settings! (Asinine Title Alert!)   Luxor, Egypt on Apr 8, 2005 24 pictures 0 comments
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  The Egyptification of the Tall New Yorker   Cairo, Egypt on Apr 12, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Expatriate Eccentricities   Cairo, Egypt on Apr 15, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  From Koftas to Kafka in an Absinthe Haze   Prague, Czech Republic on Apr 17, 2005 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Metamorphosis   Prague, Czech Republic on Apr 20, 2005 10 pictures 0 comments
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  What I Have Learned (Episode IV)   Prague, Czech Republic on Apr 21, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  This is the End   New York, on Apr 22, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  AFTERWORD: Costs, Random Thoughts and Outtakes   New York, NY on May 10, 2005 45 pictures 1 comment