Asian Occasion

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Asian Occasion is the 3rd blog in the series since our open-ended nomadic travels began in November 2009. This time, we are off to Asia, backpacker style. We have lived, worked and traveled in Asia often over the past 20 years and this marks our return to the region. We will revisit some of our favorite spots as well as venture to places we never had time to go to before. We begin in June 2011 and end.... who knows when. Detailed plans? Who needs 'em!

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  Beginning of Asia Occasion   Los Angeles, CA on Jun 5, 2011 4 pictures 4 comments
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  Obamacha Ice cream anyone?   Kamakura, Japan on Jun 6, 2011 61 pictures 1 comment
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  Only in Japan   Kyoto, Japan on Jun 14, 2011 18 pictures 1 comment
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  Kyoto ... So Refined   Kobe, Japan on Jun 14, 2011 76 pictures 0 comments
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  Yanjing, A Slow Boat to China   East China Sea, Korea Rep. on Jun 15, 2011 51 pictures 2 comments
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  On Dry Land Again   Tianjin, China on Jun 17, 2011 85 pictures 0 comments
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  A Queue from the Manchus   Shenyang, China on Jun 25, 2011 61 pictures 0 comments
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  Ding Dong, Dan Dong   Dandong, China on Jun 28, 2011 45 pictures 0 comments
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  Waking up in the Wrong Bed   Erdao Baihe, China on Jul 1, 2011 9 pictures 2 comments
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  Dire Straights, Money for Nothing   Changbai, China on Jul 2, 2011 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Sunny and Warm in Shenyang   Shenyang, China on Jul 3, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Touting Beijing   Beijing, China on Jul 4, 2011 22 pictures 0 comments
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  A Fortnight in Beijing   Beijing, China on Jul 5, 2011 139 pictures 1 comment
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  Trans-Mongolian Railway   Erenhot, China on Jul 18, 2011 41 pictures 0 comments
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  We B n UB   Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia on Jul 19, 2011 56 pictures 1 comment
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  Week Two in Ulaanbaatar   Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia on Aug 1, 2011 33 pictures 1 comment
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  Terelj National Park   Terelj National Park, Mongolia on Aug 4, 2011 40 pictures 0 comments
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  Ducks in a Row   Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia on Aug 6, 2011 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Amarbayasgalant Khiid - Monastery In Need of TLC   Amarbayasgalant, Mongolia on Aug 7, 2011 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Tough job, but had to be done   Hutag, Mongolia on Aug 8, 2011 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Morons in Moron   Moron, Mongolia on Aug 9, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Goodbye Chimgee, Alex, Matt, & Sophie   Jankhai, Mongolia on Aug 10, 2011 40 pictures 0 comments
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  A Hellish Ride   Tsagaannuur, Mongolia on Aug 12, 2011 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Riding in Reindeer Country   Tsagaannuur, Mongolia on Aug 13, 2011 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Milking Reindeer   West Tiaga, Mongolia on Aug 14, 2011 70 pictures 0 comments
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  Long Ride Off the Mountain to a Warmshower   Tsagaannuur, Mongolia on Aug 16, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  They Did it Again!   Moron, Mongolia on Aug 17, 2011 17 pictures 1 comment
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  Herder's Paradise   Tes, Mongolia on Aug 18, 2011 15 pictures 1 comment
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  Treeless Vistas   Bayan Nuur, Mongolia on Aug 19, 2011 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Rescued Russians and the great Salt Lake   Uureg Nuur, Mongolia on Aug 20, 2011 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Kazakh Hospitality   Olgiy, Mongolia on Aug 21, 2011 36 pictures 0 comments
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  Kazakh Handicrafts   Olgiy, Mongolia on Aug 22, 2011 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Driving Far Far West   Altai Bogd National Park, Russia on Aug 22, 2011 39 pictures 0 comments
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  Glorious Glaciers   Altai Bogd National Park, Russia on Aug 24, 2011 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Smoothing Ruffled Feathers   Olgiy, Mongolia on Aug 25, 2011 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Five Maids A-Milking   Khoton and Khurgan Lakes, Mongolia on Aug 26, 2011 46 pictures 0 comments
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  Aral Tuva Stones   Khoton Nuur, Mongolia on Aug 27, 2011 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Putting Kazakh Hospitality to the Test   Tsengel Hayrhan Suma, Mongolia on Aug 28, 2011 28 pictures 1 comment
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  EAGLE HUNTER OF TSENGEL   Olgiy, Mongolia on Aug 29, 2011 47 pictures 0 comments
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  Step'in on the Steppe   Tsambagarav Mountain, Mongolia on Aug 30, 2011 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Moving the Ger   Khovd City, Mongolia on Aug 31, 2011 21 pictures 0 comments
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  CAMELS HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE   Hunhata-Örtöö, Mongolia on Sep 1, 2011 22 pictures 1 comment
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  "How Sick is He?" We Asked   Uliastay, Mongolia on Sep 2, 2011 3 pictures 1 comment
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  Just the Two of Us   Tosontsengel, Mongolia on Sep 3, 2011 7 pictures 0 comments
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  'Tis the Season - We've Got Nuts   Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia on Sep 4, 2011 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Having Kittens!   Kharkhorin, Mongolia on Sep 5, 2011 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Popping the Camel's Cork (Opps!)   Mongol Els, Mongolia on Sep 6, 2011 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Northern and Western Mongolia Tour Summary   Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Sep 7, 2011 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Last Call for Khorkhog   Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Sep 12, 2011 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Buggy in Beijing   Beijing, China on Sep 13, 2011 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Calling on the Cave Dwellers   Qikao, China on Sep 17, 2011 81 pictures 0 comments
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  4 Nights in the Best Ancient Walled City in China   Pingyao, China on Sep 19, 2011 88 pictures 0 comments
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  Scenic Detour   Lanzhou, China on Sep 25, 2011 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Tibetan Buddhist in Xiàhé   Xiahe, China on Sep 26, 2011 83 pictures 0 comments
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  Ganjai Grasslands   Xiahe, China on Sep 30, 2011 40 pictures 0 comments
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  Heading West Along the Silk Road   Dunhuang, China on Oct 4, 2011 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Verdant Trees, Light Khaki Sands & Cerulean Sky   Dunhuang, China on Oct 15, 2011 48 pictures 0 comments
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  Edge of the Gobi   Dunhuang, China on Oct 17, 2011 22 pictures 1 comment
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  A Tread of the Silk Road   Urumqi, China on Oct 18, 2011 59 pictures 0 comments
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  Uyghurs do it in the Oven   Kashgar, China on Oct 29, 2011 69 pictures 0 comments
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  What a Bunch of Animals!   Kashgar, China on Oct 30, 2011 52 pictures 0 comments
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  Stone City of Kite Runner Movie Fame   Tashkurgan, China on Oct 31, 2011 40 pictures 1 comment
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  Where are the Women?   Kashgar, China on Nov 3, 2011 66 pictures 0 comments
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  Day One on the Southern Thread   Yarkand, China on Nov 8, 2011 34 pictures 0 comments
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  Fear of Foreigners   Hotan, China on Nov 10, 2011 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie   Qiemo, China on Nov 12, 2011 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Mystifying Desert Landscape   Rouchang, China on Nov 14, 2011 6 pictures 0 comments
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  20 Sardines to Yitunbulake   Huatugou, China on Nov 15, 2011 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Closing the Loop   Xining, China on Nov 16, 2011 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Thangka Town in Qinghai   Tongren, China on Nov 23, 2011 49 pictures 0 comments
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  Amdo Milariba (Milarepa) A One-of-a-Kind Monastery   Hezuo, China on Nov 27, 2011 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Tibetan Fairyland   Langmusi, China on Nov 28, 2011 48 pictures 1 comment
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  Tradition Meets Tourism Juggernaut   Songpan, China on Nov 30, 2011 23 pictures 0 comments
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  BLESSED ARE THOSE THAT CLEAN THEIR TEETH!   Chengdu, China on Dec 1, 2011 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Take It to The Limit, One More Time....   Shenzhen, China on Dec 9, 2011 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Elevated Reality; Surfing in Hong Kong   Hong Kong, China on Dec 11, 2011 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Māyhèm in Shēnzhèn   Shenzhen, China on Dec 15, 2011 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Yangshuo; for better for worse   Yangshuo, China on Dec 22, 2011 57 pictures 0 comments
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  Intriguing People - Drew and Carrie; USA   Yangshuo, China on Jan 3, 2012 2 pictures 2 comments
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  Koolin' It in Kunming   Kunming, China on Jan 4, 2012 61 pictures 0 comments
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  Bliss in the Mist   Duoyishu, China on Jan 19, 2012 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Stairway to Heaven   Duoyishu, China on Jan 20, 2012 36 pictures 0 comments
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  Bringing in the Year of the 亥 Pig   Laomeng, China on Jan 22, 2012 41 pictures 0 comments
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  New Year's Day at the Temple   Duoyishu, China on Jan 23, 2012 29 pictures 0 comments
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  Miao Festival in Laomen Village   Duoyishu, China on Jan 24, 2012 29 pictures 0 comments
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  First Impressions of Jinghong   Jinghong, China on Jan 25, 2012 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Dai Hospitality   Jinghong, China on Jan 27, 2012 47 pictures 0 comments
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  A Day in Xīshuāngbǎnnà   Měnghùn, China on Jan 29, 2012 54 pictures 0 comments
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  Intriguing People – Steven; Belgium   Jinghong, China on Jan 30, 2012 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Crossing into Laos by Bus   Luang Nam Tha, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Feb 1, 2012 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Relaxing in Laos' Cultural Capital   Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Feb 3, 2012 71 pictures 0 comments
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  Busted Flat in Vang Vieng   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Feb 18, 2012 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Night Train to Bangkok   Nong Khai, Thailand on Feb 19, 2012 18 pictures 0 comments
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  The Bangkok Post   Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 20, 2012 35 pictures 3 comments
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  Carrying on to Cambodia   Battambang, Cambodia on Mar 8, 2012 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Bangin' Battams in Battambang   Battambang, Cambodia on Mar 11, 2012 52 pictures 0 comments
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  Up the Lazy River   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Mar 12, 2012 42 pictures 0 comments
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  Big Heads   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Mar 14, 2012 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Killing Fields and Royal Palace of Phnom Penh   Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Mar 15, 2012 34 pictures 0 comments
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  Monkeying Around in Snookieville   Sihanoukville, Cambodia on Mar 17, 2012 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Kamping in Kampot   Kampot, Cambodia on Mar 24, 2012 37 pictures 0 comments
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  Cambodian Wetlands   Kep, Cambodia on Mar 29, 2012 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Vietnam at Last!   Ha Tien, Vietnam on Apr 2, 2012 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Marvelous Floating Markets of the Mekong Delta   Can Tho, Vietnam on Apr 4, 2012 72 pictures 0 comments
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  Nine Dragons of the Mekong   Ben Tre, Vietnam on Apr 9, 2012 48 pictures 0 comments
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  Quickstep in Saigon   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Apr 11, 2012 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Mountain High   Dalat, Vietnam on Apr 13, 2012 36 pictures 1 comment
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  Delighted with Dalat   Da Lat, Vietnam on Apr 17, 2012 38 pictures 0 comments
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  Villa Pinkhouse Tour - Ride with Rot   Da Lat, Vietnam on Apr 18, 2012 49 pictures 0 comments Recently Updated