Author: dolaws
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Bangkok
Bangkok is a city that assails the senses. Around every corner hides another sound or smell, sight or taste ready to spring upon you. It is not a place for the feeble or faint of heart, unless one chooses to hide behind the windows of high-end tour busses and fancy walled-off hotels. To truly experience…
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Week 4.5: Sydney
To all of you told me to “Go see Sydney,” you were right! Sydney is a charming city, encircling and embracing Sydney Harbor. It reminds me of the way Portland, Oregon winds along, and reaches back and forth over the Willamette River. There is a cheap and reliable system of ferries, trains, and busses, and…
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Week 4: The Road to Sydney
I can’t believe I’m only writing about week four of my travels. The nature of time has shifted significantly since I set out. So much happens in some days, they feel like weeks. I’m sitting here in a hotel in Bangkok updating my blog with travel from just over a week ago, and it already…
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Week 3: Melbourne
Week 3 in Australia was a bit of a whirlwind. Lots of great family time, with more day trips, meals and cricket. Made it to the beach at Seaford again. Saw a fin in the water and immediately thought “shark”, but then saw another fin and the backs of two dolphins curling above the waves.…
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Week 1-2: Melbourne
January 1, 2025 I landed in Melbourne [Mel-bun] at 10:30 AM on New Year’s eve, after a 15.5 hour flight from San Francisco. The airplane food was terrible, but they kept everyone fed, so there was no rioting. I had taken off my shoes about an hour into the flight. As the plane was descending…
Have Suitcase, Will Travel 