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Southeast Asia, China, and Trans-Siberian railway

a trip by John McCabe
From: January 23rd 2007
Until: December 21st 2007
Phra Siratana Chedi and Phra Mondop Phra Siratana Chedi and Phra Mondop

Phra Siratana Chedi and Phra Mondop
January 23rd 2007
Oriental setting

Including Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Macau, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Malaysia again, Indonesia, Macau again, China again, Mongolia, and Russia
Trip Length: 11 months
Blog Entries: 107
Photos: 2892
Words: 82002

Blog Entries

Date Blog Title Location
January 23rd 2007 Oriental setting Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok
January 26th 2007 Thai way to hell Asia » Thailand » Western Thailand » Kanchanaburi
January 29th 2007 Capital punishment Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayutthaya
February 2nd 2007 Capital one Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Sukhothai
February 7th 2007 Life in a northern town Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai
February 10th 2007 Two wheels good, four wheels bad Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Mae Hong Son
February 16th 2007 In search of ghosts Asia » Thailand » Northern Thailand » Nan
February 17th 2007 A Laos report Asia » Laos » West » Ban Houayxay
February 18th 2007 Cruise blues Asia » Laos » West » Pakbeng
February 26th 2007 Monks' 'hood Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang
February 27th 2007 Somewhere down the Nam Ou river Asia » Laos » West » Nong Khiaw
March 2nd 2007 Inching east on Route 1 Asia » Laos » North » Viang Thong
March 5th 2007 A plague of sabai dees Asia » Laos » East » Sam Neua
March 7th 2007 Come unfriendly bombs and fall on Laos Asia » Laos » East » Phonsavan
March 10th 2007 Capital village Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane
March 12th 2007 Resisting the temptation of octopus beards Asia » Laos » South » Tha Khaek
March 15th 2007 Boy meets girl (again) Asia » Laos » South » Pakxe
March 17th 2007 Filling my pants Asia » Laos » South » Khong Island
March 18th 2007 South of the border, down Stung Treng way Asia » Cambodia » East » Stung Treng
March 19th 2007 Dissing the dolphins Asia » Cambodia » East » Kratié
March 23rd 2007 It's so sad but it happened in this town Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh
March 26th 2007 First glimpses of a glorious past Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap
March 27th 2007 Following in the footsteps of Angelina Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap
March 28th 2007 The small thing of gods Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap
March 30th 2007 A wasted journey Asia » Cambodia » North » Battambang
April 2nd 2007 An unwelcome return Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh
April 5th 2007 A fistful of dong Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City
April 9th 2007 Move along - there's nothing to see here Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » My Son
April 11th 2007 Much-missed moto mendacity and a refreshingly revolutionary religion Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Da Nang
April 12th 2007 Town constructed from parts of Hanoi? (3,2) Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An
April 15th 2007 The pineapple farmer's art of emotional blackmail Asia » Vietnam » North Central Coast » Thua Thien - Huế » Hué
April 20th 2007 Ascending dragon Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
April 24th 2007 Paying an arm and a leg for a Hand(span tour) Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay
April 27th 2007 Gibbon time Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh
April 30th 2007 Good moaning in Vietnam Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa
May 1st 2007 Into the Middle Kingdom Asia » China » Yunnan » Gejiu
May 3rd 2007 Reign of terraces Asia » China » Yunnan » Yuanyang
May 4th 2007 Things on sticks Asia » China » Yunnan » Jianshui
May 8th 2007 City of Eternal Spring Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming
May 13th 2007 Raining, cats, and dogs Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali
May 20th 2007 Naxiville Asia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang
May 21st 2007 First sighting of the river of golden sands Asia » China » Yunnan » Qiaotou
May 23rd 2007 A little bit of TLG Asia » China » Yunnan » Tiger Leaping Gorge
May 26th 2007 Across the valley from the 52nd highest mountain in China Asia » China » Yunnan » Fei Lai Si
May 27th 2007 There and back again Asia » China » Yunnan » Lower Yubeng
May 30th 2007 The non-fiction nominal Shangri-la Asia » China » Yunnan » Zhongdian
June 1st 2007 Capital of the White Wolf state Asia » China » Sichuan » Xiangcheng
June 4th 2007 Where all the cowboys have gone Asia » China » Sichuan » Litang
June 5th 2007 The eastern border of the "real" Tibet Asia » China » Sichuan » Kangding
June 10th 2007 Spiceworld Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu
June 13th 2007 Giant *as Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu
June 14th 2007 Behind the masks Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu
June 15th 2007 A chink in the Great Firewall of China Asia » China » Sichuan » Songpan
June 17th 2007 Blue water thrill Asia » China » Sichuan » Jiuzhaigou
June 21st 2007 A town of two provinces Asia » China » Sichuan » Langmusi
June 23rd 2007 1,429 cultural revolutions Asia » China » Gansu » Xiahe
June 25th 2007 Something in the air Asia » China » Gansu » Lanzhou
June 27th 2007 Wall's end Asia » China » Gansu » Jiayuguan
June 29th 2007 A quick dip into Xinjiang Asia » China » Xinjiang » Hami
July 1st 2007 Because of the sand which is there Asia » China » Gansu » Dunhuang
July 8th 2007 Hardy pottery in the secret chambers Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an
July 16th 2007 Back in the high life again Asia » Hong Kong
July 18th 2007 Cod and chips Asia » Macau
July 20th 2007 The curiously high incidence of dirty old dogs in the nightlife Asia » Philippines » Pampanga » Clark
July 22nd 2007 Gavin self-destructed here? (5) Asia » Philippines » Vigan
July 23rd 2007 City of pines Asia » Philippines » Baguio
July 26th 2007 Cliff hangers Asia » Philippines » Mountain Province » Sagada
July 27th 2007 Terrace talk Asia » Philippines » Ifugao » Banaue
July 28th 2007 Small wonder Asia » Philippines » Mountain Province » Batad
July 31st 2007 Enveloped Asia » Philippines » Manila
August 1st 2007 Headin' for the island, tomorrow mornin' we'll be there ... Asia » Philippines » Daanbantayan
August 6th 2007 Easter island Asia » Philippines » Malapascua Island
August 7th 2007 Death of a server Asia » Philippines » Cebu » Mactan Island
August 12th 2007 The Borneo agenda Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kota Kinabalu
August 14th 2007 It's only mountains Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Mount Kinabalu
August 15th 2007 Visiting the relatives Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary
August 18th 2007 Jungle life Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kinabatangan
August 20th 2007 Bus station blues Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Sandakan
August 21st 2007 One more night Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Kota Kinabalu
August 23rd 2007 How to be a zillionaire Asia » Brunei » Bandar Seri Begawan
August 24th 2007 More bus station malaise Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Miri
August 26th 2007 A highly dangerous harvest Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Bintulu
August 27th 2007 Where isn't the beef? Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Sibu
August 30th 2007 Ailurophilia Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak » Kuching
September 1st 2007 Eyeful towers Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur
September 4th 2007 Country one's found in India? (9) Asia » Indonesia » Java » Yogyakarta
September 7th 2007 John versus the volcano Asia » Indonesia » Java » Mount Bromo
September 18th 2007 My future retirement home (part 1) Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Ubud
September 25th 2007 My future retirement home (part 2) Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Ubud
September 27th 2007 Back in Mac Asia » Macau
September 28th 2007 Old Canton Asia » China » Guangdong » Guangzhou
October 1st 2007 Somewhere down the grey Li River Asia » China » Guangxi » Yangshuo
October 3rd 2007 River town Asia » China » Guangxi » Xingping
October 6th 2007 Terrace scope Asia » China » Guangxi » Dazhai
October 8th 2007 In search of Dong Asia » China » Guangxi » Sanjiang
October 10th 2007 The Dong show Asia » China » Guizhou » Zhaoxing
October 11th 2007 A change of direction Asia » China » Guizhou » Kaili
October 24th 2007 Never saw a man so alone Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming
November 2nd 2007 The second coming of Shanghai Asia » China » Shanghai
November 6th 2007 China's first space program Asia » China » Beijing
November 19th 2007 Perfect -10 Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar
November 25th 2007 Exile on Dzerzhinskogo Street Europe » Russia » Siberia » Irkutsk
November 28th 2007 In hot water Europe » Russia » Siberia » Krasnoyarsk
November 30th 2007 Yekaterinburg hotels 1 Backpackers 0 Europe » Russia » Urals » Yekaterinburg
December 11th 2007 There lived a certain man in Russia long ago Europe » Russia » Northwest » Saint Petersburg
December 17th 2007 The end of the line for John Bernardovich Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow
December 21st 2007 Hit the north Europe » United Kingdom » England » North Yorkshire » Saltburn-by-the-Sea
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I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info
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