 Daniel Riegel - Out of Scope | All Comments |
Comments | |
| 14th May 2008 anonymous | - From: One Night In Bangkok Women have adam's apples too... everyone has one. It's USUALLY just more prominent in men than in women, however it can be very prominent in women and not show at all in men. What, you think that just cause a man doesn't have a prominent one then he's a woman?! I doubt you ever thought that.... so why the other way around? Learn anatomy, I beg of you, before posting something so insulting about women. |
| 22nd February 2008 anonymous | - From: One Night In Bangkok awesome! |
| 24th April 2007 Caroline Riegel, no relation | SO JEALOUS - From: The Land of One Million Elephants If I ever make it out to Laos, I will be sure to try the Gibbon Experience! |
| 14th February 2007 Out of Scope | Thanks, Eddie! - From: Rebels, Smugglers, Gangsters and... Backpackers? Thank you for the clarification. That makes much more sense than than calling it a temple. |
| 14th February 2007 Karyn R-F | Wats up! - From: 5 more nights in Bangkok Once again, mon frieire, you continue to wow us with both linguistic and photographic virtuosity. I live vicariously through your description of warm beaches and gildedn buddhas, and wish that Craig and I were also swinging through trees on a zip line. Keep on rocking in the eastern world love k |
| 13th February 2007 Mom | Stick insect and LOVED the orchids - From: Rebels, Smugglers, Gangsters and... Backpackers? Is the stick insect the form--appears a little bit gray-green--that's bisecting the phot horizontally? And you're right--I loved the orchids. Mom |
| 12th February 2007 eddie | Expo Temple - From: Rebels, Smugglers, Gangsters and... Backpackers? Hi Daniel, Interesting blog. Just wanted to let you know that the temple at the Royl Flora Expo is actually a recreation of the old northern style royal palace rather than an actual temple. It would have been the place where the King met diplomats and advisors. That's the reason why you didn't see a Buddha statue there. It was built to showcase local artists and craftspeoples skills. |
| 11th February 2007 Joyce Strom | Supurb Photos - From: 5 more nights in Bangkok Daniel, You have outdone National Geographics.Think about a book. |
| 3rd February 2007 Out of Scope | Poetic License - From: Rock, Paper, Fish Well, the paper part of the title is a bit of a stretch. It was supposed to be a riff on Rock, Paper, Scissors. The paper I was thinking of was the paper lanterns they launch into the sky at night on the islands. |
| 3rd February 2007 Joyce Strom | National Geographic-pay attention - From: Rock, Paper, Fish The photography and narrative are just supurb.We look forward to each new adventure. |
| 2nd February 2007 Leroy Strom | your title - From: Rock, Paper, Fish I get the rock and the fish, but where's the paper? Love your photos as well as your commentary |
| 31st January 2007 Judy Brauner | WOW WOW WOW!!!! - From: Rock, Paper, Fish Your writing is sublime. We just returned from Viet Nam and Cambodia and I didn't know how to describe the beautiful karst outcroppings on Halong Bay until you did it for me. I want to read everything you write,. Your descriptions are eyewatering. There we were in Bangkok, and who knew I was so unimaginably close to this phenomenal sceery in the Similans. I want to go. Climbing, I have to leave for my next lifetime, diving also, but there must be some sublime snorkeling spots. When we were in that part of the worl we snorkeled in the Gilly Islands and saw fabulous fish. Love your blog and the pictures are wonderful. We loved Angkor Wat also. Amazing!!!! Keep having a safe and great journey. i will be following it. Love, Judy |
| 14th January 2007 Mama Joan | Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeew! - From: Rock, Paper, Fish What an adventure! But I don't think I would have wanted to be on this leg of the trip--well maybe that spectacular diving. But that "easy" cliff looks plenty steep to me. Keep your blogs coming. The photos are sublime. Mom |
| 28th December 2006 Neeta | - From: A New Religion As a British Sikh I read your piece on the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) with much interest. The reason for this was to gain the perspective of a non-sikh regarding the temple and Sikhism, which I'd say was surprisingly similar to my views! Amritsar and Punjab in general isn't really a big holiday destination, glad you enjoyed it, if anyone gets the chance to go try the mattar paneer (its one of Punjab's signature dishes (tastes great)) at any dhaba you go to. Also try visiting Chandigarh- an up and coming city. |
| 22nd December 2006 claire and herb | great trip and great description - From: One Night In Bangkok enjoying your details of your journeys. your caution on the food is so wise. any contact and discussion with the natives having a command of english. keep enjoying and stay well |
| 11th December 2006 Tony | - From: Desperately Seeking Turkey Bonjour! great update. Have you been to Greece or planning to? there are some really great places to visit there too. Keep it up, it feels like being there too :) Tony http://tony-in-ny.blogspot.com |
| 11th December 2006 Mamacita | I'm reliving our trip to Turkey thru your eyes - From: Desperately Seeking Turkey I'm visiting Lisa and family and will show the girls tomorrow where their Uncle Daniel is traveling. Dad & I loved Ephesus and, of course, Bodrum, but we've told you all about that. Your sister learned to walk on the wall of the crusader fort--she was 11 months old. The rock climbing sounds exciting, but not my speed. Can't wait to hear your first detailed entry from Thailand. Mom |
| 10th December 2006 Jessica | - From: Desperately Seeking Turkey Hi Dan, Great news! I'm glad that you sent some stories - I was beginning to think that you had been taken hostage or something. Good luck with the Turkish toilets! Best, Jessica |
| 30th November 2006 Mom | On Being a Beach Bum - From: A little change of course Truth to tell I was a bit surprised that you were on an island; except for the sandbox days up to the age of 2 you were never crazy about the beach. But the scuba diving must be amazing. Can you rent an underwater camera? If not--Thailand is probably not that touristic--try to describe what manner of undersea flora and fauna you've seen. I went scuba diving once, off Isla de Mujeres in Mexico, when I was even younger than you. It was amazing. Enjoy every minute! Mom |
| 25th November 2006 Tony | - From: A little change of course Bonjour! hope you're enjoying Thailand it's a great country.... have you tried surfing there? Tony http://tony-in-ny.blogspot.com |
| 10th November 2006 mary | again - From: Chayna sorry forgot to mention ...............those pictures r fantastic.............. |
| 10th November 2006 mary | hi - From: Chayna did u really like this place..........ya its really very beautiful right.....i too found this place very cool..beside this ur journal played the very important role. thanks man.good luck |
| 4th November 2006 Colleen | Istanbul! - From: East, meet West Let me know if you'll be in Istanbul on Monday (write me at colleen@gurhan.com). When I'm back at work I'll send you the e-mail of a friend of mine that lives there! Unfortunately, I don't have her e-mail at home...(and I think it's a different than those in our NY office). I'm sure her and her husband (both speak English very well) would be happy to show you around a bit, or get dinner. They're wonderful! |
| 3rd November 2006 Out of Scope | Pretzels - From: On the Road Again The pretzels (called simit) are still everywhere. They are a nice way to quite the stomach's grumblings between kebabs. In fact, apparently, some vendors have opened up fixed stores, where they sell highly eloborate simit with heaps of toppings. |
| 3rd November 2006 Out of Scope | Baths - From: On the Road Again I went to the super famous one last n1ght - ca alo ulu, last night. It was pretty beautiful, and very refreshing. I think I might visit another one tonight, as I am feeling a bit soggy from a day of walking around in the cold rain. |
| 3rd November 2006 Out of Scope | Pudd1ng Shop - From: On the Road Again Hi Doris! I think it is still there. I walked into the place and looked around, but I'm not sure it remains the traveler mecca that it was back then. I will stop by again and see if they got anything going on. I'll post a photo of it and see if you recognize it! -Daniel |
| 2nd November 2006 Tony | What's next? - From: On the Road Again Glad to know you're back on the road. Really looking forward to read about your new adventures :-) Tony http://tony-in-ny.blogspot.com |
| 1st November 2006 Doris Rachles | Pudding Shop - From: On the Road Again Daniel: I can't resist asking you if the Pudding Shop is still in Istanbul. When I was there many moons ago that was the place where travelers met and many (tall) tales were told as some trekked east into the vast unknown and others returned to more familiar territory. Ahh, the stories and characters and the turkish coffee. What a combination. Enjoy it all. Doris |
| 1st November 2006 lily | go to a turkish bath... - From: On the Road Again as much as possible!! |
| 1st November 2006 su rubin | pretzels - From: On the Road Again do the the street vendors still sell those wonderful seseme seed pretzels ? I agree with your mom about the fresh fish dinner - I remember walking across a bridge and finding a restaurant right on the bridge - Ed and I loved Turkey as well. We were there twice! |
| 31st October 2006 Joan Riegel | It must feel great to be out there again... - From: On the Road Again Dad and I loved Turkey! The City was so alive and vibrant; to us it was wonderfully exotic; of course we hadn't been to India. I remember eating fish freshly caught in the Bosphorus and cooked on little charcoal grills that were on the little fishing boats. That was one of those tastes that will never be equalled, I fear. Mom |
| 8th June 2006 Deepak | good snaps - From: Of Sand and Camels Looks like you are having fun for all of us .. Makes us nostalgic for "Desh" keep em coming .... |
| 23rd May 2006 Anuj Anand | Good reading - From: India. Good to see you today at Bear. I was going through my emails and found link to your blog. I am born and brought up in Delhi. so I decided to read this first. I really liked your writup. I still can't belive you left job when all the way to nepal and India to explore. I wish I had such freedom in my mind... Keep in touch.. emailanujanand@gmail.com |
| 20th May 2006 Joan (Mom) Riegel | So what did you wish for? - From: Of Sand and Camels So--what did you wish for? C'mon, you can tell me! |
| 12th May 2006 Marina | J E A L O U S Y ! !! !! ! - From: The Southern Arc (or Getting Used to It) Dan the man. your photos make me want to flick off my future career and roam the world again! I hope you're having more of a blast than you let on. Those photos of the women dancing are really great. You're doing a great job at capturing the essence. Makes it easy to experience some of what you're experiencing and writing about in your "essays." It's finals time but give us a ring when you're in town and maybe we can catch up in the flesh...just to see if you've changed...like, maybe grown some facial hair ;) |
| 2nd May 2006 Padma Gordon | awesome journey! - From: The Southern Arc (or Getting Used to It) Hey there Daniel, Wow! so awesome that you are traveling to all of these marvelous and mystical places...I loved Rajasthan...gosh, I think I was last there in 1985...gulp, over 20 years ago! amazing! Great hearing about your journey...so glad you're doing it...just perfect...expands the heart, mind and soul. Looking forward to seeing you at Karyn's wedding. with love, Padma/Laurel |
| 1st May 2006 Kim Jong II | Blue Blood - From: The Southern Arc (or Getting Used to It) Dude, I'm confused, I thought your blood turned blue at New Haven....? |
| 28th April 2006 Vicky Cosgrove | Wow! - From: Into the Fire I just checked in...this trip sounds amazing and I am filled with impossible jealously. I'm so glad you're having a wonderful time. :) |
| 27th April 2006 Judy Brauner | Spellbound!!!!! - From: India. JUST started receiving this blog and it is so compelling that i am reading it at 2a.m. and can't put it down. Great fotos and great writing. I'm lovin' it!!! Have fun..be safe. |
| 20th April 2006 dariel | monkeys are cool - From: Into the Fire The monkey looks like a little man! :) |
| 13th April 2006 Roz Gordon | We miss you - From: India. It is Passover and the sedar and we miss you! This trip sounds amazing! Much love, Roz |
| 11th April 2006 Mom | Love the photos - From: India. The photos are really professional looking. And I love your writing style. Mom |
| 6th April 2006 Yacavone | How are ya! - From: India. Checking the site once in a while. Looks like you are having a great time. |
| 5th April 2006 Out of Scope | Deadlines - From: Back to Civilization Yo Bivash. I'm on vacation. Quit harassing me. Besides, I just posted another epic entry. So there. When's Calypso going to be ready? ;) |
| 2nd April 2006 Bivash | You haven't posted in a long time - From: Back to Civilization Now that you are in India access to the net should be easier. Just wondering why you haven't posted in such a long time. |
| 27th March 2006 Just Jessica | WOWZA - From: Back to Civilization Hey Dan! Your stories are amazing! Thanks for sharing these thoughts... Till next time - Jessica |
| 23rd March 2006 Tom Yacavone | - From: Going South Great Pictures... I have a Calypso question for you ...LOL We miss you! |
| 22nd March 2006 dariel | rhododentron - From: Going South Those trees are so cool! I always thought the plant was so-so, but now I'm a big fan. I hope your knee feels better! |
| 17th March 2006 Alaric | Government waste - From: Trekkin..., The Continuation You've Been Waiting For I don't know to what you refer when you speak of our government expenditures on personal religious journeys, but we did some years ago have a practice of flying presidents around to get haircuts. |
| 17th March 2006 Alaric | Nepal's cities - From: Trekkin..., The Continuation You've Been Waiting For Re: your last post, I thought you would appreciate knowing that Pokhara is, according to the 2001 census, the 4th city in Nepal by population, slightly behind Biratnagar and Lalitpur (all three have between 155,000 and 170,000 souls each). It might hearten you to know, however, that, of the top 4 cities, Pokhara is by far, the fastest-growing. And I doubt Lalitpur compares to it in vibrancy, as it looks like a mere suburb of Kathmandu. You might get to see how Biratnagar stacks up, for I suspect you might visit it on your way to India. If so, I look forward to your report. |
| 15th March 2006 Bunny F..... | Awesome! - From: Trekkin..., The Continuation You've Been Waiting For Thnx D. for the wonderful photos and interesting info....Your trekking=Travelblog is fascinating....Keep climbing, ohming, & writing!!! |
| 15th March 2006 woody | wow - From: Trekkin..., The Continuation You've Been Waiting For Don't despair, there's a cubicle with your name on it waiting for you back in the states. Lucky man, have a ball. Have you checked out ethicaltraveler.org? Unusual travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God. Enjoy! |
| 14th March 2006 dariel | wow - From: Trekkin..., The Continuation You've Been Waiting For Looks like you're turning into Mountain Dan! I hope you're well! |
| 14th March 2006 Mom | Sounds amazing - From: Trekkin..., The Continuation You've Been Waiting For So you've been living in the lap of luxury! I thought you'd be sleeping in tents. If you'd told me I would have come along! |
| 14th March 2006 anonymous | - From: Trekkin..., The Continuation You've Been Waiting For Sounds amazing. Joan |
| 13th March 2006 Rachael | How long will you be in Nepal? - From: Chayna Wow, I have two Nepali students, Ramaya and Dhruba, who say that their families would love to meet you and show you around. Are you still in Nepal? For how long? |
| 12th March 2006 Kim Jong II | Buddha Boy - From: Chayna Did you guys encounter the now-missing Buddha Boy on your treks? |
| 9th March 2006 lan | patan - From: Chayna wow, those pictures are quite beautiful with intertesing temples and ...motorcycles! i guess now, by the time i read your journal, eddie and michelle have had abandoned you. try to learn more than how to say "no". |
| 9th March 2006 lan | an alien? - From: GMT +5.75 other than the smell, what else was there that made you feel like an alien (not the one referred by the press here for non-us citizens)? |
| 9th March 2006 lan | non-essential item - From: Getting ready... a large comfortable pillow... |
| 8th March 2006 Joel H | - From: Chayna Awesome pictures, amigo. Enjoy the Jomosom trek! I've never been back that way, but I hear it's spectacular. (I think the exquisite tower above is the Mahabuddha or tower of a thousand buddhas, but check your handy Lonely Planet to be sure) |
| 1st March 2006 Maman | Don't do anything I wouldn't do - From: GMT +5.75 Daniel--DO go off the beaten track (especially if you have at least another traveler with you); it was always the source of my most exciting travel experiences. Those, however, were quite tame--in the back country of Western England or to some of the less frequented Greek isles--compared to what you'll be doing! |
| 28th February 2006 Tom Yacavone | Miss You - From: GMT +5.75 Dan - I am glad to hear you made it! Please send me good pictures for my wallpaper! |
| 27th February 2006 Jessica | Great to hear from you - From: GMT +5.75 Hey Dan! I'm glad that you've landed--- Regards to Eddie and Michelle. Can't wait to see the first of the pictures come in. Jess |
| 27th February 2006 Bisham | Pics - From: GMT +5.75 We can't wait for the pics. Hurry up! |
| 26th February 2006 Kim Jong II | Hope you made it okay - From: Getting ready... Did you end up getting some kind of insurance? Keep in mind the Maoists... |
| 21st February 2006 saurav | non-essential item - From: Getting ready... a compass since you never know where you may end up. With that word of confidence, best of luck !! :) |
| 19th February 2006 Alaric | Non-essential items - From: Getting ready... A hamster. You know why. |
| 19th February 2006 Alaric | Non-essential items - From: Getting ready... A hamster. You know why. |
| 17th February 2006 ken | Items - From: Getting ready... Don't bring your iPod. Do bring toys for the local kids. $10 bucks at a local supermarket for balloons and crayola crayons and stuff like that will bring days of fun to entire villages if you get off the beaten path. But my non-essential travel item I always bring is knitting. |
| 16th February 2006 Bisham | non-essential item for trip - From: Getting ready... a dependency engine |
