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| 19th October 2008 sultan | great man great job, - From: Hunza - Now that's paradise hi man nice web side and full of information about hunza thanks. you did a great job . and so nice pictures . thanks take care, by |
| 15th October 2008 steve | interesting - From: Get me out of here. NOW Interesting journal without being niced up too much. Honest feelings. Sincere and blunt. I like it. |
| 2nd October 2008 gorea | enjoyed reading ur blog - From: "Take care of my friend" i was laughing hard about some of your comments regarding the places you went to and the people you met from the philippines.. i envy you coz i am a filipino but i've never been to palawan.. hayzzz.. but i will... thumbs up for your nice blog about us( well in general) |
| 13th August 2008 Engr. Farman Karim | Hunza-the real paradise on the planet - From: Hunza - Now that's paradise The magnificant pics have been captured from mind blowing locations, really the place paradise on earth. Excellent job. |
| 18th June 2008 Mell | - From: The land of Dracula Those pictures of the Bran castle bring back memories. I was in it in July 1989. The interior is looking a lot more comfortable then when I was there. I spent my night in Brasov sleeping in my tent around 200 M from the castle with wolves howling around me all night. :D Mel |
| 20th May 2008 liaqat | - From: Hunza - Now that's paradise hi di is liaqat from old hunza inn.................conguratulating u on ur effort to bring forth the real beauty of hunza....thanks..........best of luck for ur next adventutres toures... |
| 14th April 2008 zartash | hi - From: Hunza - Now that's paradise very nice blog.. two pictures are not loading please upload them again.. |
| 14th April 2008 zartash | hello - From: Rakaposhi base camp i've been to northern areas twice but the way you presented it is really amazing.. |
| 29th November 2007 iulia | - From: The land of Dracula Hi Victor! I'm a Romanian, someone send me to this page and I was very excited to read your trip journal. I'm glad you had a good time here, it's a shame you couldn't visit the monasteries in Moldavia. They're exceptional, especially the Vornonet one (the one with that unique blue colour). And also Sibiu, it's a city in Transylvania and this year it was elected as the capital of Europe. Don't know what happened with the sarmalute with mamaliga you tasted, because they're supposed to be delicious! And with cream on top! Yumm! :p The Bran Castle belonged to Vlad Tepes (also called Vlad Dracul, meaning Vlad the devil, from who the whole Dracula story began). During his reign (around 1450) he imposed those cruel punishments, that's how he got the name. But he was a prince with a deep sense of justice. ;) And he is so needed these days because of the problems we have with the gypsies. :p Not all people here want to leave for the US. It's true that many think of that, but also many young people want to stay here and make a difference. Including me! :D There are still many things to be done for this country. Hope your article will make many people plan a trip to Romania! You won't be sorry! ;) All the best to you all! iulia |
| 4th July 2007 Azhar | Good Observations - From: Darkness, brain curries and guns. It is an excellent entry. Detailed and very interesting to read. I am from Peshawar, so it was very interesting to see the perspective of a foreigner about my city. |
| 24th May 2007 Tim S. | Great read!!! - From: Chilling hardcore in Dahab Just read through most of your adventures, starting in europe...very informative and interesting...looking forward to your next one though it has been six months or so since the last one...can't wait for the next entry |
| 18th May 2007 RIZWAN QADIR | HI - From: Hunza - Now that's paradise MY NAME IS RIZWAN QADIR. LIVING IN PAKISTAN AND HAVE SEEN HUNZA VALLEY BUT IN UR TRSVEL BLOG I DID ENJOY VERY MUCH. MY CONTACT NUMBER IS +92-302-8152757 |
| 18th May 2007 RIZWAN QADIR | GOOD JOB - From: Hunza - Now that's paradise HI HOW R U IAM WELL AND WISH U TO BE SAME I HOPE THIS MALE WILL FIND U IN GOOD HEALTH.UR COLLECTIONS IS VERY GOOD I LIKE IT HAVE A VERY GOOD JOB THANKS FROR U |
| 15th May 2007 Andrew | Funny - From: Shock and fear in Tirana Hi. What an interesting story. Ive read several stories of foreigners who have visited Albania but if I had to chose, yours is in the top 5 list. So funny. Im sorry u had to have those two experiences though, and Im glad u enjoyed the rest... hopefully if u ever decide to visit it again in the future, the place will have more to offer to foreigners, especially regarding information, transport and accomodation. |
| 8th May 2007 SilviaZho | - From: Dali I just finished my 7-day trip in Yunnan and remembered this blog. I did read this but it was too different from what I saw. It looks very peaceful in your picture. But in my eyes, Dali looks like a huge plaza, noisy and too many people. Terrible~~ But Lijiang and Shangrila are really beautiful. And I also went to Deqin, moved by the gigantic jokul. It's holy. |
| 13th April 2007 Emil | Cool article but stupid jokes - From: Sofia Hey Victor, I've absolutely no idea where else in the world you have been - you may have mentioned this somewhere on your blog site but I did not bother checking this up - but I am gonna say one thing to you, very seriously: Don't mess up with Bulgarian history and don't say it is boring, my brother! Somehow Canadian history does not really strike me as a good benchmark... Alright? Now, maybe to a sophisticated backpacker like you a history of 13 centuries may mean nothing, but to most intelligent people out there, that is quite a feat! And if you think it is boring to just invade that territory and then be under Turkish occupation for 500 years, just go read some books and watch some movies to find out more about that. But, wait a minute - I forgot - your favorite pastime while on your first night in a new city is to watch "Eurotrip" - that tells me a lot... So, anyway, I think you have made some nice pictures, and it is nice that you ate spaghetti and enjoyed the big 2.5 litre beer. So I am happy you were on the overall happy from your trip. I don't care if you'll keep this post or delete it (I'll probably never come back to this site anyway; I just happened to come across it as I was looking for some other information on Sofia). Enjoy your future trips! (I think you should also go to Khazakhstan, I am sure you'll have plenty to say in Borat-style lingo after that). Emil |
| 3rd April 2007 Punit | Must mind your words before typing in - From: "Surely the gods must live here, this is no place for men" I am sure you are not that educated enough to comment on any activity. You must mind your language before writing in about any area of any country. Read you blog self and trace couple of comments must to be changed. |
| 13th March 2007 Kate | Cheers! - From: Bosnia: coffee, beer and war Just wanted to say how informative your Sarajevo entry is. I'm off there next month and this had made me even more enthusiatic and informed on the place. Excellent and good luck with your travels :-) |
| 13th February 2007 Meat | - From: "Americans good! Bill Clinton good man!" ! JE ! JA |
| 9th February 2007 multicultural | - From: Get me out of here. NOW come on face it, you've got some issues with everything China and Chinese. deal with it. |
| 6th February 2007 tane | St. BLAISE'S CHURCH - From: Dubrovnik The first picture titled "Cathedral" is, in fact, St. Blaise's church. You cannot have two cathedrals in one town. The "cathedral 2" is the real cathedral. By the way, a few days ago (Feb 3) was St. Blaise's feast. St. Blaise is the patron saint of Dubrovnik, and his feast has been celebrated for over 1040 years now. |
| 21st January 2007 Iulia | Romania! - From: The land of Dracula Hey Vic! I'm happy to hear that you liked Romania, too bad we didn't synchronize our trips so I could show you some other nice places in Romania..and make you tast REAL 'mamaliga" cuz the one you tasted, definitely wasn't the good one! Sending you kisses ;) |
| 20th January 2007 jhon | hi - From: Kashgar and the road to Pakistan you are great sosjean2006@yahoo.com.cn |
| 16th January 2007 Gen | iiiich! - From: Fungi or Phallus? The debate rages on. The only thing for sure is that if I was a giant, I'd watch carefully where I sit around here. Ma nouvelle destination! Je ne savais vraiment pas qu'il y avait une autre vallée des pénis que celle du parc Maisonneuve ; ). Que d'émotions! Pour ce qui est de la raison des sols rouges et blancs alternés, c'est surement un changement important de climat. Le rouge provient souvent du fer et des déserts et le blanc du CaCO3 et des océans... Ce qui semble très pertinent vu l'emplacement du site. Les océanographes aussi peuvent répondre ; ). |
| 12th January 2007 Kim Vandystadt | Ephesus - From: Ephesus, Pamukkale and Konya Salut Victor! Je suis contente d'avoir eu de tes nouvelles! :) Me semble que ça faisait un bout de temps. Je ne peux m'empêcher de faire un commentaire sur tes photos d'Ephesus! Ça m'a fait tout drôle de les voir car je dois dire qu'elles sont pas mal identiques aux miennes! (à part pour celle où tu es monté tout là-haut et passé par-dessus des barbelés... moi je me suis contenté de la carte postale! lol) Lors de mon voyage en Grèce et mon court arrêt en Turquie je dois dire que le site de la ville d'Éphèse est le plus beau site archéologique que j'ai vu. J'en ai été bien impressionné. C'est facile de s'imaginer à quel point la ville devait être majestueuse. Sur ce, bon restant de voyage et je ne peux attendre de voir tes photos et lire tes commentaires sur l'Égypte! :) Prends soin de toi! Kim xox |
| 11th January 2007 manon beaudry | quelle belle aventure - From: East meet West Allo Victor! parmi ses voeux de bonne année, ta mère m'a fait part de ton périple...wow!! je viens de visiter ton blog (en diagonale mais j'y reviendrai de plus près bientôt car tout me semble si intéressant...et que dire des magnifiques photos!!!) et je voulais juste te dire à quel point tu avais eu une belle et grande idée. profite bien de chaque moment! Manon (tsé l'amie de Denise qui est orthophoniste à Joliette et qui t'a, il y a longtemps, refilé des trucs de Montignac...) |
| 10th January 2007 Helene V | Bonne annee - From: East meet West Coucou victor, ca faisait longtemps que je n'ai pas visite ton blog, j'arrive pas a croire que tu sois deja en Europe!! j'adore tes photos!! Amuse toi bien en Europe et prends bien soin de toi. Fais moi signe quand tu reviens a MTL. A bientot. |
| 6th January 2007 Barry | Excellent! - From: Bosnia: coffee, beer and war I was just there (sarajevo) in June 2006.... your pics brought back all the great memories that I stil have of Bosnia. |
| 4th January 2007 VictorT | - From: Belgrade I know I didn't give Belgrade the chance it deserved. I was in a bad mood when I got there and didn't feel like going out. I can't give every place I visit enough time to do them justice. I definately bit more than I could chew in Europe because there's so many interesting places in such a small area. I should've seen less places and stay longer in each. It just felt like a crime to go from Prishtina to Sarajevo (which I had planned to see years ago) while missing Kotor and Dubrovnik or to go from Sarajevo to Bucharest and miss Belgrade. But that's what I should've done and then come another year and do Serbia/Montenegro/Croatia when I had more time. Live and learn. The women I've seen walking around sure made going clubbing a more interesting option than almost every other city I've been in but I didn't feel like it this day. I need to go back in summer one day. |
| 4th January 2007 marko | belgrade?? - From: Belgrade well, too bad.. seems you missed out Belgrade almost completely. Not even visited it's major sights, not to say about feeling the vibe.. whatever.. wish you all best on your journeys. marko |
| 3rd January 2007 Kim Vandystadt | Wild Swans - From: The land of Dracula Salut Victor! Je ne peux m'empêcher de faire un commentaire sur Wild Swans. Je l'ai lu moi aussi il y a quelques mois et je dois dire que c'est le meilleur livre que j'ai jamais lu. C'est incroyable les émotions qu'il fait ressentir. Bon bien sur ce, bon voyage et j'ai bien hâte que tu sois rendu en Égypte...j'ai vraiment hâte de voir tes photos et tes impressions de là-bas! Prends soin de toi! Kim :) |
| 3rd January 2007 njtry | russian? - From: Belgrade just that church is not russian ;-) and you missed the best part of belgrade life - didn`t really meet anyone and didnt go out... maybe thats why it is boring entry... |
| 27th December 2006 Brandon | are you alive? - From: Bosnia: coffee, beer and war Hey Victor, I assume by the fact you have approved people's comments that you are still alive but it has been over a month since an update on your exciting adventures. Way to keep the readers in suspense! Can you believe how long you have been gone already- since that bus ride to vancouver! wow! Hope all is well man! And as Kim said it- I hope you had a Merry Christmas and wish you a very happy New Year- filled with many more adventures. |
| 22nd December 2006 Kim Vandystadt | Joyeuses Fêtes - From: Bosnia: coffee, beer and war Salut Victor! Wow quelle aventure tu vis! C'est complètement incroyable de lire tous tes blogs... j'en suis déboussolée à chaque fois! hehe Je voulais te souhaiter un Joyeux Noël même si tu es à l'autre bout du monde. Prends soin de toi et reviens-nous en une pièce! ;) Kim |
| 17th December 2006 Melanie | A map isn't enough! - From: Near Death Experience on Holy Tibetan Mountain Reading your story was like deja vu. I also went to Yading this summer, stayed in that crappy tent lodge, and attempted the trek around Mt. Chenresig. Like you, I also got lost and had to retrace my steps the next day. At the lodge, we found out that two German girls who had met in Daocheng were lost in the park. They were stupid - and went out without a map, light, or proper clothes. As an experienced wilderness backpacker, I brought the map and trail description from chinabackpackers.com, bought warm clothes in Daocheng, a compass, and plenty of food. I set off with 3 others from the Tent Lodge, and it was a spectacular hike to Milk Lake. But, as we got to the top of the first Col, we saw a wall of clouds approaching. Sarah and I decided to stop there for lunch, and the Isreali couple promised they'd wait up for us down the trail. Sarah and I descended from the Col and walked past a lake, according to the trail description. Beautiful - emerald green lake, glaciers, and so many flowers. There were so many azelas that the mountainside looked purple. It was still cloudy, though, so we couldn't see the mountain. According to the trail notes, we should have passed the lake in an hour, but it took nearly two. We started to get a bit nervous when we came to a river ford - the notes hadn't mentioned that. Unfortunately, the Isrealis had the compass with them. But, in the distance, we saw a "group of huts" that was in the notes. Just then, a wall of fog moved in on us, and we could barely see 3 meters in front of us. We headed in the direction of the huts, through boggy, shitty land. We found one man at the huts, who invited us to sit inside. It was about 4pm, and we knew that we had to make a quick decision whether to try to make it to the monestary or to stay put. The Isrealis would surely worry about us. But, we figured that it was better to come out alive, and opted to stay in the hut. The stone hut was no Tibetan house - it was hardly large enough to stand, had a dirt floor, and a fireplace in the middle. But it was dry, and the weather was getting worse. The yak herders didn't speak Chinese, and I began to pat myself on the back for bringing a Tibetan phrasebook... until I realized that they spoke a different dialect of Tibetan and couldn't read. Bummer. We spent the night staring at one another and showing them our headlamps, sharing food, and showing them our headlamps. Sarah and I slept together on a narrow yak mat on the floor and two yak herders slept together on a mat on the other side of the fire (very Brokeback Mountain). Twice I woke when mice jumped from my head to the rice sacks beside me. Like you, we decided to retrace our steps the next day. We shook our heads when we realized our mistake the day before: we had missed a right turn at the top of the 1st Col, and had been going in the wrong direction all day after lunch. We later learned that if we had kept walking, we would've reached the road back to Daocheng. But, we were off our map. We were supposed to meet our driver at the entrance at noon. Although we hiked faster than I've ever hiked without stops, we didn't get to the entrance until 3pm. The Isrealis had apparently waited for us, then left when they were mistakenly told that Sarah and I had already left for Daocheng (it was apparently the lost German girls, who had somehow found their way out). Luckily, I had the driver's mobile #, and was able to let them know we were OK. It was a teary reunion. We were exhausted and filthy, but happy to be alive. We found out that the Isrealis also had a hard time finding the monestary in the bad weather, and did everything in their power to try to arrange a rescue. Moral of the story: The map in Chinabackpackers.com is not sufficient. After the 1st Col, there are no signs, and the trail isn't always obvious. Yak trails can easily get you off track. You need a good topo map, and I don't know that one exists. You'd think that they could give you a map for your $10 entrance fee, but apparently they don't care if people die. Even in good weather, the 2nd day is long and very strenuous. Bring camping gear if you have it, though it won't be fun hauling it up the mountains. Without gear, you need a guide. But, it's worth it! It's truly one of the most beautiful places I've seen. TLG doesn't even come close. And go to Tagong. For more, email me: roberts.m.r@gmail.com |
| 16th December 2006 Marina | hi - From: Bosnia: coffee, beer and war Hey Victor, It sounds like you are having an awesome time. I've read quite a few of your entries and really your journey sounds amazing. I can't believe that you've seen all these amazing places and experienced all these new things! Anyways, I was remembering some of the good times TA'ing last year... Seems like so long ago... Take care! Marina |
| 11th December 2006 Sivia | HI~~cat - From: World's youngest country! I see the cat, its really really really cute! I like it! and it makes me couldn't help writing something. No matter what happened, I like this blog, and I will always follow it. :) Good luck! |
| 9th December 2006 marko | .. - From: "Americans good! Bill Clinton good man!" interesting blog entry. I could only add few things to it.. Prizren's citadel is actually what's left from 14th century Serbian one. Prizren used to be the capital of 14th century Serbian Empire (although Serbs had only two emperors, and empire lasted for no more than 29 years). Huge mosk in Prizren (the biggest one, with the tallest minaret) is actually built from the stone of the fortress. Destruction around the fortress is caused by repeated albanian attacks on that neighborhood, since 1997 when first cases were recorded. You guess why - it was settled with serbian population. Name of that neighborhood is St.Panteleymon. I watched some documentary about it, 3 years ago, and there used to be only 1 serb inhabitant in Prizren at that time (2003), and recently, there was another documentary about the same man, whose home got burned a year ago. Too bad you couldn't get into Ljevishka church in Prizren, it is also UNESCO listed for it's exceptionaly frescoes (some say, world's best preserved orthodox fresco works, as they happened to be covered with plaster until 1950ties!). However, I believe they are totaly destroyed after 1999. One more thing. Happenings of 1999 can not be that easy explained , although you pretty excellent presented&explained Kosovo's ethnic past! It is important to mention 1994 and first appearance of KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army), whose name sounds good, but they had their guerilla war against Serb-anything in Kosovo. Not that police didn't respond (responses were pretty brutal as serb-controled police was better equiped and armed, sure) but whole thing isn't so black-white, with Serbs attacking albanians for pulling them out from Kosovo. Disasterously not true, as albanian KLA had been daily organizing attacks on Serbs and non-loyal Albanians, as well burning and sacking villages, like serb-controled police was answering. In my opinion, Serbia had been 'bad' player in the region after B&H conflicts. Also, Serbia had dictatorship. If Serbia was in better position in international circles, Kosovo's problems could be recognized as they are in, say it, northern Spain, or Corsica, or whereever... The truth is , big players (global powers) play with such small states and nations, so in this case, Albanians were presented as victims.. I'm not saying they're not. But common people always suffers the most. Profit goes to global powers, politicians and war-dogs, who are on every side. etc etc marko |
| 9th December 2006 marko | world's youngest country - From: World's youngest country! heh, greetings to you, man. nice travel journals anyway. without any bad intention, just letting you know that Montenegro is actually one of world's oldest countries, but got no time right now to explain how and why :) And I'm not montenegrin anyway ;) have a nice time man. keep writing. marko |
| 6th December 2006 MaggyPaggy | hello! - From: Last days in the Philippines and parting thoughts hi there, just wanted to say i came across your blog and enjoyed reading it! sorry that your last day was a negative experience, but at least you got to enjoy your other days in the PI. i've gone there numerous times as i'm filipina by blood. i showed your entries re: baguio and sagada and bontoc to my mom and we reminisced about our time spent there. especially that crazy drive along the cliff's edge! thanks for sharing your experiences! happy and safe travels! |
| 5th December 2006 Edam | Banaue Etc - From: "Americans good! Bill Clinton good man!" Hi Victor, thanks for the tips on the Northern Philippines. We have just booked our overnight bus for Banaue and are really looking forward to some mountain times. Even if we are a little scared of the Irish like weather (heard rumours of 10 celsius!). Hope you are getting on well in the Balkans. Are you going to Slovenia? Out of the places I have been to in Eastern/Central Europe it is by far my favourite. Although a little more expensive than the other countries. EdAm |
| 5th December 2006 Hu | WHAT? - From: Chaotic Delhi How in the fuck you know that beggar was low caste and the guy walking past was brahmin. Motherfucker. Fuck you. Maybe you need to first worry about the "HOMELESS" like you say in your fucking country. |
| 4th December 2006 Inspirado | What, no tongues? - From: Shock and fear in Tirana Hi Victor, greetings from Auckland, New Zealand. I've just read your entertaining blog and can't believe you turned down the chance to snog a local! I get the feeling he wouldn't have been my type either though ;-) I'm glad you're still alive and having a good trip! All the best, Jude & Glynn |
| 3rd December 2006 Adriana | AAAHHH!! - From: Shock and fear in Tirana Vic- I LOVE the paint job they've done on the buildings too, it's very happy looking.. I gotta say though- Your trucker experience is hilarious!!(from this point of view of course) I'm glad you made it out there ok though-cause then I wouldn't be laughing. Keep your wits up there!!! |
| 16th November 2006 Leo | - From: Get me out of here. NOW Statue in Hotan The man of right is the Maozhedong,chairman of china . |
| 12th November 2006 Adriana | - From: Shimla I don't know how you stood the vomiting!! I would have been in hell-you're a trooper Vincent!!! |
| 10th November 2006 Genevieve by the sea | Débile! - From: "Surely the gods must live here, this is no place for men" Vraiment trop jolies les photos. Bravo! |
| 10th November 2006 Francoise Therrien | Bravo - From: Manali allo Victor, Kévin m'a parlé de ce que tu faisais et je suis tres contente pour toi mais je dois dire que tu es bien loin du 6è rang n'est ce pas. J'ai presque tout lu tes reportages et je suis émerveillée par ce que tu fais. Ne lache pas et j'ai hâte de lire ton prochain journal. Bye et bonne route. En passant tes photos sont superbes. Francoise de St-Gab. |
| 6th November 2006 Deliwala | what next - From: Manali ends too abruptly - what happened next... |
| 6th November 2006 Sylvie et Michel | Elle a tout dit ce qu'on voulait dire - From: Manali Salut Vic! Ydola a tout dit ses recommandations de grand-moûman, Alors je ne te répéterai pas les miennes, c'est la même chose. Ici on parle juste de tes photos de Kamasutra (?) pis on a hate de voir ça. Qui sais, y a peut-etre des positions qu'on ne connait pas ha ha ha (quoi que à notre âge...l'expérience )! Marie-Eve a un chum. Samuel magasine toujours... Hey, il se peut que Samuel aille en Tunisie au mois de mai-juin prochain dans le cadre d'un stage internationnal. Ils iront dans le désert pour offrir des soins aux nomades.Marie-Eve ira en France vers le 23-24 juin 2007(échange) et Michel et Moi nous irons au Mexique en mars et même Ydola ira peut-etre faire une croisière dans les Caraïbes en Février 2007. Et ta famille qui partira pour l'Égypte en janvier...Ça fait pas mal de monde qui se promèneront en 2007 ! Sur ce, je t'embrasse fort. XXXX Bye Je t'aime. Sylvie et Michel |
| 6th November 2006 Ydola Forest-Tremblay | quand reviens-tu ? J'ai hate en titi ! - From: Manali Je suis chez Michel et Sylvie. On vient de regarder toutes tes belles photos. Malheureusement, je n'ai pas pu lire ton gigantesque texte pcq mon anglais est un peu pauvre !!! Je pense souvent à toi et je m'inquiète un peu, surtout, ne prends pas de chances inutiles, sois prudent. Tu sais, même si tu as dit que tu partais pour un an, tu peux revenir avant hein ha ha ha .En tout cas, si tu restes encore pour un tit bout, profites-en bien, amuse-toi, remplis tes yeux, remplis ton coeur. JE T'AIME XXXXX Ta grand-moûman Ydola. |
| 4th November 2006 Adriana | *sigh* - From: Manali It's getting cold here, but I think I would able to deal with it if i was backpacking around like you are!!! You're not missing much here, busy writing a stupid grant proposal for class. You're blogs are great to just get away for a bit :) And you're right-with those trees it does look like home! :) |
| 2nd November 2006 Ali Rehmat Musofer | Nice experince - From: Pakistan: Terrorists, guns and violence? NO! Friendly people, awesome landscape and no women! you realy enjoyed ur travel to Gojal, the suspensian bridges, hussaini sus brdg is 635 ft long...... visit this link... http://pic3.piczo.com/xiwoor/?preview=y |
| 2nd November 2006 Kévin Therrien-Coulombe | So - From: The home of the Dalai Lama Hey Vic... where are you now?? November 2nd... i read.. i think i'll spend my night on your blog! really... incredible, majestic, pictures, details, stories and anecdotes! I'll go to Afghanistan next august and you convinced me to make a blog too! Kev |
| 2nd November 2006 Kevin T.-C. | Ouf - From: Just about to leave Dire que jusqu'à l'age de 22 ans le plus loin je suis allé est québec city... L'oportunité de découvrire le monde s'est présenté à toi et tu la saisis, et comme je peu voir... par les couilles! FÉLICITATION... AMAZING ton courage, digne de tintin, ta mené loin! On est loin du temps que l'on jouait a command & Conquer Hein! entk! Je remercie Étienne de m'avoir donner des nouvelles de toi qui mon menées sur ce merveilleux monde fantastique de ton voyage! Jespère un jour avoir la chance d'en discuté avec toi!, ou qui sais... faire un petit voyage ensemble... Ha oui pendant ce temps... le Canadiens on gagner contre Ottawa yesterday! :P So, Have fun friend! take care of you and see you soon, i wish! Kévin Therrien-Coulombe |
| 23rd October 2006 tante Gisèle | sur le tas - From: Border crossing, border closing ceremony and Golden Temple J'ai été très impressionnée de recevoir ton email avec le tas de m... Je vois que tu es en très bonne santé Ciao Gisèle |
| 12th October 2006 Iulia | - From: At the border of Afghanistan, in the valley of the infidels Vik, fais bien attention la-bas, ca peut etre bien dangereux! Bisoux! |
| 30th September 2006 Denise | Beau pont! - From: Pakistan: Terrorists, guns and violence? NO! Friendly people, awesome landscape and no women! C'est pas vrai que tu as passé sur ce pont là!!!! Une chance que c'est fini et surtout que j'étais pas là.Mais les photos sont super bonnes, c'est comme si on y était.Je suis fière de toi. |
| 25th September 2006 gisèle | chapeau! - From: Kashgar and the road to Pakistan Je suis contente de te voir en bonne santé et heureux. Mais, ton chapeau de fourrure, n'oublie pas que Luc et Gisèle en fabrique des plus beaux.. Ciao Gisèle |
| 25th September 2006 EtienneT | Barbu! - From: Kashgar and the road to Pakistan Putin tu t'enviens pas mal barbu! Mais bon je suppose que ça aide à passer inaperçu au Pakistan :). |
| 13th September 2006 Brandon | side note from an earlier blog - From: Muslims, warriors and prostitutes Hey Victor, You asked about israel with stamps from other countries on your passport. You can expect a very through questioning of 3-6 hours but probably won't give you an anal probe. Hope that helps, Brandon |
| 5th September 2006 Sylvie et Michel | salut l'aventurier ! - From: While waiting for the visa Que de choses tu as vues et que de choses tu verras encore! Ton regard sur le monde ne sera jamais plus le même j'en suis sûre. Tu nous fais vibrer avec tes magnifiques photos. Tu nous fais aussi trembler avec tes terribles aventures !!! Quelle leçon de vie. Par ici le vie reprend son cours: travail, école... le vrai monde quoi. Continue ton beau rêve et vis-le passionnément jusqu'au bout... On te suit... Au plaisir de te relire encore. Bye Gos bisous, Gros câlins , plus gros que ceux d'Ydola! hi hi hi. Sylvie et Michou XXX |
| 5th September 2006 Ydola Forest-Tremblay | Je t'aime - From: While waiting for the visa Allo, je suis présentement chez Sylvie et Michel. J'ai regardé avec joie ton beau journal, les photos m'ont beaucoup impressionnée. Fais attention à toi. Grand-maman pense à toi tous les jours. Gros bisous. gros câlins XXX ta belle grand- maman qui t'aime. |
| 3rd September 2006 Mark | Great stories - From: First days in the Philippines This sure gives me a good idea as to what to expect when I get there this Sept. I'll check out that PensionNatividad. I am booked at Friendlys Guesthouse......but Im open to other hostels/hotels.... |
| 3rd September 2006 VictorT | In reply to previous comment - From: Shangri-la I have a white-man superiority complex because I dare criticize chinese government? Funny in the quote you took from my blog I also criticize russian governments and european imperialists (which include the people who came to North America to establish themselves, killing most Indians in the process) which makes your point that I'm criticizing only other "races" because I think "whites" are superior moot. I'll criticize everyone who I think deserve to be criticized, no matter the race. Exempting a partiular race/country from criticism, as you seem to want me to do, would be racist. As for your comment that I don't know chinese history. Well maybe not the official PRC story but I've read enough from independant sources, and seen enough to know that these area belong to Tibet and that Tibet doesn't belong to China. |
| 3rd September 2006 Kevin | - From: Shangri-la "Tibet you say? Why do you claim to still be in Yunnan then? Well this is because when China decided to create "Tibet", they took away large chunk of it and put it in the neighbouring province. This way northwestern Yunnan, Western Sichuan, Gansu and pretty much all Qinghai (except maybe Xining area) is in fact Tibet. Mao had learned from the best (european imperialist and his buddy Stalin). " Before making this non-sense, please take an hour or two to read Chinese history!!! And we all know how Canadian government has treated native Indians throughout the history. Please do not spoil the trip with your white-man superiority complex. Thank you! |
| 28th August 2006 christine | - From: Lovely time in Jiuzhaigou hey victor! i've been following your journey off and on since you sent your blog and i'm glad to see it's going well (apart from you being sick a couple of weeks ago :/) all the best! -Christine |
| 27th August 2006 Raphael | What's new? - From: Lovely time in Jiuzhaigou Hey Vic! Seems like you've been pretty busy lately! I don't think you ever spent more than 2 weeks not updating your blog which I find really "complete" by the way ;) . I hope you're enjoying yourself a lot and that you'll write again soon! Your friend Raphael |
| 18th August 2006 Izabelle du bus | wow! - From: Sixty six hours bus ride across Canada Hein c'est tellement cool ton blog! et je vois que j'en ai manquée un bon bout pendant que j'étais dans la vallée! Quoi qu'il en soit je vais devoir me rattraper et lire les histoire que tu as a raconter maintenant que je suis revenue a Montréal. je te le souhaite en retard mais quand même: Bon voyage Victor! |
| 15th August 2006 marie-laure | Sichuan opera - From: Spicy food, caged pandas and opera Salut Victor ! Merci pour ton post de Chengdu : ca m'a rappele de bons souvenirs de l'ete dernier. J'etais moi aussi allee voir le Sichuan opera et j'avais adore. En plus des femmes Naxis, je t'enverrai des photos des masques si tu veux. Je rentre le 22 en France... un peu de patience ! Bonne continuation ! J'ai hate de lire la suite !!! |
| 11th August 2006 EtienneT | In my young times - From: Near Death Experience on Holy Tibetan Mountain That's the kind of trek I did just to go to school when I was young!!! And without any boots with 1m of snow everywhere! Don't worry you get used to it after a while! ;) Hehe. But seriously, that's really the kind of adventure witch will make your trip unforgetable. Denise won't like this, but sometimes you have to take some calculated risks to live something really high in emotions. That's the kind of story you'll tell your grand-childrens 1000 times when you'll get old and senile. Continue the good stories your blog is amazing!! |
| 11th August 2006 JessicaZ | Great! - From: Near Death Experience on Holy Tibetan Mountain Ok, now I think I will travel to Yading next holiday. The sight is really nice from your photos. So I trustfully believe that ‘the most horrible place in China is the most beautiful place“. Does the experience really near death? But I think it doesn't matter for me. I don't know where are you now. If you are in Guizhou. I think you can climb Mount Fanjing. It's a great challenge for a lot of peaple because of the ten thousand steps, and I remember I was tired to death that time when I reached the top after four hours. But the natural scenery on Mount Fanjing is of the same time spectacular, dangerous, pretty, strange and secluded. |
| 3rd August 2006 john | enjoyed reading your blog - From: Paradise Bonjour! i'm from the philippines originally but now settled in edmonton, AB after attending grad school in chemistry (like you!) from the US. it's been fun reading your experiences in my country. glad you enjoyed your stay. keep the posts coming. Au revoir! johnvillegas@yahoo.com |
| 29th July 2006 Silvia | Good luck! - From: Worst train ride ever Your experience in hard seat compartment must be unforgettable. The only time I got a stand ticket is half years ago, I leant against the sink for a while and sat on my case for a while all the night, and stick not to sleep on floor.:) Next time if you get a stand ticket again unfortunately, remember, go to the first compartment with you luggage or the last, sometimes there are some seats left for the next stop or the relative and friends of the car attendant. or you can go to the dining car, order sth and have a rest, if you are fortunate, you can stay there until you arrive. Good luck! |
| 29th July 2006 Brandon | Sounds great man - From: Beautiful and Annoying Yangshuo Hey Victor! The people you meet along the way is what really makes the trip. Seems like you are meeting some great people. And its nice to know you are comfortable enough to share with us your bowel movement problems ;-P Be safe, Brandon ps.... you are correct in that in the mideast you should NOT talk politics |
| 25th July 2006 mike | philippine ttrip - From: Last days in the Philippines and parting thoughts sorry to hear you have left the country. been enjoyin gyour blogs; come back soon! |
| 24th July 2006 famille D Tremblay | Quel voyage tu fais! - From: Last days in the Philippines and parting thoughts salut le beau Vic, ton blog c'est extra. on est avec toi. Tu reviendras transformé apres ce beau périple. Quels paysages époustouflants. Même pendant qu'on est en vacances au Lac St-Jean, on s'arrête pour voir ou tu es rendu ... On est tres fier de toi... garde la forme. On t'aime tres fort. XXX Sylvie, Michel, Marie-Eve (Samuel est à st-Paul et te dit salut). Bye P.s. Marie dit que tu es chou avec ton tit pinch !!!ha ha ha. |
| 24th July 2006 Reuel | Trellis - From: Last days in the Philippines and parting thoughts Hi there, I really enjoyed reading your travel blog. It's too bad your last day in the Philippines was a frustrating one. I gotta say that I'm jealous that you got to eat at Trellis (my fave resto in RP) in Quezon City. It was closed the last time I was there 3 months ago but I've spent many nights there over the years eating sisig and downing ice cold San Miguels. cheers, Reuel (Montreal QC) |
| 24th July 2006 Silvia | You're right. - From: Last days in the Philippines and parting thoughts Yeah, at that time, Chinese peaple chose Mao. but now, nobody know if we will choose Communist Party again. but every Chinese peaple wish to see China became better and better. |
| 23rd July 2006 Adriana | GORGEOUS!! - From: Puerto Princesca Victor-I'm dying of jealousy, the pics you have of the lagoons and the rivers are amazing!!!!!!! |
| 20th July 2006 mike | ur blog - From: Marriage proposal on paradise boat? am in paris. been to manille & el nido and enjoy reading ur blog. hope ur having a good time. i think filipino"s are really good people |
| 19th July 2006 Pepijn | Great again - From: Puerto Princesca You've got to publish this in a book or something, it's really great to read. I subscribed to your blog so I'll be updated when you post a new one. Although I think you must have left the Philippines because of the 21 day visa permit? Or did you got another visa? Keep publishing! Thanks! |
| 19th July 2006 Silvia | ~~ - From: Paradise Now I am more interested in your book than your trip. You know I am really interested in international relationship. ;) It's so pity that I can't get this book in China~~~ |
| 18th July 2006 Silvia | Update~~ - From: "Take care of my friend" You make me expect for the trip to Philippine now. and I agree with the last sentence. It's true. I always want to go to some places again just for the peaple there. I am waiting for the blog about my country agog now. So~update~~~and have a good time in China! :) |
| 17th July 2006 Pepijn | Great to read - From: First days in the Philippines Hi, Thanks for your wonderfull stories, it is really fun to read! There are some good tips in it as well as I go to the Philippines in August. |
| 15th July 2006 aton | sorry - From: "Take care of my friend" ihave read your story about my country,im sorry for what happen to you.your experience about the taxi driver,and the place your about to watch football.we have a better place.you should go to makati. i hope next time you come to the philippine you stay in makati. |
| 12th July 2006 EtienneT | Un commentaire digne de ton grand-frère! - From: "Take care of my friend" Pas de photos des filles qui auraient pu s'occuper de toi? Lol, je blague biensur :). Ton blog va devenir populaire dans tout Montréal mec, il y a une de mes collègue de travail ici qui le lis et aussi une madame qui travaille avec Marie-Pierre! Non mais sérieusement c'est cool, quand tu vas relire tout ça après ton voyage tu va tripper! Mais pour l'instant tu sembles déjà tripper comme ça! Profite en! :) Ton grand frère préféré! |
| 12th July 2006 Vic's amazing lab partner: Iulia | Where is my lab partner? - From: Awesome rice terraces Vic mon cher, je suis bien fiere de toi! Je vois que tu t'amuses beaucoup; je suis super contente pour toi! Et les photos sont simplement magnifiques! Mais dommage que je ne sois pas avec toi, tu le sais bien que tous les deux on fait des miracles ;) J'attends de tes nouvelles :) Iulia |
| 8th July 2006 Brandon | Keep on trucking! - From: Awesome rice terraces Hey Victor, Wow it is great reading your blog- it is cool to see how things are going with you. I know it is too late now- but I know it is very common for batteries bought there not to work- even brand name ones. Once you get to a more industrialized place - I would by rechargable ones and a recharger for the future. Anyways- keep up with the updates and good luck on your adventures! Brandon |
| 7th July 2006 anonymous | - From: Awesome rice terraces Hello Ta tante Gisèle suit assez fidèlement ton voyage. Luc est très fier de toi. Ciao Gisèle |
| 22nd June 2006 Horace | Cool - From: Big Buddha, Victoria Peak and more Buddhas J'ai hâte que tu mettes pied sur la Chine continentale. |
| 22nd June 2006 Denise | I like it - From: Big Buddha, Victoria Peak and more Buddhas Quelles belles photos et comme j'ai l'impression d'être un peu avec toi quand je te lis. Continue, tu nous fascine. |
| 18th June 2006 Adriana | - From: First days in Asia... I love how detailed your blogs are Vic! I have to say though, you're making me miss my europe travelling! I just got back-and so I know you're going to have an amazing time! and your'e right, everyone is super friendly-take advantage and make friends!! |
| 16th June 2006 Adriana | Book idea! - From: Last days in Canada Hey Vic!! I'm glad to hear about your trip so far-it sure beats working in the lab right now!! If you want a good book to read, get "The Alchemist" it's by a guy named Paolo Cohello (at least I think that's how it's spelt) I hope you like it, it's not a western book, so I think you'll enjoy it. Can't wait to hear about Hong Kong!! |
| 15th June 2006 Emilie | Thanks again for your appreciation of the meal!! - From: Last days in Canada Je suis vraiment contente de t'avoir rencontré Victor. C'était cool que tu viennes souper hier :) A l'année prochaine! Je vais suivre ton périple d'ici là. |
| 14th June 2006 Marie-Pierre | wow - From: Sixty six hours bus ride across Canada bon voyage victor! je vais suivre tes péripéties avec entrain! :) |
| 13th June 2006 Christine | voyage par procuration! - From: Just about to leave Salut Victor! je vais suivre tes aventures avec intérêt et ainsi voyager un peu par procuration, en attendant de partir à mon tour, rejoindre Gabrielle au Guatémala. Chance et santé! Christine |
| 12th June 2006 Emilie | Missing francophones already? - From: Just about to leave Bonjour Victor! If you need any info or want to meet up and grab a bite, let me know. I think you have my phone #. Happy travelling! Emilie |
| 11th June 2006 Frank | Godspeed - From: Just about to leave A safe journey to you, old friend. Update often! |
