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| 2nd November 2009 Billy | Travel - From: It's starting to feel like dejavu again Dave, We are currently in the Land of Mananas, Mexico and your headed to the Land of Smiles, Thailand. Our plans are to do more traveling this year and early next including the beautiful Mexican Pacific coast beaches, Guatemala, Belize and the Yucatan. Hopefully next spring we will return to Thailand. Keep on traveling and following your dreams. Billy and Akaisha RetireEarlyLifestyle.com |
| 2nd November 2009 Cuz Dave | Travel with heart and soul - From: It's starting to feel like dejavu again If you can instill this abroad, you will be an acclaimed success as a Man. May your gossamers wing flight be totally fulfilling. Let me leave ya with a fav and appropriate tune to carry in your heart -- Crosby Stills & Nash - Teach Your Children -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6pphVs8bF0 PS: and I'll always be short oil :) Someday peace will break out |
| 2nd November 2009 Dave's Cuz Joni | Add me to your list please - From: It's starting to feel like dejavu again Yogi ........ I really am happy that you are going to follow your dreams again. I know that while you were here in the states it really wasn't you at all. Home for you is the open road so continue on my cuz, continue on. Where evey you go will be an adventure of a lifetime! Joni |
| 2nd October 2009 vicky | Thank you - From: kyaing tong (kyainge tong, keng tong, chiang tung)- the best kept secret? Thank you for sharing about kyaing tung. |
| 6th August 2009 Joni | Way to Stay True to yourself Yog! - From: "when you come to the fork in the road, take it" - Yogi Berra Hey cuz .......... I know that I am just down the road but I wanted to make sure after reading this blog that I told you how proud I am of you. I feel for you because I can hear how torn you are. Just proves to me that you are going to decide the best path for you in time! Don't force anything, just let it happen as you have for the past 17 years! Holy Crap Yog .... that's a very long time ...... must be what your soul needs! Anyway we need to make plans to get together before you take off again. Somehow Ya Hey Der land just does not seem to fit into the picture! Love You Yogi ! Joni |
| 5th August 2009 Ron | Welcome Home - From: "when you come to the fork in the road, take it" - Yogi Berra Dave, Wow must be quite a culture shock after all that. Hang in there my man! Ron Noecker |
| 5th August 2009 mom | welcome back - From: "when you come to the fork in the road, take it" - Yogi Berra welcome back love the pictures as always they are great, thanks for all your help |
| 15th July 2009 Angela | Thank you - From: kyaing tong (kyainge tong, keng tong, chiang tung)- the best kept secret? I stumbled onto your blog while trying to search for info on Chiang Tung, as I'm going to try to visit there in a couple of weeks. Thank you for the blog entry -- and for posting your lovely photos -- very informative and interesting! |
| 14th June 2009 Cuz Dave | great review Cuz - From: kyaing tong (kyainge tong, keng tong, chiang tung)- the best kept secret? Cuz , you do have the gift of sharing via pictures - always a pleasure to view - Was suprised to see you shaved your head - I fig. it's one of 2 things - a spritual connection or AC is getting expensive to afford :) -- Am all set as the fellow stock trading folk will be arriving in Waukegan the 25th for our get together - Sorry you won't be back in time to meet all in person, but you will be thought of and represented here by your mom. We'll have to get your trading skills polished up to get ya back on your trek :) be safe and drop in on my stock trading forum when you have internet access! All the best Cuz------ Cuz Dave |
| 14th June 2009 andreda&allan | - From: kyaing tong (kyainge tong, keng tong, chiang tung)- the best kept secret? wow you have been getting around! Love the rice field photos, i think you might be giving allan some compitition. we have just had our photos made from south america into a book, they look great. we are interested in china , Trans siberian rail trip someday,so will look forward to hearing your travels there. take care A & A |
| 13th June 2009 Remi | Great stuff Dave! - From: kyaing tong (kyainge tong, keng tong, chiang tung)- the best kept secret? Terrific. You really captured the essence of this place. Beautiful people. |
| 21st March 2009 Karateman | Answer: "You are where you want to be" - From: Sapa Rammmbbooo! You photo skills have surpassed the Sinsey master. Your latest round of images are worthy of a National Geographic spread. Hope all is well and keep showing us how beautiful the world can be through your eyes and lens. Later, Karateman! |
| 16th February 2009 Dave | You've done it again! - From: A wedding, a funeral and Tet Congrats David! You have captured amazing faces, and wonderful places in terrific fashion, cudos! Loved that old womans reply to her age, as I cross the 40 marker I will remember that one when brats ask me mine in future! |
| 24th January 2009 Cousin James | - From: Sapa Yogi, Very nice pictures as usual. It's always nice to see how the other half of the world looks. Take Care, James. |
| 23rd January 2009 steve | missing VN - From: Sapa Hey Dave, you're making me want to go back to HaNoi. I never did the overnight to Sapa but Kim had several times and love the Hamong people as you do. See you in Ely if not in VN. steve |
| 23rd January 2009 trooper | mr - From: Sapa "MR" is doing well, he grows a few pounds a week! It appears that dentistry would be a good job for you to look into. Remember-change is here in the U.S, the world should be in good shape soon! PS you missed the 170 million dollar party! Don't worry, every American will wiggle their piggy bank. Be good. |
| 23rd January 2009 Mark White | Faboulous Old Lady Photos - From: Sapa Dave, you sure do have an eye for the the old gals. Your photos are just superb as usual, making the common sights over there seem uncommon. You're living the lives the rest of us dream of. . BTW, are you "Photoshopping" your photos?... you look younger than you did last year! Lucky fella. Hope to see you again one day. Mark from Halong Bay |
| 22nd January 2009 Larry | Superb - From: Sapa Those "fog" pics are out of this world..seriously some great pics man!!! |
| 5th January 2009 Graciela | Great pics - From: Leaving Vietnam I love your pics, mainly those human faces, lovely shots. Love from Argentina. |
| 2nd January 2009 Larry | All the best mate - From: Ringing in a new year Thanks for the wishes Dave..Hope the year's fulled with your dreams and good wishes..At the moment, enjoying the African summer in Cape Town..back in Colombia soonish..Cheers mate..Larry |
| 10th December 2008 Lois | - From: Thoughts from the road .... Hey Dave! Yes, I was wondering where you were. I check every month or so ..... Glad to hear you're ok ..... Have a wonderful holiday season - wherever you are! Take care, Lois (Ninestein) |
| 11th August 2008 Ninestein Lois | - From: My third visit to the hopsital - dengue fever I have only started to look at all your blog entries ..... amazing stories and pictures!! Take care and stay safe! |
| 27th June 2008 maureen | Glad to hear you are o.k. - From: My third visit to the hopsital - dengue fever Have been in Italy for three weeks, in the Dolomites now, off another area today, will be in the Chi-town for the fourth than back to SLC. Hope you are feeling better each day. Mo |
| 17th June 2008 annie from Olympia | Feed a fever, feed a cold - From: My third visit to the hopsital - dengue fever Hey Dave, good nutrition, rest and fluids along with pharmaceuticals should get you through. Your website is good- I can think of folks who would benefit like grad students of all kinds, including medicine. Reminds me of our conversation so many years ago on the river about "your money or your life". get better quick! annie |
| 30th March 2008 Mark White | Wonderful photos - From: Cambodia and beyond Good to hear from you again and the photos bring back fond memories of Angkor. Coincidentally, I just started reading The Gate by Francois Bizot. It is an autobiographical story about a Frenchman held capture by the Khmer. It is an extraordinarily well-written book. I am 3/4 of the way through a semester of Vietnamese language, in preparation of my return their in Dec. Travel well, my friend. |
| 29th March 2008 Cambodia | http://www.netvibes.com/cambodia - From: Cambodia and beyond Your pictures are all great !!! To read latest news about Cambodia, the website : http://www.netvibes.com/cambodia |
| 29th March 2008 Michael | wherethefuckisdave - From: Cambodia and beyond Are still comin down to Aus? Good news. Deal isn;t sealed yet but am close to buying property by the beach. you comin down now? |
| 23rd February 2008 André | The work continues!!! - From: ANGELS OF HOPE The work of this project continues. Under a different name, and with a new website for the volunteers being www.freewebs.com/creciendo-juntos. Come and join us. |
| 9th February 2008 André | Update on contactinformation - From: ANGELS OF HOPE Hello there. There are a lot of changes going on at the foundation. Most important is that the work still continues and that we still need volunteers to help with the children. The new (temporary) website for the voluntary part of this project is www.freewebs.com/creciendo-juntos. Check it out if you are interested. |
| 6th February 2008 Kathy britt | luggage and going to the bathroom - From: Iquitos, Peru - the wild west I am planning to do this race for the first time with my team mates The Dragon Healers(a dragon team in San Francisco California. We may have a raft with 4 women on the two teams. What do we do with our luggage, we plan on staying to do tourist stuff after the race. How do women go to the bathroom on the raft? We need to know. kathy |
| 26th January 2008 holly | great pictures - From: Leaving Vietnam as usual your pictures are great. Really feel like ive been doing the travling. Love the older people and children. Please if you can get some more senic. Your doing a great job and doing what many of us would liike to do. Keep it up be safe and cherish all these wonderful adventures,be safe in your travel. |
| 8th January 2008 holly | great job - From: trip to black dzao and lu villages hi glad to hear odf all tour trips around. Sounds like you are doing and seeing alot. doing a great job on story and love the pictures. Sounds like you are doing alot of site seeing great job. loved the transportation you had great way of getting around hope you have some more senic ones |
| 31st December 2007 Mark white | - From: Hanoi & halong bay Nice blog, Dave, with some memorable photos of our Halong Bay Tour. I visited a "Monkey Island" near Nha Trang and found it to be an experience I could have done without. The persistence of Vietnam vendors seemed pretty much the same in the north and in the south, but more so in the big cities. I prefer to get around on foot to view things which the cyclo-drivers had a hard time understanding when I declined their offer for a ride. I blew my top at a couple of them in Saigon and then later felt bad when I realized they were just trying to make a living. Still, one has to "steel" themselves against these merchants of commmerce. Overall, I found the Vietnamese to be the friendliest and most helpful of any SE Asian country, although they as a rule are all very hospitable. Good luck with your travels. BTW, Anna was a great tour guide, wasn't she? And she spoke such excellent English. |
| 30th December 2007 Jim B | Great - From: Sapa & bac ha Dave, I enjoyed your blog and pictures once again, keep it up. Have a Very Happy and Safe New Year. Looking forward to seeing you when you make it back to the states. Take care. |
| 29th December 2007 Pete | Still on the road - From: Hanoi & halong bay Hey Dave, Still very much enjoying your blogs! As always the photos are stunning. I'm planning to visit Vietnam after i'm finished in Australia so i'm keeping your blogs as a mini reference guide for later! Keep it coming dude! |
| 24th December 2007 annie from olympia, WA | Good pics - From: Hanoi & halong bay Good shots. Stay safe and well. Have a great holiday out there. Stop in the NW before you head to the MW. cheers, annie |
| 24th December 2007 Leslie | merry christmas - From: Hanoi & halong bay Hey Yogi, Hope all is well, travel safe and I hope you come this was sometime soon, cuz we all need a Muck fix. Merry Christmas, Les |
| 15th December 2007 larry | - From: travel on the nam ou river keep the pictures coming mate..they truly are spectacular!! |
| 11th December 2007 pat | wow!! - From: travel on the nam ou river i love all the pictures this time, especially the one named "girl". |
| 7th December 2007 Tuna | Nice Pictures - From: laos part II - luang prapang Dave what a great page the pictures and stories of your experiences has been great thank you for including me. Keep going hope all is well. |
| 30th November 2007 andrea & allan | great stuff - From: laos - a trip down the mekong hi there love hearing your news just makes me look forward to the next trip thats all we can do while working!!! allan gone to melb for a few days xmas hols soon yehah take carexxxx |
| 29th November 2007 Dave Donohue | Yo Cuz - From: laos - a trip down the mekong Glad you're having a great experience -- Cool photo's -- Still trading away fighting a tough tape with the US Market -- I've shared your site with fellow traders -- Dennis Paulson , a friend of mine who follows the Dali Lama (fasting.com) has also made that trek and always has good things to say in his rememberance of his journeys .. Wish you well and hope the trek continues ---- Off to watch the Packer - Cowboy game tonight--- Go Pack Go!!!! Continued sucesss, living life Cuz Dave |
| 29th November 2007 Renato Dias Baptista | Grandes imagens! - From: laos - a trip down the mekong Olá, Parabéns pelas fotos. Acredito que a diversidade deste planeta fica mais próxima, mais "integrada". abraço Renato Dias Baptista |
| 29th November 2007 Larry | ;-) - From: laos - a trip down the mekong once again some wonderful captured pics mate..loved the ones with the kids..you just building my appetite for asia when i head out there in a few years time.. busy finishing things off here in cusco..got a few weeks back in bolivia..then flying out to south africa..then heading back to south america..colombia will be the next adventure!!!.. keep in touch mate |
| 23rd October 2007 Larry | - From: sukhothai thailand always good hearing from you mate..keep trucking!!!..i`ve got 3 weeks left more in cusco land..more travels ahead!!!..all the best |
| 9th October 2007 larry | hey mate - From: having to go to an emrgency room in a foreign country for the first time was like - glad to hear you got your health back in order!!..can`t be a pleasant experience!!..lovn your pics..keep it up!!.. all is good in cusco land..got another 5 more weeks..keep in touch dave larry |
| 6th October 2007 Podge | WEBSITE - From: ANGELS OF HOPE Hi Dave Great blog. The name of the website is actually www.projectangelsofhope.org - the one on top of this page is not connected to the Foundation. Gracias Podge |
| 18th August 2007 suzie | Good work Dave! - From: bangkok - land of tout, monks, buddahs ... Hey Davie, Delighted you are still traversing the planet, its great to see that with a bit of thought and initiative one can keep on travelling and learning! Lovng the blog by the way, tis real interesting! Are we gonna get on it some time soon? I.e are you going to be landing in Sydney? Let us know would be great to see you! Ciao amigo Suz |
| 17th August 2007 elisa | Curiosity - From: bangkok - land of tout, monks, buddahs ... Hi Dave, I know all about the overwhelming 'attention' foreigners get in Asia.However, what a lot of people don't or too little realise is that this asking about where one is going and where one is coming from is a true difference in culture. They do this too between themselves, this is part of a social communication that is really different from ours. (as you know, because as you said our reaction being from the more individual west is: none of your business) If we could speak their language we would understand this much more about these (for us sometimes) intruding questions, and if we go with their flow we can really enjoy and appreciate it even. Of course, being really hassled is not great, but rather understandable too, I think. Have fun, and smiling is indeed the best, and you're good at it!! X elisa |
| 17th August 2007 KP1958 | Death for saying bad things about the king? - From: bangkok - land of tout, monks, buddahs ... Sir, I beg to set you straight. In Thailand there is no such thing as death penalty for lese majesty. The actual punishment is between 3 to 10 years imprisonment. In reality, the courts hand down punishments only in rare cases where the offenders clearly act with malicious intention. One recent example is the case of a Swiss man who was guilty of splashing black paint over the king's portraits along Chiangmai streets. Following the verdict, however, he was almost immediately pardoned by the king and deported back to Switzerland. Eventually, anyone who is convicted normally can be put on parole or have his punishment reduced if he admits to or shows remorse for his deeds, or has never been found guilty of a similar offense before. Social critics and academics do occasionally give fair, reasonable criticisms or advices over the king's or royal family's matters. Although in some instances lese majesty suits may be filed if the police or state's attorneys feel the words offensive enough, those critics are seldom found guilty by the courts. |