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August 1st 2007

Published: September 23rd 2007

Coming from a country with fairly poor diplomatic relations with so many countries have had it's downs and downs. For one, individual travel is banned from several countries like Iran (which is supposed to be one of the most incredible places to visit according to the dozens of European travels I've met), Sudan and North Korea, or you have to pay more for a visa due to reciprocity. Another is the ... Read Full Entry

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Grace Choe

Waderlusting

Life is good! I've fallen into a cycle of working and traveling.. I'm now in South America. I'm going to wander until my money runs out, and my plans keep changing every 5 minutes so there's no point of posting my itinerary on here anymore. Join me in my travels by adding your details to the 'subscribe' button below! “Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music-the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.” - Henry Miller ... full info

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23rd September 2007

joanne Kim
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n korea??
interesting, 'm sure they never get any n. korean visitors... u are looking tan lady. i can't wait to see u in la even though i've seen you off and on for the past 2 years!! heard you might be in london?? i just talked to chiwoan a few days ago! i miss you and ill see u in a few weeks..

24th September 2007

The Travel Camel
Shane Dallas

An adventure worthy of Travelblog's front page!
Grace, am very much impressed with your travel itinerary - you journey to destinations many people would avoid. Many of the places you have visited, such as gorillas in Rwanda/DR Congo, Kenya and now Syria, are also within my travel radar in the next two years. Thanks for your insight into these fascinating regions and hopefully my arrival in these countries will be less traumatic than your experience on entering Syria! Hope you continue to explore the world for many more years!

24th September 2007

Chi
Chisus

Grace's blaahhbaa featured
Yipeee... just found out that we are both featured bloggers now!!! so maybe your blaaablaahblaa writing is not as boring as I thought! Congrats! and heey - I hate to say it - but I miss you! See you in London or Hamburg soon... your boring Donk-Chi :)

26th September 2007

Some kind of Animal
Brent Rademacher

Gollee Gee
You keep impressing and inspiring...don't slow and keep sending these wonderful blogs to keep our imaginations wild as you actually experience these places, peoples, and feelings. I will send an email to catch up on lotsa happenings but if you happen to be near Boston this is where I be! You have an open invite and a good listener around the campfire for your tales and insights. So Jealous!

1st November 2007

Megan
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What's Missing
Wait... did you skip Jordan? Did you SKIP PETRA!? That was one of the highlights of my trip. Did I teach you nothing? Maryland-sharer! I'm jealous of Syria, I should have gone.

8th December 2007

Aramaris
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I am sorry! I totally side with the taxi driver. $50 is nothing for 3 people. I would have exacted all of your heads. He is not your servant to drive you all over the place and wait several hours for you at your beck and call. Not only should the 3 of you have given him the $50 but a $10 tip, then gone out to get him something to eat. Generosity breeds generosity. So 3 of you saved $30 by not paying up. $10 for each of you. Wow! What kind of hoodlums are you. I'd never wish to run into the sort of riff-raff that you all are.

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