I have contemplated long and hard if I should pick up the courage, finish up the journal today before heading for a new trip to Spain tomorrow. It would have been odd to talk about our trip to France when we have already moved onto our next destination. So I put aside some time today, [...]
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Corsica Is A Beautiful Island – Our Day 2 Adventure
May 14th, 2011 4 Comments
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Corsica Is A Beautiful Island – Our Day 1 Adventure
March 20th, 2011 2 Comments
I must be amongst the laziest people in the world. It would be embarrassing if I am unable to publish a complete set of journal for our trip to France last year before we head to Spain later this year. Corsica is a beautiful island. We saved the best for the last. Looking back, we [...]
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Bandung Chronicle – Part 6 of 6
February 7th, 2011 No Comments
This is the final installment, of my trip to Bandung, divided into 500 words per piece. … rinse them inside a tank of water, and make sure that they are towel dried as they may catch a cold. Porcupines can swim. And the best thing about keeping porcupines? When you need to leave home for [...]
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Bandung Chronicle – Part 5 of 6
January 31st, 2011 No Comments
This is the fifth installment of the Bandung Chronicle, sliced up at 500 words a piece. “My beloved Nathaniel, he who calls me Oom Pea Prit” … “Shouldn’t you ask him the questions instead?” I blushed. I mean, Nathaniel is like a boss. He who shares the same birthday as mine, he who climbed onto [...]
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Bandung Chronicle – Part 4 Of 6
January 19th, 2011 11 Comments
This is the fourth installment of the chronicle, a journal of my year end trip to Bandung at 500 words per piece. … the humming got louder and louder. All of a sudden, there was cracking sound from different directions, like the humming of the bees – cracking sound that sounded very human, incoherently human. [...]
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Bandung Chronicle – Part 3 of 6
January 13th, 2011 12 Comments
And the chronicle continues, onto its third installment, with 500 words per piece. … and form a city beautification initiative. I am not sure what natural resources Bandung has, but I would put tourism and perhaps a regional business hub as a top priority. In my Bandung, trash would be cleared out before the dawn [...]
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Bandung Chronicle – Part 2 of 6
January 5th, 2011 11 Comments
And the chronicle continues, with 500 words per piece. … felt when he regained his sight. In Bandung, we seldom go out. You will see why. We – or at least I – sleep, eat, shower twice a day, nap, and read books. I have brought along seven books, six of which I borrowed from [...]
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Bandung Chronicle – Part 1 Of 6
January 1st, 2011 8 Comments
This is a journal of my year end trip to Bandung, Indonesia. Observations more or less arranged in a chronological order, chopped into 500 words per piece. 1. Chicken in Bandung Some see only dirt in Bandung, some see charm in every corner. Some see the chicken meat in Bandung too tiny to be served [...]
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Gorges Du Verdon Is Gorgeous
November 1st, 2010 12 Comments
Gorges du Verdon is located in the South of France, around 100 km away from Nice. For those who wonder what a gorge is (like I do), a gorge is a deep ravine craved out by a river over a long time. To experience the gorges is best by car. The scenic route we took [...]
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A Productive Day At St-Tropez, St-Paul-de-Vence, And More
October 18th, 2010 2 Comments
Although I do enjoy writing travel journals, as the chapter draws towards the end, it often gets more tedious. Historically, Cynthia and I become more productive towards the end of a holiday. Perhaps we are more used to the holiday rhythm. Or perhaps since we often cover the cultural aspect of the trip before the [...]
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