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Unattended Baggage: February 2012
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I've quit the office job and wandering the world in 2012 with just the clothes in my bag. What will become of me? Intersection of China, Russia, and North Korea. Saturday February 11, 2012. In an earlier blog post I ranted on about how cosmopolitan Harbin was. But I now regret that description. Then this week I discovered Hunchun. Hunchun: Trilingual signs illuminate an avenue of karaoke joints. All the shop signs are trilingual - Cyrillic, Korean, Chinese. The hotel that I'm staying at seems to be espec...
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Unattended Baggage: April 2012
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I've quit the office job and wandering the world in 2012 with just the clothes in my bag. What will become of me? Two Things I Didn't Know About Gallipoli. Tuesday April 17, 2012. ANZAC Cove, Turkey. In recent years there's been an explosion of Australian and Kiwi visitors to the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. As such I won't go over the usual ground of how solemn and sad the place is. But there were two major points I learnt on my excursion there:. 1 TRENCHES ARE STILL THERE. 2 IMPACT ON TURKEY. As a ki...
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Unattended Baggage: December 2012
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I've quit the office job and wandering the world in 2012 with just the clothes in my bag. What will become of me? The Greatest Year of My Life. One year ago I looked out the window of my comfortable office in Sydney and thought, “This isn’t quite right”. I now type this looking out the window in my hotel room in Yangon, Burma – and reflect on 2012, the most incredible year of my life. I started in -30C weather. In China for the ice festival in Harbin. In front of South Koreans. And went husky sledding.
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Unattended Baggage: Are you here for World Domination?
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I've quit the office job and wandering the world in 2012 with just the clothes in my bag. What will become of me? Are you here for World Domination? When I was making plans for a second visit to Portland, Oregon I noticed a curious phenomenon. Every cheap hostel and hotel bed seemed to be booked out. One of the hostel staff told me that there's a big conference on the weekend I was in town. Yikes. But I don't have a cat in my lap to stroke. And I'm not evil enough! Portland, Oregon: Hawaiian food cart.
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Unattended Baggage: January 2012
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I've quit the office job and wandering the world in 2012 with just the clothes in my bag. What will become of me? Show us your fried bags. Monday January 30, 2012. Don't eat strawberries in China" my friend Tim said during our trip to North Korea in 2010. "You'll catch polio because of the unsanitary farming techniques". Orient King Of Dumplings, Harbin. There are many Russian restaurants in the old part of town, reflecting their erstwhile contribution to Harbin. Cafe Russia 1914 is popular with loca...
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Unattended Baggage: I ❤ Portland
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I've quit the office job and wandering the world in 2012 with just the clothes in my bag. What will become of me? I ❤ Portland. Thursday July 5, 2012. Upon hearing my accent at a tram stop a local lady asked "Do you work for Nike? Even after visiting so many wonderful places around the world, for years I had always maintained that the only place I’d like to live. In outside of Australia is New York City. But now please allow me to add to that exclusive list – Portland, Oregon. Is it locally produced?
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Unattended Baggage: March 2012
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I've quit the office job and wandering the world in 2012 with just the clothes in my bag. What will become of me? Shut up, there are South Koreans in the room! Saturday February 18, 2012. Paul, Jim and I are geeks. Specifically we are North Korea. Geeks We're fascinated by everything about the most reclusive country in the world. We read voraciously about it, we dine at North Korean restaurants, we speak the language - the more they try to keep us out the more we crave her. And of course all eyes were on...
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Unattended Baggage: July 2012
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I've quit the office job and wandering the world in 2012 with just the clothes in my bag. What will become of me? Are you here for World Domination? When I was making plans for a second visit to Portland, Oregon I noticed a curious phenomenon. Every cheap hostel and hotel bed seemed to be booked out. One of the hostel staff told me that there's a big conference on the weekend I was in town. Yikes. But I don't have a cat in my lap to stroke. And I'm not evil enough! Portland, Oregon: Hawaiian food cart.
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Unattended Baggage: The Simpsons in Portland
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I've quit the office job and wandering the world in 2012 with just the clothes in my bag. What will become of me? The Simpsons in Portland. Friday July 6, 2012. When I arrived in Portland for my second visit I saw a street sign that said "Flanders St". As a long time fan of The Simpsons I chuckled to myself, as it reminded me of the do-gooder neighbour. A few minutes later I encountered a sign indicating "Lovejoy St". Hmmm, could this be a coincidence? I hurried to the hostel to do some research. The NE ...
