14 January 2014 – Koh, Lanta, Thailand
The side effects of diving – an earache 🙁
The side effects of diving – an earache 🙁
Jenia takes a walk down the memory to her childhood amusement park.
Beginning of our motorcycle trip through northern and central Vietnam: from Hanoi to Hoi An – 6 days of magical landscapes and two sore bums. Day 1. Phu Yen is tea plantation country, which sets it apart from rice paddies. That and plenty of gorgeous vistas, mountains, and minority villages.
Another day by the sea — this time at Gonio beach, maybe 20 minutes outside of Batumi by bus. The beach is very clean, if still pebbly. The sea is beautiful. There is also fascinating ruins of a Roman fortress, turn Greek settlement, turn Georgian settlement, turn Turkish garrison. Or some such. Pretty neat stuff, highly…
Dasha, my very very good friend from way way back, and Vitaliy, her boy, make an appearance as we discuss plans for joint venture in China, currently in Moscow, Russia.
Quick retreat to Naoshima, Japan – a beautiful island full of art.
Founded: 1735 Pop: 404,000 Other names: Udinskoye, Verkhniy Udinsk Our last stop in Russia was in Ulan Ude, the capital of Buryat Republic. Ulan Ude is famous for two things: the largest head of Lenin is the world and being the center of Buddhism in Russia. Giant Lenin head in downtown Ulan Ude, Russia. Apparently,…