27 August 2013 – Petrozavodsk, Russia
Youth cross country competition at Spartak stadium in Petrozavodsk, spirits are high.
Youth cross country competition at Spartak stadium in Petrozavodsk, spirits are high.
We are back in the saddle of our trusty Indi, who took us from Phong Nha to tLao Bao border crossing with Laos and then some. We had to get a new 15 day visa free pass for our stay in Vietnam, so this detour was a necessary step )
Another day in Albania, another amazing beach. Lukove beach is close to Saranda – maybe 20 minutes by car. Pristine  shoreline, beautiful weather, and crystal clear Adriatic sea. Can life get better?
Checking out the sky high business of Pudong area across from the Bund in Shanghai, China.
More wats! Vientiane is full of them, and they are seriously strikingly beautiful. Don’t listen to the naysayers who say that Vientiane isn’t worth a visit — it totally is! Just look at these wats. ) Also featured – the national stuppa that is depicted on Lao Kip.
A Jenia led tour of our neighborhood inside the old city of Chiang Mai — ends up at a massage center at the Wat Sum Pao, where an hour of Thai massage will only run you 130 baht, or $4. Amazing.
We secure our train tickets from Shanghai to Wuhan, and breathe a sight of relief.