I don’t like gambling. I don’t drink much. I’m asthmatic. Needless to say, Vegas casinos are not my favorite place. But here we were, trudging through the maze of slot machines and tchotchke vendors to get to the convention center of the Tropicana. Despite minimal signage, we managed to find our goal in time for …
Yearly Archives: 2006
Mekong
(Mekong photos can be found here) May 6th, 2006 I didn’t have high hopes for our Mekong Delta tour. It had all the hallmarks of an uncomfortable experience – package tour, arranged through our hotel, and $10 for an entire day & lunch. Luckily I’m just a pessimistic bugger. It was a great experience. Though …
More Saigon
(Saigon photos can be found here) May 4, 5, 7-9, 2006 After some fun donating blood (still waiting for Anna to write about that) at the children’s hospital, we were running a bit late. Han the Man got us to the airport in record tuk-tuk time and we had twenty minutes to spare. Flying over …
Messed up priorities
The USA is facing higher bills, and potential shortfalls for our energy use. Bush has committed a lot of our tax dollars towards ‘alternative’ energy sources – mostly coal [stop-gap and dirty], hydrogen [not really a source], and nuclear [expensive]. But there are two things that can have a huge impact on energy prices. These …
Cambodia photos
I’ve been slowing down on travel writing in order to get photos posted. The last of my Cambodia photos are up: Banteay Srey and Banteay Samre Tonle Sap Lake: Random Cambodia: Saigon, Cholon (Saigon’s Chinatown), and the Mekong delta are next.