Siem Reap – Phnom Penh, Day 1: On The Tour Bus To Cambodia
I’d been to Cambodia with a friend once before, in February 2008, just a few months before Vietnam and Cambodia agreed on visa exemption for ordinary passport holders. At that time, we had our passport glued with a paper visa and paid 20 USD at the Moc Bai border gate. This time I went with […]
My 1995 Summer
Lâu lắm rồi tôi không viết văn. Chính xác là 8 năm có lẻ, từ cái đợt thi vào đại học năm 2000. Trời, nhìn lại thấy 8 năm trôi qua nhanh quá. Giờ tự dưng muốn viết văn nhưng từ ngữ bay biến đâu cả. Trong một ngày nóng nực thế này, tôi muốn […]
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Day 15: Chengdu To Hanoi, Transit In Guangzhou
I didn’t have a good night sleep so I felt a lil bit tired after waking up. Alex said that he didn’t wanna miss breakfast. Alex looked forward to a Western breakfast, but they served a Chinese one. Ha ha! But I liked this kind of a light breakfast. We rent a bike next door, […]
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Day 11: Garzê Monastery
We woke up very late around 8 AM. Didn’t know what to do so I listened to music while waiting for the rain to stop. As Alex wanted to go out, at 10 AM, we walked to a monastery nearby then another temple on the way we went to the mountains yesterday. 4 hours of […]
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Day 10: Garzê Hiking
We climbed a mountain across a river from 8 AM to 4 PM. We started very early when there were clouds over them, but when we reached the top, it was all sunny. My big toes didn’t hurt me much like the hike in Kangding. My feet surely preferred walking on the grass to on […]