Tag Archives: Friends

Rakı at Dai Pera

Posted on 2011/07/16 by

One cool thing about traveling is when the opportunity to meet up with a friend comes up. Harminder was on vacation in Istanbul, and she remembered seeing on Facebook that I mentioned I was there (back when I arrived, nearly … Continue reading →

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Some photos from a random day: 2011/04/22

Posted on 2011/07/14 by

This day happened to be in and around Walnut Creek and San Francisco. I went to Colma with my parents to pay our respects to my paternal grandparents and my uncle at the cemetery. My dad told stories from his … Continue reading →

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To Palermo… and Beyond!

Posted on 2011/05/24 by

I’ve been in Palermo since May 20. The weather’s been a mix of cruddy and partly-crappy, so I’ve been taking it easy, mainly walking around, visiting churches, and eating pasta and sfincione and pan cà meusa and gelato. The weather … Continue reading →

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“And now for something completely different”

Posted on 2010/12/11 by

More London photos at the Flickr set. I’ll probably keep adding photos to that set over time. Here are some of the nicer photos from that set.

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What’s with all these ideas?

Posted on 2010/11/08 by

I’ve been in Vienna for one week now. There’s a lot to see and do! Highlights include nine hours at the Kunsthistorisches (Art History/Fine Arts) museum, and waiting three hours in line for standing-room at the Staatoper (the production of … Continue reading →

Posted in 10.31-11.13 Vienna | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Travel buddy

Posted on 2010/10/06 by

I haven’t had a chance to update this blog lately. It turns out that Javid likes to walk a lot – perhaps even more so than me! Since he’s on a two-week travel vacation with an action-packed itinerary, he doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in 09.29-10.01 Paris, 10.01-10.04 Prague, 10.04-10.07 Berlin | Tagged , | 2 Comments

親切な友達

Posted on 2010/09/12 by

Yeah, I just busted out some Japanese. Granted, the kanji is courtesy of the foreign language keyboard input system on my computer, since I haven’t been focusing on kanji, but there you have it. 親切 is pronounced しんせつ (shi-n-se-tsu) – … Continue reading →

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More Bay Area grub

Posted on 2010/01/18 by

(Continuing the previous food post) The Counter (Walnut Creek) In my mind, it’s Official: Cows in East Asia are not like the cows in the U.S.A. – dairy products and beef simply taste different. I’ve tried local ice creams and … Continue reading →

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Some Bay Area grub

Posted on 2010/01/18 by

What with mom’s home cookin’ and eating out with friends and family, I’ve been doing pretty well these last few weeks. Here are some selections (in chronological order). Chinese buffet (Oakland) The day I arrived, my parents and I drove … Continue reading →

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Need to keep the fear up

Posted on 2010/01/17 by

I’ve been getting soft. The past three weeks at my parents’ house has been sooo comfortable! Home-cooked meals! Potable tap water! Soft bed! Clean clothes! Hot showers! This feral traveler has been re-domesticated. Given my impending release back into the … Continue reading →

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