Travel experiences, memories and stories about exploring this great planet of ours

Wednesday, 21 May 2008 – Part 6 (8:00-9:30 pm) Williamsburg, Virginia So many people showed up for the Ghost walking tours this evening that they had to split us up into 4 separate tours. Interesting. This is with only one company. There were several other companies with the same amount of crowds, it was crazy. [...]

Wednesday, 21 May 2008 – Part 5 (4:00-8:00 pm) Williamsburg, Virginia All the running around and driving at Jamestown made me famished when I realized I hadn’t had lunch yet. So I figured, a nice meal at a Colonial tavern in Williamsburg would do the trick. The drive back to Williamsburg wasn’t more than 15 [...]

Yak and Yeti * Westminster * 8665 N. Sheridan * Westminster, Colorado * 303-426-1976 * http://www.yakandyeti.net/ A high-quality Indian chain restaurant with a delicious buffet. This Westminster branch is located in a shopping court and is easily located for a drive by from the highway. The decor is modest and lacks extravagance as one usually [...]

Why travel in China is like being the protagonist in a fantasy novel… Not a comparison that leaps to mind, but here are some convincing arguments! I’ve noticed a certain similarity between my reading matter and my life. Some of the reasons overlap with Sinoplice’s brilliant “Why China Is Like An RPG”. Travel in China, [...]

The refusal of taxi drivers to take foreign passengers is seen more and more as a poitical reaction, but Simpson’s Paradox talks about all the other reasons a driver won’t accept her. Often I hop into a Beijing taxi, only to get out again when the driver refuses to take me where I want to [...]

Jamestown Island / Jamestown National Park (Jamestown, Virginia) first views of settling Americawaterways of Colonial Jamestown Island, Virginia Upon exiting Jamestown Historical Site visitors are presented with an option to explore the remainder of the island, and to take the 3 or 5 mile driving tour around the loop following the higher ground of the [...]

Jamestown National Park (Jamestown, Virginia) Another location I haven’t been to since childhood, and a site dear to my heart of inspirations that were just one more brick in the road of my childhood that led me into Archaeology as a life passion. I remember vividly when my father took me to Jamestown, Williamsburg, Mesa [...]

Williamsburg, Virginia What a quaint little history rich town. It has been quite a long time since I visited this village. In fact, not since i was a child. My parents took me here a few times and its probably one of the key influences on formulating my strong interest in history. Well at least [...]

Looks like the end for Simpson’s Paradox. New visa regulations for foreigners in China are throwing many expats out of the country they call home. Stick’s new visa fell through at the last possible second. It was a dramatic disaster, but the short version is that apparently the school wasn’t quite as professional and aboveboard [...]