City Museum and Monastery of San Francisco
Day 267 – Quito, Ecuador I started the day with a visit of the City Museum. Not because I wanted to see the dioramas without any English translation, but because it is in a former hospital and I wanted to see the building. I did learn a bit about the history of Quito, but not…
Odds and ends
When I think of things to share while travelling, I don’t always remember them later: so instead of too many “what was it I wanted to write about earlier in the day?”, I take some notes on my phone. Of course then I don’t always check my phone when writing my daily log, or it…
Useful game
Do you know this game where you have these tiles piled up in a tower and you have to take out as many tiles as possible, one at a time, before the tower falls down, preferably when it’s someone else’s turn? Well, that game is the perfect height to hold a charger up. Because really,…
Capsule Hotel
Day 18 – Da Nang, Vietnam So after spending a few hours killing time in my favorite park in Ho Chi Minh City, with more young people asking to speak English with me, I headed to the airport to get my plane. (I was dropped off by the taxi at the international departures when the…
Sunrise at Angkor Wat
The call comes early in the morning, while the night still holds sway. I take the road northwards. More and more people appear, all going in the same direction. Finally, I am almost in a throng of pilgrims, torch in hand, crossing the causeway, in the pre-light of dawn. I chose to go without a…