Category: Asia
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Thailand
We spent some time in Bangkok and the surrounding area, but most of our time was spent on the island of Ko Samui.
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Hong Kong
Cheung and I were roommates in college. Years later, he invited me to his wedding.
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Philippines
Although I spent time in Manila, I really enjoyed visiting the city of Bacolod on Negros.
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Japan
Access in Japan was quite interesting. At this train station near Fukuoka, I went up and down steps using this device that had tank type rubber treads. It worked quite well, but the operator and I were both a little nervous about using it – it was a “first time” for both of us.
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Nepal
“Namaste!” my friend Bruce said as he greeted me at the airport in Kathmandu. Namaste is a Nepalese expression that translates to, “I salute the god within you.”