A Midwesterner's Night's Dream

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler natdavauer

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   Chicago

   Chicago, United States | Jan 10 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Left to begin the trip 12 hours early due to accidental mix up with departure time at O'hare. Oops. Continue reading »
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   Dublin

   Dublin, Ireland | Jan 11 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Make a connecting flight on the Emerald Isle. The Immigration guy says there is "no way" will will make our flight. "It's gone. Don't even try." We... Continue reading »
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   London

   London, United Kingdom | Jan 11 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Spent all of our money here trying to live cheap. Maybe it will just make Asia seem even cheaper. Continue reading »
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   Frankfurt

   Frankfurt, Germany | Jan 17 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Rented an Opel and drove to le France. Continue reading »
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   Freiburg

   Freiburg, Germany | Jan 18 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Note to self: Don't drive on the trolley tracks. Got here so late, we just slept in the car. Continue reading »
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   Baden-Baden

   Baden-Baden, Germany | Jan 18 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Began our drive through the Black Forest. Luckily a very heavy snow fall had come through the night before. We also ate some cake... guess what kind. Continue reading »
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   Strasbourg

   Strasbourg, France | Jan 18 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Jumped over the border in our rental for some excellent pasteries, cheese and wine. Continue reading »
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   Leipzig

   Leipzig, Germany | Jan 19 '06 | Reviews: 0

   After six hours on the Autobhan we slept in a unstaffed auto-check-in hotel. Continue reading »
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   Moscow

   Moscow, Russia | Jan 20 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Flew in to -40 degree Moscow. Coldest weather in 30 years. Froze for every short moment we ventured out of the Marriot. Bad time to make a good impres... Continue reading »
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    Berlin

    Berlin, Germany | Jan 20 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Arrived in beautiful Berlin and dropped off our car. Spent our precious hours at Checkpoint Charlie and the Holocaust Memorial. Continue reading »
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    Irkutsk

    Irkutsk, Russia | Jan 27 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Three days on the train we arrive at our first Siberian stop. Looked for a hotel for a few hours while fending off frostbite Continue reading »
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    Listvianka

    Listvinichnoye, Russia | Jan 29 '06 | Reviews: 0

    The deepest freshwater lake in the world. Although when we were there, it was more like the coldest block of ice in the world. Continue reading »
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    Ulan Bator

    Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Feb 05 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Spent some time livin' the simple life at a ger camp in the Mongolian Steppes. Continue reading »
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    Beijing

    Beijing, China | Feb 11 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Back in Beijing. Cleaner than ever and still a blast. Continue reading »
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    Shanghai

    Shanghai, China | Feb 19 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Arrive ready to work but end up changing direction. Maybe we were blinded by all the lights. Continue reading »
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    Yangshuo

    Guilin, China | Mar 03 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Nat turns 30 on the train. We see mountains, birds, buffalos and Ang Lee's Spectacular Spectacular. Continue reading »
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    Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, China | Mar 12 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Back to clean streets and McDonalds. Weather is choking - maybe we're missing Siberia. Continue reading »
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    Bangkok

    Bangkok, Thailand | Mar 20 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Bangkok Oriental city. It makes a hard man humble. Continue reading »
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    Ko Samui

    Ko Samui, Thailand | Mar 24 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Sun, beaches and fruit shakes. Repeat. Continue reading »
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    Siem Reap

    Siem Reap, Cambodia | Apr 20 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Came to see the ancient temples of the god-kings of Angkor Wat. Also, probably the most expensive third world city in the world. Continue reading »
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    Phnom Penh

    Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Apr 26 '06 | Reviews: 0

    Saw the Killing Fields where bones still rise from the ground under your feet. The city itself seems to be rising from the ashes to a bright future. Continue reading »
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    Saigon

    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Apr 29 '06 | Reviews: 0

    We arrived in saigon without knowing that it was 31 years to the day after the North Vietnamese took the city and ended the Vietnam War. Continue reading »
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    Hoi An

    Hoi An, Vietnam | May 03 '06 | Reviews: 0

    We have arrived in the quaint little town of Hoi An. Chinatown meets the French Quarter with charm to spare. Continue reading »