Travels

At nights, the side streets overflowed with diners sampling cold mezzes and sweet fishes on tables that crowded through the doors, over the balconies and into the pedestrian way.

It's also where I got robbed. By a fellow dressed up as a policeman (I neglected the prime rules of solo travelers – stick to crowded places, never let them see your wallet, and oh yeah, trust your gut).

Ah – such a long way away from the Yunnan buses with secondhand smokers and pigs in the literal blankets.

The store keepers provide service and goods with a smile – even when you don't have enough change.  Ask for directions and you'll get led to the exact place.

Besides getting an article published while in Vietnam – as a result of Blowingbubble's help – my Vietnam photos have now been published by Remote Lands, a Manhattan-based luxury travel company.

I'll try to get the blog up to speed on what's been going on so far – the Istanbul neighborhoods, getting robbed (although I'm in great spirits), Yuppie Nomad's return on the trip after the sojourn back to the States, and our escapades across the mustard and indigo coasts...