So Kathleen and I have finished up the last of our travels for the summer, returning late this past Sunday evening from Sardinia, a lovely Italian island lying in the heart of the Mediterranean. The trip was short, only four days, but all together made for a very pleasant and relaxing time. My only complaint… Read More Sardinia
Our last few days in Tunisia were spent hanging around the city of Sousse and making jaunts into the medina, the term for the old part of the city. Sousse dates back to a Phoenician settlement called Hadrumetum way back into the BCs, and the city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From the… Read More Je comprends…I think
So we have made it back to Stuttgart safe and sound and i am typing away on my own computer again, happy to not be paying out the nose for the bad keyboard. During the middle of our visit we had what were probably our two most interesting days, or least some of the most… Read More Camels and colosseums
As i prepared to make a new entry i found myself dismayed to discover that a keyboard in Tunisia follows the French model, ,amely confusing and with no apparent options to change texts without better French knowledge. To the point though, the weather here has been nice and has served to quickly roast me a… Read More Misbegotten French keyboards
left dublin yesterday (thats the celtic version of the name up there) and headed to the slightly warmer, equally rainy, environs of stuttgart. it is a great relief to know that my baggage and worldly goods are in a place where i neednt worry constantly about them. the same bag was lost and returned to… Read More goodbye baile atha cliath, hello stuttgart
my arrival in dublin was anti-climactic, a welcome relief from the portly teenager i sat next to from chicago across the pond. the airport istelf was lettle more than a small pit stop, a surprise considering it serves as the gateway for the entire island. to top that off, one of my two bags was… Read More Emerald Isle
The summer promises to be a busy travel season for me, and come the end of the month the floodgates will open up and my mileage program will start to accrue once more. I’ll be spending the month of July over in Europe with Kathleen, located primarily at her place in Stuttgart, Germany. The first… Read More Keeping Busy
So for those who have not heard for whatever reason, I am embarking on a year-long journey to China for the official purpose of teaching English in the public school system. This of course means several things, including that I will technically be employed by Red China for what amounts to a handsome amount over… Read More A Postdated Introduction
Home for next year…seen from space. Directly across the river to the south is Hong Kong’s northern territories which appear to be relatively undeveloped for now. All the information I’m getting says that we’ll be approximately a half hour from the center of Hong Kong, which is pretty freaking cool in itself. Shenzhen is home… Read More Shenzhen
Zak Abroad 