Perhaps you're inspired by this blog to go traveling for a while, or you're just curious what it would take, or maybe you're already…

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Typed up: on plane to Boston Posted from: Jane and Tom's place in Boston Back "home," we've been very busy. We stayed at Andy and Juliette's…

Typed up at: Laura and Alan's place in Emeryville, Starbucks in Palo Alto Posted from: Laura and Alan's place in Emeryville, Andy and…

Typed up: on ship to Long Beach Posted from: Andy and Juliette's house in Newbury Park The bus ride to Busan was over an hour shorter than…

Typed up: on ship to Long Beach Posted from: Andy and Juliette's house in Newbury Park We took the bus from the Express Bus Station in…

Typed up: on ship to Long Beach Posted from: Andy and Juliette's home in Newbury Park Our flight to Seoul was as good as we've gotten used…

Typed up: on ship to Long Beach Posted from: Andy and Juliette's house in Newbury Park Just having a few days to kill before our flight to…

Typed up: on bus to Busan, on ship to Long Beach Posted from: Andy and Juliette's house in Newbury Park As we got off the bus in Banaue, a…

I know I'm way behind on my blogging. I will finish it up, I promise. Anyway, tomorrow or the day after that we'll be boarding MV Hanjin…

Typed up at: Internet cafe in Solana Posted from: Internet cafe in Solana After our week relaxing on the beach, we felt ready to relax a…

Typed up: on the ferry from San Andres to Tabaco, at Banaue View Inn in Banaue Posted from: Internet cafe in Banaue In Tabaco we woke up…

Typed up at: Elena's Majestics Resort on Catanduanes Posted from: 3GX Solutions in Naga After spending a lot of money and having a busy…

Typed up at: Elena's Majestics Resort on Catanduanes Posted from: 3GX Solutions in Naga We spent a nice night at Nature's Pensionne in…

Typed up at: Legaspi Tourist Inn in Legaspi, Gardenia Hotel in Tabaco, Elena's Majestics Resort on Catanduanes Posted from: Internet cafe in…

Typed up at: Legaspi Tourist Inn in Legaspi Posted from: Internet cafe in Naga For our second visit to Manila we stayed at Malate Pensionne…

Typed up at: Roldan's Beach Resort on Camiguin Island Posted from: Legaspi Tourist Inn in Legaspi We took an air-conditioned bus from…

Typed up at: Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Roldan's Beach Resort on Camiguin Island Posted from: Legaspi Tourist Inn in…

Typed up at: Cherry Blossoms Hotel in Manila, Malate Pensionne in Manila Posted from: Momo's in Manila, Drahcir Internet Cafe on Camiguin…

Typed up at: USA Hotel in Hong Kong Posted from: Cherry Blossom Hotel in Manila For our final stay in Delhi we arrived very early Friday…

Typed up at: USA Hotel in Hong Kong Posted from: Internet Cafe in Hong Kong Binsar is a nature reserve on a hill offering some great views…

Typed up at: Internet Cafe in Hong Kong, USA Hotel in Hong Kong Posted from: Internet Cafe in Hong Kong Corbett is supposedly a great place…

Typed up at: Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, USA Hotel in Hong Kong Posted from: Internet Cafe in Hong Kong Haridwar is a…

Typed up at: Cyberia in Nainital, Hotel Vivek in Delhi Posted from: Internet Cafe in Hong Kong From Amritsar we wanted to go to Mussoorie, a…

Typed up: on Amritsar-Chandigarh bus Posted from: Internet cafe in Mussoori From Bikaner we went to Amritsar. It sounds pretty innocuous…

Typed up: at Vijay's Guest House in Bikaner, on Amritsar-Chandigarh bus Posted from: Internet cafe in Mussoori We took a sleeper train from…

Typed up: East West Medical Center in Delhi Posted from: Vijay's Guesthouse in Bikaner We returned to Delhi to spend the weekend with my…

Typed up: East West Medical Center in Delhi Posted from: Hotel Vivek in Delhi From Bharatpur we took a train to Sawai Madhopur. It was our…

Typed up at: East West Medical Center in Delhi Posted from: Hotel Vivek in Delhi We came to Bharatpur to see the birds in Keoladeo Ghana…

Typed up: at Hotel Vivek in Delhi, Hotel Red Castle in Delhi, East West Medical Center in Delhi Posted from: Internet Cafe in Delhi From…

Typed up at: Hotel Vivek in Delhi, Tiger Safari Hotel in Sawai Madophur Posted from: Hotel Vivek in Delhi After getting out of the hospital…

Typed up at: Vivek Hotel in Delhi Posted from: Vivek Hotel in Delhi The first few days in Delhi seemed a bit overwhelming, but our time in…

Typed up at: Legend Hotel in Delhi, Vivek Hotel in Delhi Posted from: Vivek Hotel in Delhi Our last day in Amman was mostly taken up by…

Typed up at: Legend Hotel in Delhi Posted from: Legend Hotel in Delhi The receptionist at our hotel in Madaba pointed us to an intersection…

Typed up at: Legend Hotel in Delhi Posted from: Legend Hotel in Delhi In Dana we hired Walid to drive us to Madaba, stopping at some of the…

Typed up at: Salome Hotel in Madaba, Sydney Hotel in Amman, Legend Hotel in Delhi Posted from: Legend Hotel in Delhi From Wadi Musa we took…

Typed up: at Petra Gate Hotel in Wadi Musa, Dana Tower Hotel in Dana, Friends Internet Cafe in Maddaba, Salome Hotel in Maddaba Posted from…

Typed up: at Petra Gate Hotel in Wadi Musa Posted from: Petra Gate Hotel in Wadi Musa The bus from Aqaba to Wadi Rum doesn't run on Friday…

Typed up: at Petra Gate Hotel in Wadi Musa Posted from: Petra Gate Hotel in Wadi Musa The first 2 nights in Aqaba we stayed at the Al Masra…

Typed up: at Petra Gate Hotel in Wadi Mousa Posted from: Petra Gate Hotel in Wadi Mousa On Sunday December 21, we woke up in Nuweiba, Egypt…

Typed up: at Murjan resort in Aqaba, Petra Gate in Wadi Mousa Posted from: Petra Gate in Wadi Mousa We got to Cairo's Sinai bus station…

Typed up: at Murjan resort in Aqaba Posted from: Petra Gate Hotel in Petra The bus ride from Bawiti back to Cairo was just like the way…

Typed up: at a shawarma place, Intr\@Net, and New Hotel in Cairo Posted from: Intr\@Net in Cairo As when we bought our tickets, the bus…

Typed up: at Old Oasis Hotel in Bawiti Posted from: Intr\@Net Cyber Cafe in Cairo Because first class was full, we took a second class…

Typed up: on the train from Luxor to Cairo Posted from: Intr\@Net Cyber cafe in Cairo To get to Luxor we paid for an air conditioned bus…

Typed up: at Nefertiti Hotel in Luxor Posted from: Nefertiti Hotel in Luxor Moving out of our apartment was another small experience in…

Typed up: on the train to Aswan, at Keylany Hotel in Aswan Posted from: Keylany Hotel in Aswan We just left Cairo on November 30. Here are…

Typed up at: home Posted from: Cilantros Here are some more random things about Cairo. I actually pay attention to, and appreciate the…

Typed up at: home Posted from: home It's about time that I write something more on the blog. Since my blogs are very activity/travel…

Usually movies get uploaded a while after the pictures, so the few of you who try to keep up with the pictures might miss them. There's now…

Typed up: at our apartment in Cairo Posted from: our apartment in Cairo It feels a little bit like on this trip I'm always complaining…

Typed up: at link.net (previously known as "unnamed") Internet cafe in Cairo Posted from: at link.net Internet cafe in Cairo One of those…

Typed up: at unnamed Internet Cafe in Cairo Posted from: the same place We're living in Cairo now, kind of. We don't have jobs, but we do…

Typed up: in our apartment in Cairo Posted from: nameless Internet cafe in Cairo At 11pm on September 29th we sped through busy Cairo…

Typed up: in a flat in Hurghada, Kamba Net Cafe in Cairo (house music will never die), Cafe de Paris in Cairo, Internet Cafe in Cairo Posted…

Typed up: at Morad's place in Cairo Posted from: Morad's place in Cairo In Nairobi we took a taxi to a hotel the book likes. Our taxi…

I interrupt the continuity of this blog to bring you an important announcement. We both kind of feel like we're done with traveling for a…

Typed up: at Morad's place in Cairo Posted from: Morad's place in Cairo The bus ride to Kakamega was awful. It started out nice enough. We…

Typed up: on Egypt Air flight to Cairo, Internet Cafe in Cairo, Morad's home in Cairo Posted from: Morad's home in Cairo Our matatu ride…

Typed up: on Egypt Air flight to Cairo Posted from: Pension Zamalek in Cairo On September 5, we woke up at Mt. Longonot. We had a nice…

Typed up: at Tas Hotel in Nakuru, at Merica Hotel Restaurant in Nakuru Posted from: AGX in Nairobi On Tuesday September 2nd, we started the…

Typed up: at Tas Hotel in Nakuru Posted from: Petmary Internet Cafe in Nakuru On 8/31 we traveled back to Mombasa. From Coral Cove Cottages…

Typed up: at New Palm Tree Hotel in Mombasa, Mt. Sinai Hotel in Nakuru, Tas Hotel in Nakuru Posted from: Petmary Internet Cafe in Nakuru On…

Typed up: at Coral Cove Cottages in Tiwi Beach Posted from: Internet cafe in Mombasa Mombasa is Kenya's second largest city, with about…

Typed up: at New Palm Tree Hotel in Mombasa, at Coral Cove Cottages in Tiwi Beach Posted from: Internet cafe in Mombasa From Lushoto we had…

Typed up: at Ocean Breeze Hotel in Tanga Posted from: Internet cafe in Mombasa, Kenya Right as we got off the bus in Lushoto, we were…

So, I'm blogging. What's going on at home? Andy had a baby, Crossfit Ventura is having a grand opening soon, and I got some news from my…

Typed up: at Tumaini Hostel in Lushoto Posted from: Internet cafe in Lushoto The bus ride from Arusha to Moshi was only about 1 hour and…

Typed up: at Kindoroko Hotel in Moshi Posted from: Internet cafe in Lushoto Our safari was really over when Walter and Peter dropped us off…

Typed up: at Sakina Campsite in Arusha, at Kilimanjaro Backpackers Hotel in Moshi Posted from: random Internet place in Moshi So after going…

Just a quick note about pictures. Safari pictures are uploading as we speak. Because Internet is slow here, they'll be low quality for now…

Typed up: on the bus from Dar es Salaam to Arusha, at Sakina Campsite in Arusha Posted from: Cybernet Internet Cafe in Arusha Thursday…

Somehow this got posted as a "page" before. Here it is where it is supposed to be: Typed up: on the bus from Dar es Salaam to Arusha Posted…

After sleeping through lots of activity, we finally woke up around 9:30am. We ate some breakfast Andi left for us, got dressed, and headed…

Gather 'round while I tell you about while I tell you how we went from Sedan, France, to Landshut, Germany. For the authentic experience…

On Monday the 21st, we had booked a train to take us to Sedan. We decided to get to the station an hour before our train, and that was a…

In Paris we stayed at the Hotel le Montclair, which is really a hostel, but where we had organized a private room anyway. The room was…

We worked out in the morning. I did 4 rounds of ~ 430m run and 35 squats. Took 10:18. The rest of the day we took it pretty easy. We…

On Monday we were up early to pack up and eat as much breakfast as we could before it was time to leave. Jane and Jaeda drove us to the…

In Boston we stayed with Jane, Tom, and Jaeda. Instead of seeing all the cool sights Boston has to offer, we mostly ran errands and relaxed…

There are 3 places on the Internet where you can follow along with our travels. The first is this blog, at http://www.casualhacker.net/blog…

For about a year, Danielle and I have been following the CrossFit exercise program. We're definitely not up to doing full workouts, but…

The morning of the 7th we rented a car to go visit Martha in south Jersey. I also rented a GPS toy to go with it, and had a good time…

Just before our dim sum lunch, Danielle and I had discovered that our online reservations for the China town bus hadn't worked. Committed…

We arrived at BWI on a red-eye, and we sure were tired. After the B30 bus to Greenbelt, metro to Dupont Circle, and D6 bus to Chris' place…

We spent a couple of days in LA with Danielle's family. Mostly we just tried to recover from our week of packing. The day we got there a…

Every activity seems to relish having its own hell week. We just finished the 'round-the-world version of hell week. Monday We cleaned up…

Yesterday we had our pig party, and everything worked splendidly. I've been wanting to roast a pig for a while, and this seemed like a…

We've been planning this trip for a long time, and taking care of all kinds of logistics. But in my mind, this here is the start of good…

On Wednesday Danielle and I went to see a travel doctor to talk about and get some shots. They told us to come half an hour early if we're…

We're slowly settling down on an itinerary, but of course large changes are still possible. I've shared the document with the world, so…

Since the Christmas card points people here, I figure I'd better write something up about our trip. There's still plenty that will be…