January 28, 2012

Blue Lagoon Resort, Chuuk, Micronesia

This island/archipelago has an identity crisis in more ways than one. For starters, Germany occupied them during World War One, naming the location Truk, with a long “u” sound. After America conquered it from the Japanese in World War Two, the original name of Chuuk, again with a long “u” sound, went back in place. [...]

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December 7, 2011

On The Corner – Le Resto du Coin, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Ordered at the restaurant On The Corner – Le Resto du Coin, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. My trip to Cambodia had a specific purpose that involved little sightseeing: because I am on a tourist visa, every 3 months I must leave China, so this time I chose Phnom Penh as my visa getaway. Why would this [...]

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