Category Archives: Road Trippin’

Siem Reap-Off

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Eddie

[Written Friday, March The 16th, Night] The Aranya Prathet/Poipet Border Crossing is, by many accounts, kind of the Mos Eisley Spaceport of Southeast Asia. “You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.” … Continue reading →

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Mountain Daylight Time

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Eddie

Have arrived back in Montana for my annual late-June/early-July feast of cloud-photograph-taking, thunderstorm-reveling-in, and folk-festival attending. Just in time, this year, for the solstice: sunset tonight in Whitehall is 9:22pm — twelve minutes earlier than Seattle’s. Hilo’s, meanwhile, is (drumroll) … Continue reading →

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Loose Ends

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Eddie

Wanted, before I disappear into the vortex, to jot down a few last words about the Hawaii. Item: As previously noted, on my last day at the Volcano, I hiked around an area called the “Bird Park”. Did take time … Continue reading →

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And It’s A Wedding

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Eddie

The flight from Honolulu to Seattle was long and boring enough; though I had chosen a pretty cool seat location — affording a great view of the massive left engine and wing. Plus, the sunset was quite nice. Returned to … Continue reading →

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Hawaii, The Big Island: It Can’t, It Won’t, And It Don’t Stop

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Eddie

Monday, my last on the Island, was another day of stupefying wonders; courtesy, again, of the Volcano. It all began with yet another drive up a winding one-lane mountain road – this time, the South flank of Mauna Loa. The … Continue reading →

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