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October 7, 2026 in China // Did We Really Eat That Much In Guangzhou?!?
September 15, 2026 in South Korea // Back To Busan
August 19, 2026 in South Korea // Humiliating Myself Once More For Anna’s Birthday
July 16, 2026 in Sri Lanka // Wrapping Up With A Sri Lankan Safari
June 18, 2026 in China // Now On To Shanghai
June 10, 2026 in France // Next Station: Lyon-Part-Dieu
May 15, 2026 in Italy // April Was A Packed Month And The First Stop Was Italy
March 27, 2026 in Vietnam // Vietnam For Our First Trip Of 2026
March 14, 2026 in China // Five Nights Of Walls, Balls, And Doorless Stalls In Beijing
January 15, 2026 in Italy // Battling The Tour Groups In Florence And Venice
December 11, 2025 in Argentina // Winding Down In Mendoza
November 25, 2025 in Chile // Finding Pumas Is Tiring Work!
October 27, 2025 in Chile // Two Nights In Santiago Before Our Chilean Trek Begins
October 2, 2025 in France // Paris Has Changed A Lot And In A Good Way!
September 17, 2025 in Singapore // Custom Beers And An Actual Cheese-Cake
August 29, 2025 in England // London And Morocco In The Stifling Heat
August 12, 2025 in Nepal // A Conference And Climbing In Kathmandu
July 30, 2025 in Travel // Our Silk Road Train Journey, Pt. 7: Wrapping Up Our Trip In Khiva And Tashkent, Uzbekistan
July 16, 2025 in Travel // Our Silk Road Train Journey, Pt. 6: Returning To Uzbekistan
July 3, 2025 in Tajikistan // Our Silk Road Train Journey, Pt. 5: From Uzbekistan To Tajikistan
June 13, 2025 in Uzbekistan // Our Silk Road Train Journey, Pt. 4: Entering Uzbekistan For The First Time
May 26, 2025 in Kyrgyzstan // Our Silk Road Train Journey, Pt. 3: Welcome to Kyrgyzstan
May 16, 2025 in Kazakhstan // Our Silk Road Train Journey, Pt. 2: Let The Official Tour Begin!
May 7, 2025 in Kazakhstan // Our Silk Road Train Journey, Pt. 1: Beginning Alone In Almaty, Kazakhstan
April 1, 2025 in Laos // Back Volunteering In Laos Again
March 2, 2025 in Singapore // My Most Humiliating Airport Moment Happened Recently
February 27, 2025 in Germany // Monster Magnet Live In Germany
January 21, 2025 in Maldives // Four Nights In Paradise (And An Average One In The City)
January 15, 2025 in Spain // Hopping Around Spain Again
November 28, 2024 in Mexico // Doing Mexico Properly, Pt. 2: Mexico City
October 29, 2024 in Mexico // Doing Mexico Properly, Pt. 1: San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato
October 19, 2024 in Singapore // Tim And Anna’s Bogus Wedding Adventure
October 8, 2024 in Travel // On Safari Again, Pt. 3: Gorillas in Tim’s Mist
September 13, 2024 in Kenya // On Safari Again, Pt. 2: Lewa Conservancy and Masai Mara, Kenya
September 2, 2024 in Kenya // On Safari Again, Pt. 1: Nairobi And Exploring Amboseli National Park, Kenya
July 26, 2024 in Germany // Not Quite The Trip We Had Planned, Part 4: Berlin, Frankfurt, And Geneva
July 10, 2024 in Poland // Not Quite The Trip We Had Planned, Part 3: Auschwitz
July 3, 2024 in Poland // Not Quite The Trip We Had Planned, Part 2: Kraków, Poland
June 6, 2024 in Poland // Not Quite The Trip We Had Planned, Part 1: Warsaw, Poland
April 26, 2024 in Japan // Five Cities In Three Countries Over 16 Days, Part 4: Sapporo And Back To Tokyo, Japan
April 23, 2024 in Japan // Five Cities In Three Countries Over 16 Days, Part 3: Tokyo And Hakodate, Japan
April 18, 2024 in Laos // Five Cities In Three Countries Over 16 Days, Part 2: Vientiane, Laos
April 9, 2024 in India // Five Cities In Three Countries Over 16 Days, Part 1: Kolkata, India
February 27, 2024 in Australia // Strange And Bizarre Dishes We’ve Eaten Around The World
February 17, 2024 in Thailand // Flashback: Anna’s Annual Birthday Getaway, June 2023; Chiang Mai
January 5, 2024 in Oman // Mosques, Forts, And Cave Diving In Oman
December 12, 2023 in Netherlands // Lisbon Or Amsterdam?: The Battle For The Top Spot, Pt.2
November 16, 2023 in Portugal // Lisbon Or Amsterdam?: The Battle For The Top Spot, Pt. 1
September 25, 2023 in Norway // Long Man In The Arctic, Pt. 2: Cruising Around The North Pole
August 17, 2023 in Norway // Long Man In The Arctic, Pt. 1: Longyearbyen
May 31, 2023 in Travel // San Francisco And New Orleans, Pt. 2: Ween And Haight-Ashbury
May 26, 2023 in Travel // San Francisco And New Orleans, Pt. 1: Alcatraz And Jazz
April 17, 2023 in USA // Florida Man!
March 29, 2023 in Cuba // The Nightmare Of Travel From Cuba To The USA For Foreigners
February 22, 2023 in Egypt // Desert Sessions Volume III: Death On The Nile
January 25, 2023 in Egypt // Desert Sessions Volume II: Cairo
January 8, 2023 in Jordan // Desert Sessions Volume I: Jordan
November 2, 2022 in Germany // Bogfraus From Bavaria To Berlin
September 9, 2022 in Botswana // Africa, At Last!, Pt. 3: Wrapping Up Our Safari And Back To Cape Town
August 12, 2022 in Botswana // Africa, At Last!, Pt. 2: Zimbabwe And Botswana (Plus A Little Zambia And Namibia)
July 26, 2022 in South Africa // Africa, At Last!, Pt. 1: Cape Town, South Africa
May 27, 2022 in Philippines // Encountering All Kinds Of Creatures In The Philippines
April 29, 2022 in Cambodia // Unintentionally Partying For Three Straight Nights In Cambodia
March 4, 2022 in France // On The Road Again At Last!, Pt. 4; Annecy, France And Then Back To Zürich, Switzerland
February 17, 2022 in France // On The Road Again At Last!, Pt. 3; Nice and Aix-en-Provence, France
February 8, 2022 in Singapore // Doug: The First 100 Days
January 26, 2022 in France // On The Road Again At Last!, Pt. 2; Lyon, France
January 17, 2022 in Switzerland // On The Road Again At Last!, Pt. 1; Switzerland
November 17, 2021 in Singapore // The Hell That We Experienced Throughout Real Estate Processes In Singapore — Approvals, Renting, Renovating, And Moving
July 26, 2021 in Singapore // On A Dog Cruise Again
May 20, 2021 in Singapore // Cruising With Some Dogs On An Albatross
May 6, 2021 in Singapore // Dining In The Dark
February 9, 2021 in Belgium // The Dark Tourist
November 6, 2020 in Singapore // Tiong Bahru — Then And Now
August 27, 2020 in Singapore // The Hell That We Experienced Throughout Real Estate Processes In Singapore — Buying
July 14, 2020 in Singapore // Eating Some Interesting Stuff For Anna’s 40th Birthday
May 21, 2020 in Singapore // The Hell That We Experienced Throughout Real Estate Processes In Singapore — Selling
April 17, 2020 in Singapore // A First-Person Look At How Singapore Is Handling The Coronavirus Pandemic
March 18, 2020 in Travel // A Tale Of Two Californias, Pt. 2; California, USA
March 4, 2020 in Mexico // A Tale Of Two Californias, Pt. 1; Baja California, Mexico
January 30, 2020 in Australia // Cruising To New Caledonia
January 3, 2020 in Singapore // An Inauspicious Beginning To The New Decade
December 14, 2019 in Singapore // Acting Like We’re Teenagers Again To See Dylan Moran
November 19, 2019 in Israel // Adventures In The Holy Land, Pt. 2; Cities, Seas, And Sacred Sites
November 11, 2019 in Israel // Adventures In The Holy Land, Pt. 1; Tel Aviv
October 30, 2019 in South Korea // Getting Stuck In Traffic And Lost In Seoul
October 16, 2019 in France // A Journey Of Epic Proportions, Pt. 3; Colmar And The Return To Paris
October 2, 2019 in Canada // A Journey Of Epic Proportions, Pt. 2; Vancouver
September 20, 2019 in France // A Journey Of Epic Proportions, Pt. 1; Paris
August 22, 2019 in Taiwan // A Four-Day Weekend In Taipei
August 8, 2019 in Travel // In Search Of Big Furry Things — Cowboy Country, Pt. 3
August 1, 2019 in Travel // Grand Teton And Yellowstone — Cowboy Country, Pt. 2
July 25, 2019 in Travel // “Don’t Squat With Your Spurs On” — Cowboy Country, Pt. 1
May 24, 2019 in Guatemala // Central America, pt. 4: Volunteering in the Murder Capital of the World
May 3, 2019 in Australia // Our Kind-of-Annual Australia Trip, 2019
March 20, 2019 in Thailand // Bangkok… Again!
February 20, 2019 in Sri Lanka // Chinese New Year in Sri Lanka, pt.2: From the Beach Back to the City
February 13, 2019 in Sri Lanka // Chinese New Year in Sri Lanka, pt.1: Colombo to Galle
January 31, 2019 in Singapore // Here’s Why I’ll be Wearing Sunglasses for a While
January 24, 2019 in Indonesia // “A Pint, a Rosé, a Gin and Coke, and a Sprite, Thanks”
January 2, 2019 in South Korea // Mariah Carey’s Christmas Album is the Bane of my Existence
December 4, 2018 in Türkiye/Turkey // Climbing, Caving, and Canceled Ballooning in Turkey, pt. 3: Izmir Province
November 15, 2018 in Türkiye/Turkey // Climbing, Caving, and Canceled Ballooning in Turkey, pt. 2: Cappadocia
October 29, 2018 in Türkiye/Turkey // Climbing, Caving, and Canceled Ballooning in Turkey, pt. 1: Istanbul
October 16, 2018 in Austria // Back in the Land of Beer and Schnitzel
October 4, 2018 in China // Hanging Out In Hangzhou
September 11, 2018 in Singapore // Embarking on my 40th Lap of the Sun
August 27, 2018 in Travel // Tales I’ve Forgotten to Tell, pt. 1: NYE in Vietnam, 2014-15
July 10, 2018 in Thailand // Unwinding In Chiang Mai
May 28, 2018 in Japan // Spending A Couple Of Nights In Tokyo
May 15, 2018 in Hawaii // “Can I Pat Your Turtle?”
May 9, 2018 in Australia // A Week Back In Melbourne For The Dean Ween Group And Primus
March 14, 2018 in Ecuador // Ecuador, Pt. 2: The Galápagos Islands
March 5, 2018 in Ecuador // Ecuador, Pt. 1: Planes, Trains, And Automobiles
January 31, 2018 in Thailand // Sredej And Noelle Get Hitched In Bangkok
January 20, 2018 in Singapore // Another Edition Of Owen’s Annual Asia Trip
December 29, 2017 in Italy // Want To Gain Weight Rapidly? Visit Rome!
October 25, 2017 in Australia // I Think I May Rapidly Be Turning Into Larry David As I Get Older
October 17, 2017 in Thailand // A Stormy Couple Of Days In Phuket
October 3, 2017 in Spain // Traveling To Spain In The Wake Of A Tragedy, Pt. 2: Peñíscola And Barcelona
September 18, 2017 in Spain // Traveling To Spain In The Wake Of A Tragedy, Pt. 1: Sitges And Valencia
August 21, 2017 in Laos // Taking A Friend Around Southeast Asia
July 11, 2017 in Hungary // Traveling In Opulence – The Reverse ‘T’ Factor, Pt. 2: Budapest
July 7, 2017 in Netherlands // Traveling In Opulence – The Reverse ‘T’ Factor, Pt. 1: Amsterdam And The Hague
May 27, 2017 in Philippines // Chillin’ In Manila
May 5, 2017 in Australia // Kermit: The First 100 Days
April 5, 2017 in Brazil // South America, Pt. 5: The Scam
February 12, 2017 in Denmark // Getting Hygge Wit’ It.
January 24, 2017 in Malaysia // Eating And Drinking In Kuala Lumpur With My Mate
December 14, 2016 in Thailand // CSI: Yew Nork
November 16, 2016 in Brazil // South America, Pt. 4: Rio de Janeiro.
November 9, 2016 in Myanmar // Back in Yangon — Returning To The Scene Of The “Burmese Bed-Bath.”
September 16, 2016 in USA // Hunter S. Thompson On The Terrorist Attacks Of September 11, 2001.
August 16, 2016 in Brazil // South America, Pt. 3: The Two-Caipirinha Screamer
July 4, 2016 in Peru // South America, Pt. 2: Human Skulls And Machu Picchu
July 4, 2016 in Peru // South America, Pt. 1: The Sasquatch Of Peru
June 13, 2016 in Travel // Only One Month Left In The US And It Can’t Go Fast Enough
June 6, 2016 in Travel // Our Last Show In New York
May 26, 2016 in England // Eels, Heels, And Liquid Meals
May 15, 2016 in Travel // A Week With The Freaks, Pt. 2: Portland
May 10, 2016 in Travel // A Week With The Freaks, Pt. 1: Seattle
April 24, 2016 in Travel // A Whole Bunch Of Concerts And The Passing Of Music Royalty
April 6, 2016 in Travel // An Interesting Weekend Away In Washington DC And Baltimore.
March 28, 2016 in Travel // An Evening With Noel Fielding.
March 15, 2016 in Travel // Fightball NYC 03 And March Madness
February 25, 2016 in Travel // We Went To A Raymond Pettibon Exhibition At The Weekend.
February 15, 2016 in Travel // I Finally Got To See Ween Play Live. I Can Now Die A Happy Man.
January 27, 2016 in Travel // The Blizzard: The ‘T’ Factor, Pt. 4
January 25, 2016 in South Korea // Flashback To 2007: A Weekend With Friends In Seoul
January 17, 2016 in Guatemala // Central America, Pt. 3: Our First Visit To Mayan Ruins
January 10, 2016 in Guatemala // Central America, Pt. 2: “Hey! Let’s Go Climb An Active Volcano!”
January 6, 2016 in Guatemala // Central America, Pt. 1: Christmas In Guatemala.
December 17, 2015 in Travel // A Morning Spent In A New York City Temp Agency And More!
December 14, 2015 in Malaysia // On The Twelfth Day Of Christmas My True Love Gave To Me… El Niño!
December 2, 2015 in Australia // References To “Tim” And “Abel” I’ve Encountered So Far Around The World.
November 28, 2015 in Travel // We Just Sat Front Row At “The Book Of Mormon”
November 25, 2015 in Travel // California, Über Alles!*
November 23, 2015 in Travel // A Savage Journey To The Heart Of The American Dream, Pt. 2: Winding Down In Vegas
November 14, 2015 in Travel // A Savage Journey To The Heart Of The American Dream, Pt. 1: Arriving In Las Vegas
November 10, 2015 in Travel // Eat. Drink. Shop.
November 4, 2015 in Travel // Thank God Halloween Is Over!
October 30, 2015 in Travel // Chicago Bulls vs. Brooklyn Nets
October 21, 2015 in Travel // Cheesesteaks And 76ers: Four Days In Philadelphia
October 12, 2015 in Travel // Dwarves Get Really Drunk Really Quickly!
October 6, 2015 in Travel // So Many Questions, So Few Answers, Pt. 2
October 3, 2015 in Travel // Watching The AFL Grand Final In New York
September 29, 2015 in Travel // My First Two Days As A Volunteer In A New York City Thrift Store
September 24, 2015 in Travel // A Good Week Spent With Good Friends.
September 19, 2015 in Travel // Oops, I Accidentally Went To A Rancid Gig
September 17, 2015 in Travel // “You Are NOT The Father!”
September 13, 2015 in Travel // It Took Two And A Half Months, But It Finally Happened…
September 8, 2015 in Travel // A Weekend In Beantown
August 31, 2015 in Travel // Tim’s 12th Annual 25th Birthday.
August 26, 2015 in Travel // Could America Really Be Trumped?
August 24, 2015 in Travel // Tim Goes To A Taping Of ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’
August 20, 2015 in Travel // Just Getting To The Gym Is A Workout!
August 14, 2015 in Travel // Take Me Out To The Ball Game
August 11, 2015 in Travel // What A Day.
August 3, 2015 in Travel // So Many Questions, So Few Answers…
July 28, 2015 in Travel // 8 things I Learnt While Getting An Apartment In New York City.
July 24, 2015 in Travel // Tim Gets Burnt By A Scalper: The ‘T’ Factor, Pt. 3.
July 20, 2015 in Travel // The United States Of Paranoia And Bureaucracy
July 14, 2015 in Travel // New York: An Assault On The Senses.
July 13, 2015 in Travel // “Where’s Yo’ Hair Grease At?!?”
July 10, 2015 in Travel // CBGB RIP
July 7, 2015 in Australia // Maccin’ Across The McGlobe: McDonald’s McSpecialties I’ve McTried In Other McCountries.
July 6, 2015 in Travel // Freedom Isn’t Free…
July 2, 2015 in Travel // Wouldn’t It Be Nice If The World Were Metric?
July 1, 2015 in Singapore // Coming to America
June 23, 2015 in Germany // Airports Suck (Flying Does, Too)!
June 17, 2015 in Germany // Auf Wiedersehen, Pet…
June 15, 2015 in Germany // A Final Weekend Away In Berlin
June 9, 2015 in Germany // Limping Around Germany And The Netherlands Again.
June 5, 2015 in Germany // It’s A Long Way To The Top To Check Out Some Ancient Castles…
June 2, 2015 in Germany // A Cruise Up The Rhine And An Appointment With The U.S. Embassy.
May 29, 2015 in Austria // If Only I Had Started This Blog 10 Years Ago…
May 28, 2015 in Germany // Asparagus: A Prince Amongst Vegetables
May 27, 2015 in Netherlands // Back In The Netherlands
May 19, 2015 in Czech Republic // Czech Your Head!
May 11, 2015 in Belgium // The Adventures Of Timtim, Pt. 2: Return To Germany.

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