EUROPE:   
In 1994 I took a month-long trip to Europe. I traveled by various means
including walking, train, ferry, and mostly hitch-hiking. This is a list 
the places I visited (in order). I arived in London (Gatwick) via plane from
Houston and, after getting a hotel for the first night, took a train to 
Chatham. From Chatham I immediately set out for Canterbury on foot 
(what a walk). 


  
  England 
    London
    Chatham
    Canterbury
    Dover (from Dover I took a ferry to France)

  France
    Calais (This is where I began hitch-hiking)
    Paris

  Italy
    Venice
    Florence
    Rome
    Turino
    Asti

  Switzerland
    Geneva
    Tolochenaz
  
  Belgium
    Brussels
    Brugges
    Oostende

  England
    London
    Salisbury (Stonehenge)
    Oxford (just passing thru)
    Stratford-on-Avon
    London
    Gatwick (back to Houston)
      





ASIA:    
In 1996 I took a 6 month trip to Asia. I arrived in Hong Kong and 
stayed in Kowloon at the Chunkking Mansions. After attaining my visa 
for Mainland China I took a hovercraft into the small forgetable town
Wuzou, China (This took 14 hours). From here immmediately boarded a bus 
for Yangshuo (11 hours). I arrived at 5 A.M outside a small hotel, 
aquired a room and slept for an entire two hours before setting out to 
explore the town (jet lag is rough). Anyway, without further adieu 
here is my itenerary:

U.S.A
 Nacogdoches to Houston   (Via a group of close friends, farewell to friends)
 Houston to L.A.  
 L.A. to Hong Kong

China:
  Hong Kong
  Wuzhou
  Yangshuo   (Beautiful Scenery, Serena's Bar, Fellow Travelers)
  Guilin     (First Train Ride- 36 Hours)
  Xian       (The Terracotta Warriors) 
  Beijing    (camped on the Great Wall at Simitai)
  Shanghai   (50 Hour Hard Seat Train Ride to Chengdu---Ouch!)
  Chengdu    (Sichuan Food- Excellent!)
  Dali        (Lake Erhai)
  Lijiang     (Tiger Leaping Gorge Trek With Young British Travelers)
  Chengdu     
  Emeishan    (Birthday Party for Chinese Friend, Anna)
  Chengdu     (Begin Traveling with Japanese Friend, Yoshimi)
  Lanzhou     (Yellow River)
  Xining
  Golmud (here I boarded a bus- illegaly- into Tibet, 
          Grueling 36 hour bus ride, had Altitude Sickness, Dysentary,
          Terrible Headache, and High Fever, but I lived.)
  
Tibet (technically China)
  Lhasa        (Potola Palace)
  Shigatse
  Gyantse
  Shigatse (Yoshimi, new chinese artist friend-Sun Sheng, and I began hitch-hiking
           to Kathamndu, Nepal)

Nepal
  Kathmandu (for an entire month...nice. Rented apartment for $36 USD a month. Many new friends,
             Sonam's Cafe)

India
  Varanasi (Banares) (Holy Hindu City- Ganges River- Burning of the Bodies)
  Agra        (Taj Mahal)
  New Delhi   (Worst Place I Visited)
  Dharamsala  (Shook Hands With the Dalai Lama)(Parting With Yoshimi)
  New Delhi   (Still the Worst Place)
 
Rajasthan (India):
  Jaipur
  Pushkar     (Holy Hindu City)
  Jaisalmer   (Desert- Camel Safari)
  Udaipur     (Where James Bond Film, Octopussy, Was Filmed) 
  
  Bombay
  Calcutta (here I caught a plane back to Hong Kong)
 

Thailand
  Bangkok (brief stopover at airport,switched planes)

Hong Kong  (Backpack lost in transit---!)
  Back to L.A
  L.A to Houston  (After two days in Houston hotel my Backpack is returned) 
  Back Home  (By Bus)
  
  

   


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