Comments for Go Places http://goplaces.wordpress.com Home away from home... Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:41:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Always Trust Mama by Claudio http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/always-trust-mama/#comment-119 Claudio Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:41:36 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-119 Hey Micah I'm one of the last owners of the pahoda. We took her from Savannakhet up to Paksan in March and then sold/traded it to a local lady. One of us took the book to the Netherlands with the intention of returning it to you, but i'm not sure if she actually did that. I am currently trying to get a full scan of the book, i really hope i can reach the girl and that the book is not lost. I just wanted to say thank you for starting this. My week on the pohoda was the most awesome thing i did so far and really raised the bar for what i consider "adventurous" now. If you want to know more about the last big journey of the Pohoda, drop me an e-mail (in case you didn't already hear it from one of the other guys). Greetings Claudio from Switzerland Hey Micah

I’m one of the last owners of the pahoda. We took her from Savannakhet up to Paksan in March and then sold/traded it to a local lady.

One of us took the book to the Netherlands with the intention of returning it to you, but i’m not sure if she actually did that. I am currently trying to get a full scan of the book, i really hope i can reach the girl and that the book is not lost.

I just wanted to say thank you for starting this. My week on the pohoda was the most awesome thing i did so far and really raised the bar for what i consider “adventurous” now. If you want to know more about the last big journey of the Pohoda, drop me an e-mail (in case you didn’t already hear it from one of the other guys).

Greetings

Claudio from Switzerland

]]> Comment on Shadows and Dust by Now who’s the douche? « Rode Rage http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/shadows-and-dust/#comment-118 Now who’s the douche? « Rode Rage Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:59:15 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=196#comment-118 [...] wasn’t priced and the guy who told me what things cost seemed eager to try a bit of the old Laotian Chinese Market Voodoo on me. I weren’t having it, bought some new pedal cages to replace my battered Soma’s [...] [...] wasn’t priced and the guy who told me what things cost seemed eager to try a bit of the old Laotian Chinese Market Voodoo on me. I weren’t having it, bought some new pedal cages to replace my battered Soma’s [...]

]]> Comment on Between Friendship Bridges by themicah http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/between-friendship-bridges/#comment-113 themicah Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:50:14 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/between-friendship-bridges/#comment-113 Hello! I hope you enjoyed your trip on the Pohoda! If you have any stories or photos, please pass them on and I will post them on the blog. In our experience, it is a little difficult to sell in Savannakhet, but you should be able to do it. Just ask everyone you see ;-) Try also at Mama's House Restaurant - many travelers go there and they let us put up a poster for the boat when we were there. Thanks for writing to me, and I home you enjoyed it! Hello!
I hope you enjoyed your trip on the Pohoda! If you have any stories or photos, please pass them on and I will post them on the blog. In our experience, it is a little difficult to sell in Savannakhet, but you should be able to do it. Just ask everyone you see ;-) Try also at Mama’s House Restaurant – many travelers go there and they let us put up a poster for the boat when we were there.

Thanks for writing to me, and I home you enjoyed it!

]]> Comment on Between Friendship Bridges by oslo http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/between-friendship-bridges/#comment-112 oslo Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:42:01 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/between-friendship-bridges/#comment-112 we bought the POHODA 1 week ago and want to sell it now again.we stay in in savannakhet,xayamoungkhoun GH ,on the mainroad in city centre.ask for swantje and oslo we bought the POHODA 1 week ago and want to sell it now again.we stay in in savannakhet,xayamoungkhoun GH ,on the mainroad in city centre.ask for swantje and oslo

]]> Comment on Ports and Departures by abe http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/ports-and-departures/#comment-105 abe Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:07:47 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/ports-and-departures/#comment-105 sounds like you should have made them walk the plank and let 'em swim for it - the bastards - with a name like Amber could you ask for anything less?...next time beat 'em! sounds like you should have made them walk the plank and let ‘em swim for it – the bastards – with a name like Amber could you ask for anything less?…next time beat ‘em!

]]> Comment on The Sandy Side by Sam Jayne http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/the-sandy-side/#comment-103 Sam Jayne Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:06:32 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=158#comment-103 Good luck on your travels down the river. My house at school is right on a creek and I can rent canoes from the school I think I am inspired to go for it. Good luck on your travels down the river. My house at school is right on a creek and I can rent canoes from the school I think I am inspired to go for it.

]]> Comment on Pieces of Stone and Wood by sam jayne http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/pieces-of-stone-and-wood/#comment-101 sam jayne Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:56:41 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=155#comment-101 Happy belated bday. Sounds like quite the adventure wish I was there. I got the link to the pictures in your email. Love bad brains! Happy belated bday. Sounds like quite the adventure wish I was there. I got the link to the pictures in your email. Love bad brains!

]]> Comment on Pieces of Stone and Wood by Bill Jayne http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/pieces-of-stone-and-wood/#comment-100 Bill Jayne Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:54:17 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=155#comment-100 Leeches? What do you have to say about the leeches? Leeches? What do you have to say about the leeches?

]]> Comment on Hill Chicken by Uncle Ed http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/hill-chicken/#comment-96 Uncle Ed Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:16:36 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-96 Sounds like an exciting adventure. Can't wait to hear the next installment. Great writing. Keep it up and be safe. I hope the boat actually floats! Sounds like an exciting adventure. Can’t wait to hear the next installment. Great writing. Keep it up and be safe. I hope the boat actually floats!

]]> Comment on Hill Chicken by Bill Jayne http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/hill-chicken/#comment-95 Bill Jayne Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:43:44 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-95 Oh! And while we're counting...Happy Birthday! Oh! And while we’re counting…Happy Birthday!

]]> Comment on Hill Chicken by Bill Jayne http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/hill-chicken/#comment-94 Bill Jayne Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:08:58 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-94 Actually, the "siege" of Khe Sanh was January-March 1968, or 41 years ago. My company was based on Hill 881 south prior to the siege and the defensive lines we manned looked to the west out across Laos. In the relatively quiet days of late 1967 it looked very different than our muddy, shell-holed hill top. Actually, the “siege” of Khe Sanh was January-March 1968, or 41 years ago. My company was based on Hill 881 south prior to the siege and the defensive lines we manned looked to the west out across Laos. In the relatively quiet days of late 1967 it looked very different than our muddy, shell-holed hill top.

]]> Comment on Hill Chicken by carlie http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/hill-chicken/#comment-93 carlie Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:42:16 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-93 micah- i would love to be able to do something like this. you need to post some pictures soon :) micah- i would love to be able to do something like this. you need to post some pictures soon :)

]]> Comment on Hill Chicken by B http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/hill-chicken/#comment-91 B Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:56:09 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-91 you took Honza's suggestion about the boat seriously?! any chance of getting Ken to pilot the boat? please...? :-) have fun! you took Honza’s suggestion about the boat seriously?! any chance of getting Ken to pilot the boat? please…? :-) have fun!

]]> Comment on Hill Chicken by abe http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/hill-chicken/#comment-90 abe Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:21:36 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-90 man - i can't wait to hear about the river trip - see some pics huck fin? more like Charlie Marlow... man – i can’t wait to hear about the river trip – see some pics
huck fin? more like Charlie Marlow…

]]> Comment on Hill Chicken by Jebro Smith http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/hill-chicken/#comment-89 Jebro Smith Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:00:20 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-89 Bok bok. ... 'Never get out of the boat. Absolutely goddamn right. Unless you were goin' all the way. Kurtz got off the boat. He split from the whole fuckin' program.' Bok bok.

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‘Never get out of the boat. Absolutely goddamn right. Unless you were goin’ all the way. Kurtz got off the boat. He split from the whole fuckin’ program.’

]]> Comment on Muddy Waters by jeannettestgermain http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/muddy-waters/#comment-88 jeannettestgermain Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:02:31 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-88 It's me again - perusing your blog I saw you were also in China. Look up my blog sometime - the post "Adventures of an Artist: Bridges is about China wishing you good weather for biking! Jeannette It’s me again – perusing your blog I saw you were also in China. Look up my blog sometime – the post “Adventures of an Artist: Bridges is about China
wishing you good weather for biking!
Jeannette

]]> Comment on Muddy Waters by jeannettestgermain http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/muddy-waters/#comment-87 jeannettestgermain Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:55:11 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-87 I'm reading your blog for the first time -how adventurous to bike there. How long is this trip gonna take? In 2007 we were for a week in China to visit our son who teaches English there - went to 4 cities (no, not on a bike :) ), because we went from Shen-shen (across from Hong Kong(, Guang Zhou, Nanchang, and Beijing - really wanted to see Shandhai, but not more time left. Have fun, and I hope you'visit all the places you want to go to -cheers, jeannette I’m reading your blog for the first time -how adventurous to bike there. How long is this trip gonna take?
In 2007 we were for a week in China to visit our son who teaches English there – went to 4 cities (no, not on a bike :) ), because we went from Shen-shen (across from Hong Kong(, Guang Zhou, Nanchang, and Beijing – really wanted to see Shandhai, but not more time left.
Have fun, and I hope you’visit all the places you want to go to -cheers, jeannette

]]> Comment on Muddy Waters by themicah http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/muddy-waters/#comment-86 themicah Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:50:24 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-86 Hehehe! We are trying now to buy a little boat with a new Honda ;-) Should be good, but not sure about how much time I have before my Vietnam visa expires... Hehehe! We are trying now to buy a little boat with a new Honda ;-) Should be good, but not sure about how much time I have before my Vietnam visa expires…

]]> Comment on Muddy Waters by Honza http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/muddy-waters/#comment-85 Honza Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:08:23 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-85 Hey Micah enjoy, Laos is great place, nice people but I recomend to walk out of roads, rent a boat :) Hey Micah enjoy, Laos is great place, nice people but I recomend to walk out of roads, rent a boat :)

]]> Comment on Serial Derailment by Bill Jayne http://goplaces.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/serial-derailment/#comment-82 Bill Jayne Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:12:44 +0000 http://goplaces.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-82 Interesting stuff! Looking forward to pictures. How will you get back south? Interesting stuff! Looking forward to pictures. How will you get back south?

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