Category Archives: travel

Mongolia Photos on Flickr

Posted on October 1, 2010 by John

I’ve finished uploading my photos from my trip to Mongolia to Flickr. After a discussion with my friend Nate about Flickr itself, I just decided to bulk upload and tag my photos so I can move on. Sometimes uploading, naming, … Continue reading →

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News Consumer, Not Creator

Posted on August 26, 2010 by John

So I’m back from Mongolia! It was awesome. I put the photos up on Facebook. They can be seen here: Just click on the photo of the sand dunes to check them out. You don’t need a Facebook account to … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, travel | Tagged gobi desert, korea, mongolia, travel, ulaanbatar, ulan bator | 1 Comment

DMZ Tour, Part 1

Posted on July 30, 2010 by John

DMZ Tour & Third Tunnel of Aggression Two weeks ago, on the last day of the school semester, I went on a trip with my school’s faculty to the Demilitarized Zone. Those unfamiliar with the DMZ should check out this … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, korea, travel | Tagged demilitarized zone, dml, dmz, dora, dorasan, dprk, gijeongdong, homefront, jsa, korea, military demarcation line, minefield, north korea, northern limit line, operation paul bunyan, paju, red dawn, rok, south korea, third tunnel | Leave a comment

So I’ll be doing the Genghis Khan thing next month…

Posted on July 7, 2010 by John

Yes, that’s John Wayne as Genghis Khan. It’s from a (terrible) Howard Hughes-produced biopic made in 1956 called, “The Conquerer.” You can watch it on Google Video here. But Mr. Wayne’s method acting is not why I made this post. I wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in korea, travel | Tagged genghis khan, icn, icn to uln, john wayne, john wayne as gengis khan, korea, korea to mongolia, seoul to ulaanbatar, summer travel, the conquere, the duke, travel, uln | Leave a comment

Summer Travel Suggestions?

Posted on May 24, 2010 by John

Now that people’s summer schedules are dropping in, it’s time for me to decide where to go this summer. Except I’m having a tough time deciding where to go as it boils down to a handful of categories that include … Continue reading →

Posted in blog, singapore, travel | Tagged help, japan, korea, mongolia, osaka, poll, question, rok, singapore, south korea, travel | 1 Comment

Overdue Flickr Updates

Posted on April 17, 2010 by John

It’s pretty safe to say that I’ve traveled a lot over the last 18 months. I’ve been quite lucky. From studying abroad in Singapore and traveling around Southeast Asia, to spending a few days a week in Tijuana, to South Korea … Continue reading →

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Photo Update from Vietnam trip

Posted on March 11, 2009 by John

The Internet sucks here on campus. Because of that, uploading to Flickr is a long, multi-hour process which I dread. Uploading to Facebook is a lot easier. I uploaded two 60 photo albums from my trip to Vietnam the day … Continue reading →