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Dec 7, 2011, 2:26 pm
Well, it's been a while since my last post, going nearly 8 months without a post does an injustice to my followers and sponsors. My last post was made from Shenzhen right before I left for Hong Kong. But nothing has really been going on as far as traveling since I left Hong Kong, which I neglected t... Comment - Like
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Apr 14, 2011, 3:08 am
Back in March of 2008, I posted an entry about a conversation I had with one of the representatives of NAVO, the tour company that was helping me plan my itinerary for driving in to China. What's strange and funny is that I had a nearly similar conversation with a booking agent for a hotel in Hong K... Comment - Like
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Apr 7, 2011, 1:40 am
Here in China, labor is so cheap that sometimes their solution to getting something done is akin to using a shotgun to kill a fly. Last week I was sitting in my office and felt the floor rumble as a large 100 ton crane rolled into the courtyard and started extending its outrigger stabilizers. I was ... Comment - Like
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Apr 4, 2011, 5:18 am
Finding food, particularly Western food, in Shenzhen is a challenge. It's a huge city of 10 million people, but unlike Shanghai, Beijing, or Hong Kong, Shenzhen has grown so fast and has so many transplants from all over China, that it hasn't quite established much of a cosmopolitan culture. Most of... Comment - Like
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Apr 4, 2011, 1:50 am
Due to a problem with Blogger, my awesome photos haven't been showing up. This is a known issue and it should be cleared up soon. Hang tight and you'll see photos soon.
For example, in the above space, there should be a photo of me flying an '80's era Mig jet fighter. Alas, Blogger has problems. Or ... Comment - Like
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Apr 1, 2011, 11:49 pm
Ah, finally a better hotel with a view and a hot tub. You have no idea how much this means until I describe the bizarre conditions at the last hotel.
When I first arrived in Shenzhen to work, my colleagues and I were placed in a hotel that at first glance seemed to be acceptable. Things took a bad t... Comment - Like
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Mar 31, 2011, 10:39 pm
I ate the whole thingOne of the things I look forward to doing whenever I travel is finding out what the locals like to eat between meals as a snack. It’s one of those universal traits all humans seem to have. We all get hungry and need something that will get us through a long afternoon.
A few da... Comment - Like
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Mar 30, 2011, 4:39 am
It's been over a month since my last post, but here I am again to post an update and give you some insight on what's happening on this side of the planet. I've been here a few weeks now and will be here for at least a couple more months. It's been pretty much the same thing day after day, as would b... Comment - Like
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Feb 21, 2011, 2:37 am
The title of this post 你好來自中國, or Hello from China, should give you a clue as to where I've been working recently. Not one to pass up a business opportunity on the far side of the world, I decided to take up some pharmaceutical work in Shenzhen. The pay is good and I need the money to fi... Comment - Like
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Aug 23, 2010, 12:45 am
Being new to the International travel scene, I'm pretty much fascinated by anything that happens, even when it goes wrong. Since I'm the CEO of Go Help, I want to try to lead by example and try to be as thrifty as possible, and wanted to get to Mongolia this time as inexpensively as possible. Last t... Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2010, 8:30 pm
Finally back to the blog after many months of working for Go Help, dealing with vehicle rules and vehicles and returning from Mongolia.
This entry finds me back in Mongolia to meet the arriving teams and do some other work related to the running of the Mongolia office. It's been quite a difference c... Comment - Like
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Apr 7, 2010, 12:59 am
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Yesterday I visited Kindergarten and Nursery Complex No.10 in Ulaanbaatar district 13, a small rehabilitation center that Go Help had partially funded. It was a somewhat dingy building that didn't look at all inviting at first, but once I got inside, I realized t... Comment - Like
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Apr 4, 2010, 11:53 pm
One of the things I was coordinating before I left California was getting relief supplies to Mongolia. The Mongolian community in the San Francisco Bay Area was extremely helpful in getting donations organized and sent to Ulaanbaatar at a greatly reduced price.
Tsolmon's Tailor Shop in Fairfield was... Comment - Like
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Apr 4, 2010, 2:06 am
One of the things I get to do while I'm here is assemble a working computer for Hallie, our student intern and scholarship recipient. She does all of the accounting on the Mongolian side of the organization and is going to get a computer that will be significantly better than the laptop she's borrow... Comment - Like
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Apr 2, 2010, 2:37 am
It's been weird for me to think that exactly 3 years ago today I bought a $500 car with the intention of driving it to Mongolia. Today I'm in the Go Help Office in Ulaanbaatar working as their CEO. I didn't get here in that $500 car, but then again I made good on my promise to get here eventually.
F... Comment - Like
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Mar 25, 2010, 2:47 am
It's been a while - 8 very long weeks since I've posted to this blog.
Let's catch up.
Since getting involved with Go Help, I've been busy handling vehicle approvals, working with the trustees to get things organized, and generally helping out where I can. Some time ago, I'm not sure who mentioned it... Comment - Like
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Jan 24, 2010, 2:47 pm
Despite being unemployed, I've somehow managed to actually be busier than I was when I was working for pay. Over the last few months, I've been playing catch-up in helping Go Help put up a vehicle approval page as well as the vehicle rules. I've also been spending a great deal of time talking to peo... Comment - Like
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Dec 26, 2009, 12:46 am
Holy cow, things are moving fast. I've been doing lots of Skype calls and conferences with people that are involved with this year's Mongolian Charity Rally. What's strange it that all of these people are very far away from me, the nearest is Dave, who lives in New York City. I've been living in 4 t... Comment - Like
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Nov 22, 2009, 11:02 am
A lot has happened in the weeks since I got laid off, so I have a lot of catching up to do in this post.
Since leaving the stressful life that was pharmaceutical engineering, one of the things that I managed to do is adopt a healthier lifestyle. Case in point: my blood pressure the week before I wa... Comment - Like
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Oct 15, 2009, 11:21 am
Exactly one week ago today, I was summarily dismissed from my job duties.
Boohoo?
No, more like Booyah!
Ah, the luxury of time. I now have as much time as I need to really develop my rally as well as several other projects that had been stalled because of, well, work getting in the way.
So far, this... Comment - Like
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Sep 17, 2009, 11:32 pm
The gentleman pictured above drove into Hyder, Alaska at 4:48pm Pacific time today. This may not sound impressive at first, but consider that Dave Schaub started driving his 1932 Ford hot rod roadster on September 9th, 2009, and managed to drive through all 49 continental United States in just nine ... Comment - Like
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Sep 2, 2009, 5:21 pm
Since I began this endeavor to drive around the planet in a Geo Metro 2 years ago, I've done all manner of things to the nearly dead carcass I found rotting away in Watsonville. Rocinante has gotten a new paint job, new seats from a Saturn, a roof rack, a stereo, new tires, a ruggedized interior, a... Comment - Like
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Aug 25, 2009, 6:43 pm
Another test of the ARL NorthAm blogging system, this time through my Yahoo account linked to the HTC. After a long day playing with liquid nitrogen, I plan to have dinner here. Comment - Like
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