Flatbacker: We're off to see the Great Wall!

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

We're off to see the Great Wall!

More details to follow, but we just got word our next stop will be Beijing, China.

I'm SOOOOO pumped. Now I just need a guidebook and map.

And, maybe some new shoes. And a purse. Possibly a backpack. Some long underwear, jeans? Yea, jeans. And sweaters. . .

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Foods I Still Fantasize About

Any, and I really do mean any, cut of beef from a Parilla in Buenos Aires.
Fresh tuna from the Feria in Montevideo. Six minutes to perfection. . .
A BIG heaping pot of Mussels "done in Gramma's style" from Morels in Beijing, China
Whitehall Steak Night, a huge fillet served medium rare in a mustard cream sauce, with salad, bruschetta, chicken wings and Mounds like dessert in Tel Aviv, Isarel.
Grilled Octopus and Tzatziki at Zorba's, Athens, Greece
Supreme Pizza, hold the sausage, add black olives, Vitale's Sports Bar, Grand Rapids, MI
Calamari Salad from Il Duo, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (and maybe the cannoli for dessert)
Chicken on a stick and corn on the cob from street vendors in Bangkok, Thailand
HUGE grilled scallops (think saucer size) from Andy's Place in Tokyo, Japan
Red Snapper done on the grill, on the beach, in Jimbaran, Bali
Scallops and Broccoli from Hong Kee restaurant, Chung Chau Island, Hong Kong
Fresh Mussels served in pepper sauce from The Fig Tree in Rome, Italy
2 Big Fat Porkchops with asian coleslaw and garlic mashed potatoes from the Seoul Pub in Itaewon, Korea WARNING: THESE SUCK IT NOW. TOTALLY NOT THE SAME. I'm leaving this up because ONCE they deserved it, but no more.

I've Been Everywhere, Man. . . .

Pre-2000 Spain, Morocco, Jamaica, Mexico, Guatemala, United Kingdom, France
Sofia, Bulgaria, 1/01 - 3/01
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 9/00 - 12/00
Chisnau, Moldova, 4/01 - 5/01
Madiera, Portugal, 5/01
Cairo and Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, 6/01 - 7/01
Guam, 8/01
Seoul, Korea, 8/01 - 11/01
Oahu and Maui, Hawaii, USA, 11/01 - 12/01
Cotonou, Benin, 2/02
Nouakchott, Mauritania, 3/02
Amman, Jordan, 9/02
Munich, Germany, 10/02
Tokyo, Japan, 10/02 - 12/02
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, 12/02
N'Djamena, Chad, 1/03 - 3/03
Bangkok, Thailand 4/03
Rangoon, Burma, 4/03 - 5/03
Nicosia, Cyprus, 5/03 - 6/03
Moraira, Spain 8/03 - 9/03
Paris, France, 9/03
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 10/03 - 12/03
Amman, Jordan, 9/03
Tokyo, Japan, 1/04 - 6/04
La Paz, Bolivia, 8/04-11/04
Lake Titicacca, Bolivia, 9/04
Machu Pichu, Peru 10/04
Costa Rica, 11/04
Rome, Italy, 2/05 - 7/05
Tunis, Tunisia, 4/05
Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Siem Reap, Cambodia 9/05 - 12/05
Koh Samui and Phuket, Thailand 12/05
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Labuan, Malaysia, 2/06-3/06
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, 2/06-3/06
Bali, Indonesia 3/06
Tirane, Albania, 5/06
Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Sihounakville, Cambodia 6/06 - 7/06
Hong Kong, SAR, China 11/06 - 2/07
Macau, SAR, China 12/06
Athens, Greece 3/07 - 7/07
Tel Aviv, Israel, 7/07 - 11/10/07
Beijing, China 3/08 - 11/08
Boracay, Phillipines 11/08
Skopje, Macedonia, 12/08 - 2/09
Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2/09
Lima, Peru, 5/09 - 7/09
Montevideo, Colonia, Punte del Este and the Rocha Coast Uruguay, 4/10 - 7/10
Buenos Aries, Argentina, 6/10
Rio de Janiero, 7/10
Vienna, Austria (and Prague, Budapest, Brastislava, Innsbruk, Salzburg and Munich) 8/10 - 12/10
Bogota and Cartagena, Colombia, 3/11 til 9/11
Kiev, Ukraine 1/12 - 2/12
Juarez, Mexico 3/12
Manila, Philippines 4/12 - 6/12
Dakar, Senegal 2/13 - 3/13
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 4/13
Seoul, Korea 5/2013 - 6/2013
Buenos Aires, Argentina 10/13 - 2/14
Geneva, Switzerland 4/14 - 5/14
Adana and Istanbul Turkey, 3/15-5/15
Beijing, China, 6/15-7/15
Treasure Cay, Bahamas, 1/2017
Moscow, Russia, 3/17- 6/17