Day 359 - People in New Orleans

I spent the whole day walking around Downtown, Canal Street and the French Quarter and taking photos, it was great fun and I got a lot of photos.

Day 358 - The City of New Orleans

My train left quite early in the morning from Memphis to New Orleans but it was on time and meant it would get into New Orleans by 15:30.

Day 357 - Memphis

After a night of freezing in the Amtrak refrigerator car from Chicago, I finally made it to Memphis just after sunrise and it was good to be out of the train.

Day 356 - Chicago

When you look at some of my photos from the past weeks, it looks like I spent it all at the beach. Well, Chicago has it's own beaches and you are forgiven to think you are by the sea given how big the lake really is.

Day 355 - 106 Miles to Chicago

Ok, the title of the post is a quote from Blues Brothers and I am sure it was a bit more than 106 miles to Chicago when I woke up in the train this morning.

Day 354 - People in Denver

Since I had an extra day in Denver and I already managed to see the main sights on my first visit and also yesterday, I used the day to focus on the people around downtown.

Day 353 - Denver

The first thing to do after having breakfast was going to Union Station and check for my train ticket to Chicago and see when they had one available.

Day 352 - Salt Lake City to Denver

I had to get up early to catch the train but since I had a hunch that it would be running late, I could sleep in a bit longer than expected.

Day 351 - Salt Lake City

After a pretty comfortable night in the train I arrived in Salt Lake City, 3 hours delayed but happy because it meant instead of arriving at around 3 in the morning, it was now 6:30 so a much better time.

Day 350 - The California Zephyr to Salt Lake City

Today, marked the start of my final leg of the round the world trip and it's a journey across the US by train.
I will be taking the Amtrak trains from the west coast to the east coast and stopping off in some bigger cities on the way.

Day 349 - Berkeley

After arriving in Oakland this morning, I figured, I head to Berkeley and look for accommodation first before heading to San Francisco.

Day 348 - An Extra Day in Honolulu

Since I didn't plan on being here another day, I thought I take it easy and just chill, walk around a bit without doing much.

Day 347 - Pearl Harbor

My 'last' day in Honolulu was spent taking some more photos on the beach but I'll save you from that in this post. Instead it's about my rip to the Pearl Harbor museum.

Day 346 - Honolulu Beaches

After spending time around downtown yesterday, it was about the beaches today. I also thought of ging to the op of Diamond Head but was too lazy in the end.

Day 345 - The Longest Day Part 2: Honolulu

Here I was, around 28h after I left Busan at Honolulu airport and it was still Monday the 4th August and not even midday.

Day 345 - The Longest Day Part 1: Busan to Seoul to Osaka

When I woke up this morning, I knew it would be a long day. I had to go to Busan station, take the KTX train to Seoul, the plane from there to Osaka and from there to Honolulu just before midnight.

Day 344 - Haeundae and Gijiang

My last full day in Busan started with a lot of clouds, wind and some rain but it was not surprising after the typhoon yesterday.

Day 343 - Rain in Jinju

When it rains it pours and needless to say that when there is a typhoon it pours quite a lot.

Day 342 - Surfing and Evening Stroll

Although I had planned to go for an overnight trip to Jinju today, I decided to go surfing with my friend here since it would be the last opportunity before leaving Busan on Monday.

Day 341 - Even more from Haeundae

Ok, you're probably not surprised to see more photos from Haeundae but it's where I have been hanging out in the past weeks although my time here is coming to an end.

Day 340 - Haeundae to Gwangalli

In terms of photography another quiet day although I did take a longer walk from Haeundae to Gwangalli.

Day 339 - Some More from Haeundae

Another day of chilling a bit around Haeundae, it saves some money and is actually quite nice to hang out around here.

Day 338 - A Rather Quiet Day

It was a rather quiet day photographically speaking but busy day in terms of sorting my next travel plans out.

Day 337 - Another Day of Surfing

I met up again with friends to go surfing at Songjeong beach and make use of the nice sunny weather.

Day 336 - Busan Cinema Center

After enjoying the movie at the Busan Cinema Center last night, I felt like it would be ab good idea to take some more photos of the architecture.

Day 335 - Gamcheon Culture Village

I planned to go to the Gamcheon Culture Village for a few days now but things always kind of came up so I kept pushing it back.

Day 334 - Surfing

If you would have told me that I will end up not only at the beach but also surfing I would not have believed it but here I was, surfing again with my friend.

Day 333 - Between Steel and Glass

Today, I went to take some photos around the modern and new skyscrapers near Haeundae. I did take photos here before but wanted to use the 21mm lens this time for some architecture photos.

Day 332 - People around Haeundae

I spent most of today in a coffee shop fixing some issues with my Surface since it started acting up a lot.

Day 331 - More Hiking in Busan

I spent the morning walking around Haeundae by the beach but then decided to go hiking on Jangsan mountain.

Day 330 - Views of Tongdosa Temple

Not too far from Baenaegol is Tongdosa Temple so it made sense to go and visit it before heading back to Busan.

Day 329 - A Day by the River

It was a hot and sunny day but instead of going to the beach, I went to Baenaegol, a nice place in the mountains near Busan.

Day 328 - Sea Clouds

It started off as as sunny day before the fog moved in but this created some really cool and dramatic scenes. Guess this is the nice thing about living by the beach, the weather keeps changing all the time.

Day 327 - Raining in Haeundae

Despite a dry morning, the rain returned and it was mixed for most of the day. This didn't matter too much since I decided to go surfing to Songjeong beach with a friend.

Day 326 - In Haeundae

It was a bit of a quiet day with a stroll around Haeundae and Dalmaji Hill.

Day 325 - Jagalchi Fish Market

Last time in Busan, I really enjoyed my walk around the Jagalchi fish market so this time it was the first on my list.

Day 324 - Vigan to Laoag to Manila to Busan

I had an early start to the day to watch the final World Cup football game and then go for a quick walk around Vigan before taking the bus to Laoag.

Day 323 - More of Vigan

After being unsuccessful to find a place and rent a motorbike, I decided to just enjoy Vigan for today.

Day 322 - Arriving in Vigan

When I took the night bus, I bought a ticket all the way to Laoag, forgetting how uncomfortable night buses are. So when the bus drove into Vigan in the morning, I had enough and decided to just get off here.

Day 321 - To the Underground River

After getting my permit yesterday, I went to rent a motorbike for the drive to the Underground River about 75km from Puerto Princesa.

Day 320 - Puerto Princesa

After almost missing my flight because I forgot to set my alarm, I made it to Puerto Princesa. Since I didn't plan anything, I decided to start with booking a hotel.

Day 319 - Tarsiers in Bohol and Evening in Cebu

Initially, I planed on leaving Bohol at around lunchtime to have some more time in Cebu but then figured I can't leave without going to see a Tarsier.

Day 318 - Of Beaches and a Cave on Bohol

The plan today was to drive around Panglao Island and take in some of the other sights but then I realized there are not that many sights on Panglao except for one, the Hinagdanan Cave.

Day 317 - Bohol: Chocolate Hills and Beach

It is good to have a motorbike available, even a small scooter means less hassle and more freedom in most of Asia.

Day 316 - Halfday in Cebu

After a first good impression last evening I was curious to see how Cebu would fare during the day. It felt a lot quieter and less crowded than Manila but also a lot more pleasant and less dirty.

Day 315 - Last Day in Manila

I guess a bit of sunshine, or just the fact that I got used to the place, can make a difference as Manila didn't seem quite as run down today.

Day 314 - More from Manila

After yesterday, I wanted to give Manila another try and see if I just got the wrong first impression.

Day 313 - Manila Slums

After a long but not too uncomfortable night at Singapore airport I arrived in Manila. Getting out of the airport and finding a Jeepney (the local transport minibuses) was easy and so far so good.

Day 312 - A Day in Jakarta

When I woke up in the morning I was not sure how long I'll be in Jakarta so just to be sure, I checked out of my hotel and went out for a walk.

Day 311 - Jakarta Evening

After a long train journey, which in hindsight would have been better to fly instead, I arrived in Jakarta and had to wait ages for the commuter train to get to my hotel.