Comments for Not so Lonely Planet http://www.andrisandcara.com We need a tagline Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:06:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 Comment on The Future of Cambodia? by Cambodia Beyond Angkor Wat http://www.andrisandcara.com/2006/12/13/the-future-of-cambodia/#comment-6813 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:23:15 +0000 http://www.andrisandcara.com/2006/12/13/the-future-of-cambodia/#comment-6813 [...] On a tighter budget, consider Chaioffroadtrip. Chai is a safe driver, and you won’t meet a more friendly or honest Cambodian. [...] […] On a tighter budget, consider Chaioffroadtrip. Chai is a safe driver, and you won’t meet a more friendly or honest Cambodian. […]

]]> Comment on The real Tibet, not gone forever. by mike http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/04/18/the-real-tibet-not-gone-forever/#comment-6755 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:27:14 +0000 http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/04/18/the-real-tibet-not-gone-forever/#comment-6755 You been there and write good. Only You constantly refer to Mekong river though the river with Tiger leaping gorge is Yangtze or Zhang Jiang (Long River). man zou /mike You been there and write good. Only You constantly refer to Mekong river though the river with Tiger leaping gorge is Yangtze or Zhang Jiang (Long River). man zou /mike

]]> Comment on The Future of Cambodia? by Tim Patterson http://www.andrisandcara.com/2006/12/13/the-future-of-cambodia/#comment-6747 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:11:10 +0000 http://www.andrisandcara.com/2006/12/13/the-future-of-cambodia/#comment-6747 Awesome. I always hoped to get to Preah Vihear and, like you, thought Hidden Cambodia was too expensive. I wish I had known about Chai. Let's put together a Siem Reap / Preah Vihear guide for Matador Trips - I'm still sorting out the launch details, but this could be really special. -Tim Awesome.  I always hoped to get to Preah Vihear and, like you, thought Hidden Cambodia was too expensive.  I wish I had known about Chai.  Let’s put together a Siem Reap / Preah Vihear guide for Matador Trips - I’m still sorting out the launch details, but this could be really special.

-Tim

]]> Comment on Shen yen quai le! by Thomas http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/02/19/shen-yen-quai-le/#comment-142 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:59:45 +0000 http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/02/19/shen-yen-quai-le/#comment-142 That's 新年快乐, pinyin's xin nian kuai le. Say you mistyped somehow :) That’s 新年快乐, pinyin’s xin nian kuai le.
Say you mistyped somehow :)

]]> Comment on The Future of Cambodia? by Chai http://www.andrisandcara.com/2006/12/13/the-future-of-cambodia/#comment-140 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:13:01 +0000 http://www.andrisandcara.com/2006/12/13/the-future-of-cambodia/#comment-140 Hello Andris!! Today spended time to research about new idea for cycling tour and found your web site very happy to get your informatiion and thanks alot for joined the trip and for your kindness... All my best to you and family Chai Hello Andris!!
Today spended time to research about new idea for cycling tour and found your web site very happy to get your informatiion and thanks alot for joined the trip and for your kindness…
All my best to you and family
Chai

]]> Comment on The real Tibet, not gone forever. by Ian Kaufman http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/04/18/the-real-tibet-not-gone-forever/#comment-139 Mon, 07 May 2007 18:23:54 +0000 http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/04/18/the-real-tibet-not-gone-forever/#comment-139 Andris, Sounds like Tibet is an amazing place. I'm loving the pictures, and I can't wait for you to get back to the States to hear your stories in person (although, I'm starting to think you might never leave Asia). Hope you're doing well, Ian Andris,

Sounds like Tibet is an amazing place.  I’m loving the pictures, and I can’t wait for you to get back to the States to hear your stories in person (although, I’m starting to think you might never leave Asia).

Hope you’re doing well,

Ian

]]> Comment on Pictures. by Al Bjornson http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/04/01/pictures/#comment-131 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:05:01 +0000 http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/04/01/pictures/#comment-131 Hey Andris: We are enjoying your stories and photos. We'd love to see you when you return to CONUS. Where are you flying to, when you come back? Uncle AL Hey Andris:
We are enjoying your stories and photos.
We’d love to see you when you return to CONUS. Where are you flying to, when you come back?
Uncle AL

]]> Comment on Why you should go to Yunnan. by Grandma W. http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/03/31/why-you-should-go-to-yunnan/#comment-125 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:59:36 +0000 http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/03/31/why-you-should-go-to-yunnan/#comment-125 Hello Andris, Finished reading this blog yesterday and thought the mountains might belie my Uncle Claud's reluctance to travel because "If you've seen one mountain, you've seen them all." Then today I found your blog with all the pictures. Not true - mountains are different! When you look at your pictures after you get home, will you recognize names and places?? Thanks for exposing us to places that we will never see otherwise. Love, Grandma W. Hello Andris,
Finished reading this blog yesterday and thought the mountains might belie my Uncle Claud’s reluctance to travel because “If you’ve seen one mountain, you’ve seen them all.”  Then today I found your blog with all the pictures.  Not true - mountains are different!  When you look at your pictures after you get home, will you recognize names and places??
Thanks for exposing us to places that we will never see otherwise.  Love, Grandma W.

]]> Comment on China is great! by andris http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/02/23/china-is-great/#comment-116 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:22:32 +0000 http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/02/23/china-is-great/#comment-116 As with all things tourist related in China, mountain climbing is done in large crowds. There's a narrow winding road to the top, and most people choose to drive. During the days of Chinese New Year, this created a complete traffic nightmare. I think some of the people were probably stuck in their cars for at least 5 hours trying to get up or down and doing neither. Fortunately, though, all the driving left the hiking trails almost empty. As is always the case with driveable mountains, it was strange to climb alone for 4 hours only to break out into a mob scene at the summit. It misted on and off all day, but I shared one of those great climbing moments with hundreds of other people when the clouds parted just as I reached the top. If you're Buddhist, the purpose of climbing the mountain is to burn incense at the top to ensure wealth and good fortune in the new year...the more the better. They actually have a giant furnace to accomodate the armloads of the stuff people bring up to throw into the blaze. You can probably smell it for miles. I ended up doing the 30 km (15 up and 15 back down) in about 6 hours, which I thought was pretty good. I'm glad I started early because the traffic at the top was turning into a smelly, honking mess by the time I left. As with all things tourist related in China, mountain climbing is done in large crowds.  There’s a narrow winding road to the top, and most people choose to drive.  During the days of Chinese New Year, this created a complete traffic nightmare.  I think some of the people were probably stuck in their cars for at least 5 hours trying to get up or down and doing neither. 

Fortunately, though, all the driving left the hiking trails almost empty.  As is always the case with driveable mountains, it was strange to climb alone for 4 hours only to break out into a mob scene at the summit.  It misted on and off all day, but I shared one of those great climbing moments with hundreds of other people when the clouds parted just as I reached the top.

If you’re Buddhist, the purpose of climbing the mountain is to burn incense at the top to ensure wealth and good fortune in the new year…the more the better.  They actually have a giant furnace to accomodate the armloads of the stuff people bring up to throw into the blaze.  You can probably smell it for miles.

I ended up doing the 30 km (15 up and 15 back down) in about 6 hours, which I thought was pretty good.  I’m glad I started early because the traffic at the top was turning into a smelly, honking mess by the time I left.

]]> Comment on China is great! by spike http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/02/23/china-is-great/#comment-115 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:32:09 +0000 http://www.andrisandcara.com/2007/02/23/china-is-great/#comment-115 How was climbing Hang Shan? How was climbing Hang Shan?

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