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Hi,
Enjoyed the story on trip on Isthmian
Railroad. I was in Panama in 2005 and unfortunately, I didn't realize the
train didn't run on Independence Day (November 3rd) and Flag Day, the day
after, when I was there.
I had to hire a taxi, which was
not a bad thing it turned out. He took me to Beautiful Fuerte San Lorenzo
(it is a little drive), all the locks and Beautiful Portobello on the Atalntic
coast. In general, I try to avoid organzied tour groups. But in this case,
because of time restraint and distance-hiring a guide was agood thing.
I still want to take the train.
Also, I learned. We didn't force
Panama's Independence from Colombia, but they had revolted several occasions
before to be free of "Gran Colombia." We just helped them a little
bit and got the Canal Lease for 95 years.
I also recommend the boat to the
small island 45 minutes out-"Tobago", I believe it is called. Nice small,
Catalina like island, rustic, undeveloped, but there are a couple reasonable
hotels, and even a Chinese restaurant. Nice trails to hike.
James
.he Editor |
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| Re: border
runs to Cambodia. I have lived in Thailand for 16 yrs and going to
the border for a "visa on arrival" for 12 consecutive months doesn't make
sense (and is now not available - limited to three in a six months period).
Better to go to Kuala Lumpur and apply for a multiple entry three month
visa. Better yet, is to apply in your home country, before coming
to Thailand, for a multiple entry three month visa for approx $125 which
will give you about nine months stay with only two border runs to get your
passport chopped. |
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| Re: border
runs to Cambodia. I have lived in Thailand for 16 yrs and going to
the border for a "visa on arrival" for 12 consecutive months doesn't make
sense (and is now not available - limited to three in a six months period).
Better to go to Kuala Lumpur and apply for a multiple entry three month
visa. Better yet, is to apply in your home country, before coming
to Thailand, for a multiple entry three month visa for approx $125 which
will give you about nine months stay with only two border runs to get your
passport chopped. |
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Let me begin
by saying that I have enjoyed reading Escape From America Magazine for
quite some time now. Very seldom does one's political views bleed over
into an article, which is the way it should be in an e-zine such as this.
If anything I have been very pleased with it's political neutral format,
until now.
With that
said, I find it very offensive to see such an ignorant and very left wing
leaning, propagandist cover art for your October issue.
The manner
in which it is laid out and the so called content of the message only shows
it was created and approved by people from the "hate America and hate George
Bush" crowd.
My only complaint
ever has been this cover art. The rest of the magazine as far as I can
tell hasn't been compromised. I would like it to stay that way. I
really enjoy the content of the e-zine because it looks into other people's
journeys,places,experience,legal issues,real estate, and beyond. It is
a place to go when planning an adventure or dreaming about my decision
to travel or make a more permament life decision concerning relocation.
I am not a novice to travel. I have travelled mostly in Asia in the military
as well as a civilian. I enjoy travel and the meeting of cultures. I seem
to go "native" very easily wherever I end up. I find when I meet "Westerners"(including
Europeans), on my travels they would rather stay with themselves in groups
and forget that what ever country they are from they are ambassadors of
that country. You may think that you are part of the native population
because you have lived in a foreign country for many years but in reality
you are always judged by your actions and the results of bad behavior,
rudeness, or pompous arrogant eliteness only reflect badly on your country
of origin. We are a people of the planet Earth. We however have a difficult
time with what place our "nationalism" plays in our lives. No matter what
country I visit or live in I will always be a "Yank" and you Ms. Rich will
always be a "Brit". As an avid reader of this e-zine I welcome you as the
editor and look forward to the continued success of the e-zine and hope
that any changes that may be made in the future bring a smile to all of
our faces rather than even be questionable as to being offensive or combative.
If ever we
were to toast each other over a glass of wine and happened to be in Viet
Nam I would say to you, " Chuc suc khoe." which means,
Be strong,
be well.
Dave |
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Comments:
"Little Things on a Big Island"
I must say
that though I strongly disagreed with what the author said about Vegemite
- which is part of my breakfast fifty percent of the time - this was a
thoroughly entertaining piece of writing.
However, I
have SERIOUS difficulty believing that in the US there is an infinitely
larger selection of canned soups and breakfast cereals. I know Australia
is a much smaller market, but surely the supermarkets couldn't have room
for so much stuff.
In particular,
I find it hard to believe that many breakfast cereals in the US include
marshmallow. Not only does that sound nauseating, it couldn't possibly
be healthy. Could you ask the writer to furnish proof of this dubious proposition?
James Paterson
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Thank you
for the outstanding job you did on your 118 page booklet on Uruguay. Your
light and breezy writing style made your book a quick and easy read. It's
amazing how painless it was to learn so much.
We were debating
whether this winter was a Uruguayan or a Thailand winter. Your book answered
that question. We're as good as gone come December!
We'll probably
make Montevideo our home base. Any suggestions where a couple of walking
cheapskates can have a view, at least one separate bedroom, and a Western
grade kitchen?
Again. Thank
you for sharing your experiences with us.
Regards,
Jack and Kate
Wanamaker
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