From: Bill Douglass (bill_douglass@onebox.com)
Date: Wed Mar 06 2002 - 16:18:03 MST
---- "Robert J. Bradbury" <bradbury@aeiveos.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Amara Graps wrote:
>
> > Brian D Williams:
> >
> > > Extropian significance? I remember reading someone say once that
> > > "there are people who want to live forever, but don't know what
> to
> > > do on a rainy Sunday afternoon." I don't intend on being such a
> > > person, and suspect most here don't.
> >
> > "Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with
> > themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon." --Susan Ertz
> >
> > > I bought it yesterday, and am already halfway through. Think of
> it
> > > as a 200 page vacation.
> >
> > But reading a book to experience it? Just go.
> > And on your bicycle, if possible.
>
> I'm sorry Amara, but this by itself is bad advice. In the late 1980's
> I visited Srinagar in Kashmir and actually walked across the land
> border crossing between Amritsar in India and Lahore in Pakistan.
>
> I *would not* attempt a similar trip in the current political climate.
> All advice should be given relative to specific environmental
> and political hazards. I would not visit Angor Wat at this time
> for these reasons. Instead I would choose to visit Manchu Pucchu.
[snip]
I went to Angkor Wat in Februrary of last year, as an independent traveler.
Before going I was a little nervous about the safety of visiting it
and Cambodia in general. Having been there, though, I can say that the
country is relatively safe, certainly safe enough to visit. Angkor Wat
is an amazing place and I highly recommend it as one of the two most
amazing sights in all of Southeast Asia. The other, of course, is Bagan
in upcountry Myanmar, which I also highly recommend.
Best,
Bill
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