Aug 9 – Day 1 While in LHR (London), I picked up 20 GBP from an ATM. I arrived in Berlin via Tegel airport (TXL), where I picked up 20 EUR from an ATM. In both cases, I used my ANZ ATM card from Vietnam, so of course it was converted from VND. The transactions…Continue Reading…
I’m hoping that the reason for my procrastination is my illness. If it is, then when I recover, I’ll be a wonderfully productive individual again. Yes, I’m ill. I’ve been ill for a few days now. It’s some kind of contagious illness, involving a fever, sore throat, and cough. I’m hoping to use this time…Continue Reading…
Tonight I read EJ’s horrifying Airbnb story, and then moved on to read the other posts on her blog. She’s a surprisingly talented writer, and I’m quite engaged by her prose. One experience I can relate to comes from a post titled It’s not all beautiful: Multiple levels, directional signs leading to nowhere… enter the great…Continue Reading…
With Taiwan Mobile, call *867# to check your current balance. This page on TaiwanMobile.com has info about how to get info about your account, but it doesn’t reveal the *867# trick. Today was the first full day of my second trip to Taiwan. We went to the Taipei Toy Festival 2011, the Shilin Night Market,…Continue Reading…
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For months, I’d be unintentionally paying a lot more than I needed to for data service. While I’m using only a couple hundred MB per month, I was paying for the plan that allows up to 3 GB of usage (at a cost of 200,000 VND per month, or about 10 USD). I’ll go with…Continue Reading…