Comments on: linkling end of the earth edition http://www.bripblap.com/2007/linkling-end-of-the-earth-edition/ wealth, work and life success Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:15:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: guinness416 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/linkling-end-of-the-earth-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-811 guinness416 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:53:11 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/linkling-end-of-the-earth-edition/#comment-811 I know of an Irish guy who visited Pyongyang a couple of years ago, but he's admittedly a bit mad. According to him, Americans & South Koreans have visa issues, but anyone else can get in. You can't wander around by yourself though, you have to use the state-sanctioned tour groups. And I think you have to get the visa from the Beijing consulate, which is obviously a big expense unto itself. I know of an Irish guy who visited Pyongyang a couple of years ago, but he’s admittedly a bit mad. According to him, Americans & South Koreans have visa issues, but anyone else can get in. You can’t wander around by yourself though, you have to use the state-sanctioned tour groups. And I think you have to get the visa from the Beijing consulate, which is obviously a big expense unto itself.

]]> By: plonkee http://www.bripblap.com/2007/linkling-end-of-the-earth-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-801 plonkee Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/linkling-end-of-the-earth-edition/#comment-801 I also want to go to Ulan Baator, but I'm pretty sure I'll get there someday. I've got a semi-plan involving taking the Trans-Sib Express. The place I'd love to go to but don't think I will ever, is probably Pyongyang. I only want to go there whilst its a closed Communist dictatorship, and they don't let in tourists. I also want to go to Ulan Baator, but I’m pretty sure I’ll get there someday. I’ve got a semi-plan involving taking the Trans-Sib Express. The place I’d love to go to but don’t think I will ever, is probably Pyongyang. I only want to go there whilst its a closed Communist dictatorship, and they don’t let in tourists.

]]> By: guinness416 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/linkling-end-of-the-earth-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-794 guinness416 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:29:02 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/linkling-end-of-the-earth-edition/#comment-794 Whenever I see round-ups like this it always strikes me that there are a lot of really good and interesting writers blogging about money etc without much fanfare. I can't get into the big-traffic personal finance blogs as much any more; some of them seem very conscious of the media attention they're getting, and the writing suffers, becomes more corporate. All the "20 Ways to this ..." and "Come back for the end of this series!" is pretty inaccessible, loses a lot of personality. There are many places I want to see before I'm done, the one I'm not sure I'll get to is Bhutan. It's not impossible, my husband's native country isn't a million miles away, but somehow I have the sense it's never really going to happen. If I can figure out a way to get a job that gives me more than 15 days holidays a year .... suppose I'll have to go back to Ireland for that. Whenever I see round-ups like this it always strikes me that there are a lot of really good and interesting writers blogging about money etc without much fanfare. I can’t get into the big-traffic personal finance blogs as much any more; some of them seem very conscious of the media attention they’re getting, and the writing suffers, becomes more corporate. All the “20 Ways to this …” and “Come back for the end of this series!” is pretty inaccessible, loses a lot of personality.

There are many places I want to see before I’m done, the one I’m not sure I’ll get to is Bhutan. It’s not impossible, my husband’s native country isn’t a million miles away, but somehow I have the sense it’s never really going to happen. If I can figure out a way to get a job that gives me more than 15 days holidays a year …. suppose I’ll have to go back to Ireland for that.

]]> By: Ruth http://www.bripblap.com/2007/linkling-end-of-the-earth-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-792 Ruth Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:56:18 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/linkling-end-of-the-earth-edition/#comment-792 Thanks for the link to Making Ripples--good article. Twice in my life I've literally walked away from one life and started a new life, and both times it's been worth it. As the Rolling Stones told us so many years ago, "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you just might find, you get what you need." And that's the trick, distinguishing what you want from what you need. --Oh, I want to go to Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, but it will never happen. Still, dreams are fun. Thanks for the link to Making Ripples–good article. Twice in my life I’ve literally walked away from one life and started a new life, and both times it’s been worth it. As the Rolling Stones told us so many years ago, “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you just might find, you get what you need.” And that’s the trick, distinguishing what you want from what you need.
–Oh, I want to go to Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, but it will never happen. Still, dreams are fun.

]]> By: Pinyo http://www.bripblap.com/2007/linkling-end-of-the-earth-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-788 Pinyo Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:08:17 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/2007/linkling-end-of-the-earth-edition/#comment-788 Brip Blap, that's a great story about Russia ... reminds me of the Klingon empire and its culture :-) I don't have some of these fine bloggers on my feed reader. Thanks for pointing them out. Brip Blap, that’s a great story about Russia … reminds me of the Klingon empire and its culture :-)

I don’t have some of these fine bloggers on my feed reader. Thanks for pointing them out.

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