GPS Gem Find - TangoGPS

Published on June 29, 2009

I've been looking for a simple, no-hassles GPS display program for Linux, and I believe I finally found one: TangoGPS. My requirements were quite simple; I needed something that would talk to gpsd, and display a dot on OpenStreetMaps. I've been able to do this in other programs (even ... Read more.

More Overnights

Published on July 18, 2007 under China

We arrived in Chengdu tired but with high spirits: our adventure was progressing quickly, and we were in the land of spicy food, Sichuan, which holds a special interest in my heart. We had two missions in Chungdu: 1) find a place to shower, 2) catch the bus south the ... Read more.

Tibet to China

Published on July 16, 2007 under Tibet

Our friends from Hong Kong, whom had departed earlier, were doing some site-seeing in Xining. After departing the train we went to a little Muslim-owned eatery, got stared at constantly, then called my parents. Because we didn't know much about Xining, and didn't have much time, we decided to just ... Read more.

Procrastinating Departure

Published on July 13, 2007 under Tibet

Unfortunately, we'd be seeing this milk again, in the most vile fashion possible. Although our trip schedule had hit a delay by the Bus From Hell, we refused to let that diminish our enjoyment. After eating our usual spicy pancake breakfast things we started preparing to visit ... Read more.

The 60 Hour Train Ride

Published on July 5, 2007 under China

Early in the morning, 6:00am, we arrived in Guangzhou. Can you guess what we did? We ate rice balls, of course. Maybe I should explain what a rice ball is. Although Taiwan does rice balls differently, the ones in Guangzhou are usually in a dark sesame paste/soup, and are filled ... Read more.