{"id":485,"date":"2021-04-29T19:37:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T19:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?p=485"},"modified":"2021-05-02T12:59:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T12:59:20","slug":"wanderlust-my-crazy-travels-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?p=485","title":{"rendered":"Wanderlust &#8211; my crazy travels, Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May 2017 -May 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From May , 2017 I was only working in KIMEP University, Almaty, during Spring semesters (January to May).  So I had six months off from May 2017-December 2017 and May 2018-December 2018. The travel frenzy got more intense!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 2017 <\/strong>&#8211; Frankfurt for a few days<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 1<\/strong>&#8211; Arrived at Seattle and got on a Celebrity Solstice cruise to Alaska &#8211; on my bucket list! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"488\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=488\" class=\"wp-image-488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3.jpg 360w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"490\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=490\" class=\"wp-image-490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-1.jpg 336w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/9-1-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0025.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"491\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0025.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=491\" class=\"wp-image-491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0025.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0025-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Many more pics on my Alaska travel blog<\/strong> posted separately<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rest of June, 2017 <\/strong>&#8211; Lawrence, Kansas . I had to send my passport by mail to the Chinese embassy in Chicago to get a tourist visa to China. It took more than three weeks. Meanwhile I waited in Lawrence visiting old friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0616.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"522\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=522\" class=\"wp-image-522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0616.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0616-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Driving my rental car<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0623.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"523\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0623.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=523\" class=\"wp-image-523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0623.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0623-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Downtown Lawrence Party<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 2017, <\/strong>Berlin and Magdeburg, Germany, to visit my erstwhile colleague , Dr. Naqvi and his family. Then on to Stockholm, Sweden for a few days, and then to Talinn, Estonia for a few days, before returning to Kolkata<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0260.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"493\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=493\" class=\"wp-image-493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0260.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0260-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><strong>Old Town Talinn<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0639.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"494\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=494\" class=\"wp-image-494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0639.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0639-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Gamlastan, old Stockholm<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0650.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"495\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=495\" class=\"wp-image-495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0650.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0650-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Viking Ship<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0220.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"496\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=496\" class=\"wp-image-496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0220.jpg 336w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0220-290x300.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Swedish Sculpture and Swedish Blonde<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0206.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"497\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=497\" class=\"wp-image-497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0206.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0206-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Stockholm by night<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1162-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"501\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=501\" class=\"wp-image-501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1162-1.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1162-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Magdeburg, Germany<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"505\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=505\" class=\"wp-image-505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1139-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Munchkins at Berlin<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>End of July 2017<\/strong> &#8211; I am in china with my colleague from Kansas, Dr. Jianbo Zhang &#8211; we traveled in Beijing and in Hebei province &#8211; this was on my bucket list as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/c12.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"502\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=502\" class=\"wp-image-502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/c12.jpg 722w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/c12-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FullSizeRender.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"503\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=503\" class=\"wp-image-503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FullSizeRender.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/FullSizeRender-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1490-Edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"506\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=506\" class=\"wp-image-506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1490-Edited.jpg 464w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1490-Edited-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1537.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"507\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=507\" class=\"wp-image-507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1537.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1537-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"968\" height=\"927\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1496.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"508\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=508\" class=\"wp-image-508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1496.jpg 968w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1496-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1496-768x735.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/c5.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"509\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=509\" class=\"wp-image-509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/c5.jpg 622w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/c5-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><strong>Fake trees inside hotel<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0685-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"510\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=510\" class=\"wp-image-510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0685-rotated.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0685-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Chinese hot pot<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0726.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"511\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0726.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=511\" class=\"wp-image-511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0726.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0726-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 2017 <\/strong>&#8211; Went to Phnom Penh while coming back from China,, by this time I am hooked on Phnom Penh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Early December 2017 <\/strong>&#8211; Went to Phnom Penh again! This time stopped at Bangkok for a couple of days<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_09111.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"513\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=513\" class=\"wp-image-513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_09111.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_09111-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Phnom Penh<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1804.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"514\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=514\" class=\"wp-image-514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1804.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1804-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Traditional Silk -weaving <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0888-Edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"515\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=515\" class=\"wp-image-515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0888-Edited.jpg 336w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_0888-Edited-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Bangkok<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ada.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"517\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=517\" class=\"wp-image-517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ada.jpg 336w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ada-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1779.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"519\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=519\" class=\"wp-image-519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1779.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1779-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/camb1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"714\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=714\" class=\"wp-image-714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/camb1.jpg 336w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/camb1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/camb2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"716\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=716\" class=\"wp-image-716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/camb2.jpg 336w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/camb2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Bangkok<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_0877-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"717\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=717\" class=\"wp-image-717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_0877-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_0877-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_0877-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_0877-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_0877-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Bangkok<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_0880.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"722\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?attachment_id=722\" class=\"wp-image-722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_0880.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_0880-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Bangkok &#8211; he&#8217;s mad at me!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ada2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ada2-1.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ada2-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Party Time<\/strong>, <strong>Phnom Penh<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Went back to Almaty first week of <strong>January 2018<\/strong>  &#8211; Fortunately I was staying on Campus this year  &#8211; my apartment was four minutes walk from my Department. February 2018 was the most brutal winter I have encountered &#8211; and I have seen a lot of snow and cold during the last forty years. During February 2018, the temperature was minus 30  consistently for about a week during the day. Classes were not canceled!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 2018<\/strong> &#8211; only  went to India during this break, I think!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 2017 -May 2018 From May , 2017 I was only working in KIMEP University, Almaty, during Spring semesters (January to May). So I had six months off from May 2017-December 2017 and May 2018-December 2018. The travel frenzy got more intense! May 2017 &#8211; Frankfurt for a few days June 1&#8211; Arrived at Seattle &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/?p=485\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wanderlust &#8211; my crazy travels, Part 4&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5,111,112,6,116,114,113,98,115,117],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":724,"href":"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions\/724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblingeconomist.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}