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About Nik Daum’s Blog

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Photo of the author on a camel in Osiyan, India, 2008. Can you guess which man is the author?

I’m Nik Daum, and this is my blog. The content here goes back to 2005 when I took my first trip to Thailand and Cambodia. It was there that I got into a blogging habit. Since then, there have been some domestic years in the United States before another interesting extended trip to Asia in 2008 involving Thailand, India, and China.

This isn’t quite a travel diary or a sitting around being narcissistic diary. It’s more to help me remember how little I do and how pointless my life is, share my mundane experiences with others, and improve my writing, photography, and promote my drawings. Until March 2008, all the photos were taken with a crappy Canon point and shoot. Since then, most pictures have been taken with a Nikon D40 SLR.

In February of this year, I moved to Shanghai for an indefinite, though likely limited amount of time. Most of the posts since then focus on my time in this bustling and massive Asian city.

For timely little tidbits between blog posts, you can follow my feed on Twitter or the sidebar.

I love getting non-spam comments. Feel free to leave some. And if you want to click on some of the ads, feel free to do that too. Peace out.

9 Responses

May 12th, 2009 at 5:53 pm Claire Rogers says:

Hi Nik,
I’m doing preliminary research for our upcoming tour from Shanghai to Chengdu, then south to Yunnan Province and into Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam. I’ll look forward to anything you post that is bike and Shangha related.
Best,
Claire

May 14th, 2009 at 1:30 am Nik replies:

Thanks for visiting Claire. If you’re in Shanghai, you should try being here on a day like Saturday. There’s some fun bike polo to be played.

July 15th, 2009 at 6:26 am Preeti says:

hi Nik
loved your blog…jsut readthe bit on jodhpur….enjoyed your nikon D40SLR pics:)
ama fan of jodhpur…the city its people and tis art….
i am an art curator and held a contemporary art exhibit at the Mehrangarh Fort , last year, November and dec.
this year too, but in oct….any plans of coming down again?
cheers
Preeti
India

July 15th, 2009 at 7:00 pm Nik replies:

Hi Preeti,

Thanks for the comment. I hope I can make it to Jodhpur again; it’s an ancient, beautiful place. I only got to see a small part of it last trip, so I have plenty left to explore.

August 16th, 2009 at 8:29 pm Ranita says:

Hi Nik,

I found your blog while researching about Leh, India. Your pictures are beautiful and your trip sounds incredible. My husband and I are planning to go to Leh in late September. We plan to spend 6 nights there…By any chance, were you visiting Leh in late September? Everyone is warning us that it’ll be cold – was the weather cold at night? Would you recommend Jigmet – for heating, hot water, etc.

Anyhow – I’d greatly appreciate any advice you could give. Especially if you have pointers on things we should include as a ‘must-do’. thanks!

Ranita

October 30th, 2009 at 7:10 am Vick says:

Hi Nik,

Your Osiyan blog and pictures are awesome !!!! We plan to take a trip in Dec this yr to Jodhpur and nearby places.

Any pointers ?

-Vick

November 13th, 2009 at 4:10 am Nik replies:

Hey Vick, can’t offer any pointers other than the places I mentioned in the post. Have a great trip.

January 31st, 2010 at 4:04 am Dave says:

Hi Nik,

I’ve been following your blog since Mia Lipsit referred to it, what, last year some time? Anyway, great stuff! I really enjoy your photography.

I’m curious how you get so many photos embedded in each blog entry. Are there some tricks? I’m using Blogger now, but considering a change to WordPress. Feel free to post to my e-mail. I appreciate any pointers in the right direction.

Thanks chief!
Dave (currently in Delhi)

February 3rd, 2010 at 6:08 pm Nik replies:

Check your email, Dave.

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